Leatherneck Magazine

Leatherneck Magazine

Leatherneck Magazine of the Marines (or simply "Leatherneck") is a magazine founded in 1917 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia for members of the United States Marine Corps. The magazine is sometimes referred to as the "Reader's Digest" for Marines. Its name derives from the slang "leatherneck" for a U.S. Marine, referring to the leather-lined collar or stock of the original Marine uniform.

"Leatherneck" was an official Marine Corps publication until 1972. In 1976 The Leatherneck Association merged with the Marine Corps Association (MCA). MCA continues to publish "Leatherneck" alongside another Marine Corps periodical the "Marine Corps Gazette".

"Leatherneck" celebrated its 90th anniversary in November 2007.

Current "Leatherneck" Staff

Publisher/CEO, Marine Corps Association
MajGen Leslie M. Palm, USMC (Ret)

Publisher/Executive Editor
Col Walter G. Ford, USMC (Ret)

Deputy Editor
Nancy Lee White Hoffman

Art Director
Jason Monroe

Associate Editor
MGySgt Renaldo R. Keene, USMC (Ret)

Production Coordinator
Patty Everett

Staff Writer
Mary D. Karcher

Copy Editor
Nancy S. Lichtman

Staff Writer
Sara Wirtala Bock

Advertising Representative
G. Scott Dinkel

Web Content Editor
Nathan J. White

Notable Former "Leatherneck" Staff

George Booth (cartoonist)
Tom Bartlett
W. V. H. White
J. B. Walker

Joseph R. Chenelly
Isaac D. Pacheco

External links

* [http://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/about.asp About "Leatherneck"] from the Marine Corps Association


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