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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
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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
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“Leatherneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leatherneck. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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