Original Marine Raider and World War 2 veteran Kenneth “Mudhole” Merrill greets a present-day Marine as Merrill’s son Jon Hale looks on at Camp Lejeune Friday, June 19, 2015. They had just ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating its 248th birthday on Nov. 10, marking the anniversary of the founding of a military branch older than the United States itself. That's right ...