Posted on 10/28/2005 4:07:15 PM PDT by SandRat
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2005) -- In honor of the 230th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, the U.S. Postal Service is scheduled to release the U.S. Marine Corps Heritage Collection of four distinguished Corps postage stamps.
The Distinguished Marine Stamps honor four of the most reputable Marine Corps war heroes including Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly, Lt. Gen. John A. Lejuene and Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller.
Purchase of the stamps will be available exclusively on Marine Corps installations Nov. 10 at $7.40 for a book of 20 stamps. Other post offices will begin sale of the stamps on Nov. 11.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., are scheduled to host the unveiling ceremonies Nov. 10. Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert, Commanding General Marine Corps Installations West, is scheduled to speak at the West Coast event.
Each of the stamps features a picture of the respective Marine Corps hero and the military insignia of the unit with which he is most identified.
Basilone, also known as "Manila John," fought on Guadalcanal with the 1st Marine Division in 1942 and received the Medal of Honor for his heroism.
Daly is one of only two Marines in history to receive the Medal of Honor twice for separate acts of heroism.
Lt. Gen. Lejuene was the first Marine to command an Army Division and later became the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Lt. Gen. Puller was a battalion and regimental commander with 1st Marine Division during World War II and the Korean War, and he earned five Navy Crosses.
The commemorative stamps will be printed only once and will be available for one year after being issued, according to USPS officials.
The Marine Corps specially produced two postmarks of the 1st Marine Division Fleet Marine Force unit insignia and the Camp Pendleton base insignia for the stamps. The postmarks are specific to Camp Pendleton and will only be available there and Washington, D.C.
"The special postmarks will be available on base for 30 days after the event and never again," said Mike Cannone, a USPS public affairs representative.
Also available for purchase is a U.S. Marine Corps silver dollar with a memorial of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima on one side and the Corp's emblem on the other side.
"We are honored to be the first military service to receive a commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint. And we are particularly pleased that proceeds from this coin will help build the Marine Corps National Museum in Quantico (Va.)," said Marine Corps Assistant Commandant, Gen. William L. Nyland.
Marine PING!
Mmmmm, Christmas stamps. Last year I used Reagan.
USAF bump for the Corps. Hooo-rrah!
AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!! Semper Fi to all the Marines.
USMCRD San Diego/Camp Pendelton - ah the good old days
I'm sorry... but this hetro guy can't bring himself to lick a Marine on the backside....
This Jarhead says they dang well better have Chesty Puller on a stamp.
BTW, I doubt if you'll be buying many stamps at the Post Office on November 11. It's a federal holiday.
Not even if the Marine was a BAM?
Just bought 4 sheets of Ronald Reagan stamps. Looks like I'll be making another trip to the post office.
They are the self-adhesive kind. No self-reliant Marine would ask for help to complete their duty to stick to the envelope you know.
That's what the dog is for! sheeeessh!
Well, that's a Pfc. Author that's gonna get a chewing from the Gunny.
Interesting. I had no idea that General LeJuene had commanded my old man's (Army) 2nd Infantry Division. I'll have to check that out.
I agree. It's high time Chesty Puller had a movie made about him too.
Oh c'mon now...
MAJOR PING!!!
Well this woman can!! ;)
Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, often referred to as "the greatest of all Leathernecks," during his more than 40 years service with the Marine Corps, led the famed 2nd Division (Army) in World War I, and was Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps from June 1920 to March 1929. A birthday message he drafted during his tenure as the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps is read every year at celebrations of the Marine Corps’ birth.Emphasis mine.
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