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COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 7TH MARINES, AND THE BATTLE FOR HENDERSON FIELD, 24–25 OCTOBER 1942 By: Major Gary Gozzens, USMCR (Retired) The 1st Marine Division (1st MarDiv) landed on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942, and during the next…
23 May 1991 – 08 Feb 2019 On Dec 6th, 2012, Suicide Charley Marine Cpl. Craig Maddy was shot in the head by an unknown assailant just outside of Palms Springs CA. To date the State of California has yet to…
A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-6 (MAGTF-6) reloads his M4 Carbine during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-19 on Range 410A aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 22,…
Lt. Col. Erick T. Clark relinquished his role as commanding officer to Lt. Col. Robert M. Barnhart Jr. during the change of command ceremony for 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment aboard the Combat Center on Monday. Col. Kyle B. Ellison,…