BGuthrie Photos: VA -- Quantico -- Natl Museum of the Marine Corps -- Leatherneck Gallery

VA -- Quantico -- Natl Museum of the Marine Corps -- Leatherneck Gallery:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. MCMATR_130210_060.JPG: "I never think of a Marine but what I think of a man who wants to do more, not less; a man you have to hold back, not shove." -- President Lyndon B. Johnson
2. MCMATR_130210_077.JPG: 1943: Across the Reef at Tarawa: "The landing at Tarawa would have failed without amphibian tractors... they would spearhead all future landings." -- Lieutenant Colonel Holland M. "Howlin' Mad" Smith The three-day battle for Tarawa in the Central Pacific in 1943 was the first major trial by fire for the new Marine doctrine of forcible amphibious assault from the sea against a fortified island. Tarawa's fringing coral reef, a barrier to the Navy's landing boats, posed a serious problem. To land the initial attack boats posed a serious problem. To land the initial attack forces across the reef, the Marines converted their tracked "Alligator" cargo-haulers into troop-carrying assault craft by bolting iron plates to the hull and tripling the number of machine guns. The experiment worked on "D-Day," when 1,500 Marines and 84 Alligators landed under heavy fire. The Marines would have 700 improved landing vehicles for the Saipan assault the next year.
3. MCMATR_130210_143.JPG: 1943: "The Whistling Death": "The F4U Corsair was a formidable weapon... a remarkable and rugged aircraft." -- Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A. Walsh Corsair ace (21 kills), Medal of Honor Before the Vought F4U Corsair made its combat debut at Guadalcanal in early 1943, the Japanese Zero fighter ruled the skies over the Pacific in World War II. The Corsair changed the equation. The new plane's superior speed and firepower overcame the more agile Zero repeatedly in one-on-one dogfights. In the ground attack role, guided by forward air controllers, the Corsair delivered spectacular close support to Marine and Arm riflemen in two wars. Japanese troops reportedly called the gull-winged Corsair "The Whistling Death" for its distinctive sound during strafing runs.
4. MCMATR_131221_09.JPG: Bell AH-IT Cobra Tail Boom: This heavily damaged tail boom was part of a Marine Corps Bell AH-IT Sea Cobra helicopter gunship (ship EM-32). Enemy anti-aircraft fire brought it down on 25 October 1983 near the center of the city of St. George's. Captain Timothy B. Howard made a successful crash landing on a soccer field, despite suffering a broken leg and a shattered right arm. Co-pilot/gunner Captain Jeb F. Seagle dragged Howard from the wreckage to a safe position, but enemy forces later killed Seagle.
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Description of Subject Matter: Enter the doors of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and you enter a space that speaks to the very core of what it means to be a United States Marine. This central gallery brings to mind feelings of courage, determination, compassion, innovation and the tight bonds that are formed between comrades in arms. The artifacts, vignettes, testimonials, and images in this space honor the contributions of every Marine.

The terrazzo floor depicts the transition from ocean to shore, represent the Marines’ mission of amphibious assault. Soaring up from the floor is a 210 foot stainless steel spire, inspired by the famous Iwo Jima flag raising, suggesting the raised barrel of an artillery piece, a bayoneted rifle or an drawn Mameluke sword. Anchoring the rear of the gallery, a three level observation deck and elevator tower, resembling a ship’s superstructure, reminds visitors of the strong Navy-Marine Corps partnership. Portraits of eight Marines look over the area and the surrounding travertine walls are engraved with evocative quotes.

Suspended over the gallery are four aircraft key to Marine history: a Curtiss “Jenny” from the “Banana Wars” of the 1920’s, a pair of elegant but deadly Corsair fighters from World War II and an AV-8B Harrier “jump jet.” On the ground, an LVT-1 amphibious tractor breaches the defensive log wall on the Pacific island of Tarawa, while a Sikorsky HRS-2 helicopter disembarks a machine gun unit onto a Korean War position.

The above was from http://www.usmcmuseum.org/exhibits_Leatherneck.asp
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