U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephanie Simon says she’s among the luckiest Marines in the Marine Corps. The reason? She’s among the first members of the II Marine Expeditionary Force’s (II MEF) Martial ...

Former heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist Leon Spinks joined the Marines as a pathway out of poverty, and the Corps' sports program made him a champion. Spinks died this weekend at ...

First she became the Marine Corps’ first female East Coast assault amphibian officer. Now, Capt. Stephanie Simon has earned the title of professional boxer as well. Simon had her first pro bout on ...

US Marine Corps sergeant Eric Morante was only 23 when he lost his right leg to a vehicle-borne IED driven by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2007. After enduring three-and-a-half years of surgeries and ...

He later joined the Marine Corps Boxing Team, earning some of his 147 amateur wins. Shortly after his discharge, Zeke fought in Madison Square Garden and became sparring partner to boxing legend Larry ...

The All-Army boxing team won gold medals in two weight classes at the 2012 Armed Forces Boxing Championship, Feb. 3, at Marine Corps Base Pendleton. However, this was not enough to bring home the gold ...

COPRPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A local Marine veteran is now being recognized for what he did on active duty, and those accomplishments have little to do with combat in the traditional sense. While Elias ...