Leatherneck Magazine
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Leatherneck Magazine of the Marines (or simply Leatherneck) is a magazine founded in 1917 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia for members of the United States Marine Corps. The magazine is sometimes referred to as the "Reader's Digest" for Marines. Its name derives from the slang "leatherneck" for a U.S. Marine, referring to the leather-lined collar or stock of the original Marine uniform.
Leatherneck was an official Marine Corps publication until 1972. In 1976 The Leatherneck Association merged with the Marine Corps Association (MCA). MCA continues to publish Leatherneck alongside another Marine Corps periodical the Marine Corps Gazette.
Leatherneck celebrated its 90th anniversary in November 2007.
[edit] Current Leatherneck Staff
Publisher
MajGen Leslie M. Palm, USMC (Ret)
Editor
Col Walter G. Ford, USMC (Ret)
Deputy Editor
Nancy Lee White Hoffman
Art Director
Jason Monroe
Associate Editor
MGySgt Renaldo R. Keene, USMC (Ret)
Production Coordinator
Patty Everett
Staff Writer
Mary D. Karcher
Copy Editor
Nancy S. Lichtman
Advertising Representative
G. Scott Dinkel
Web Content Editor
Nathan J. White
[edit] Notable Former Leatherneck Staff
George Booth (cartoonist)
Tom Bartlett
W. V. H. White
J. B. Walker
Joseph R. Chenelly
Isaac D. Pacheco
[edit] External links
- About Leatherneck from the Marine Corps Association
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