The public is invited to attend a ceremony celebrating the 248th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the Marine Corps Monument at Cedar Beach Park, 24th and …

In October 1961, only four months out of high school, a young Marine training at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina penned a heartfelt three-page letter to his girlfriend back home in Pennsylvania. With impeccable but tiny handwriting …