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As is the case in many high-pressure situations, leathernecks will be among the first to step off Monday with the U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard followed by the Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
The depot's streets are named for sites of historic leatherneck sacrifice and triumph: Yorktown Street and Cuba Street and Boulevard de France.
—Alex French, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2017
The leathernecks are from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112.
—CBS News, 26 June 2017
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
The depot's streets are named for sites of historic leatherneck sacrifice and triumph: Yorktown Street and Cuba Street and Boulevard de France.
—Alex French, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2017
The leathernecks are from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112.
—CBS News, 26 June 2017
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“Leatherneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leatherneck. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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leatherneck
noun
leath·er·neck
ˈlet͟h-ər-ˌnek 
: a member of the U.S. Marine Corps
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