U.S. Marines fold a flag during a funeral ceremony in November 2008. (Cpl. Anthony Ortiz/U.S. Marine Corps) A Marine veteran who died of cancer on the eve of the Corps’ 250th birthday won his battle ...

Belleau Wood is where the Marine Corps became the legend we know of today. It's the battle that gave birth to the term "Devil Dogs," the fight that turned a small naval infantry branch into a ...