MCRA News

US military has a long history in Greenland, from WWII to Cold War

By Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, The Conversation

US military has a long history in Greenland, from WWII to Cold War
Monday, January 19, 2026 / BlogNewsMarine Corps/DoD News

President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” is just the latest chapter in a co-dependent and often complicated relationship between America and the Arctic’s largest island — one that stretches back more than a century. Americans have long pursued policies in Greenland that U.S. leaders considered strategic and economic imperatives. As I recounted in my 2024 book, “When the Ice is Gone,” about Greenland’s environmental, military and scientific history, some of these ideas were little more than engineering fantasies, while others reflected unfettered military bravado.

Feds remind states about law protecting military spouse job licenses

By Karen Jowers

Monday, January 19, 2026 / NewsLegislative News

In the face of “concerning trends,” the Justice Department last month wrote to state occupational licensing authorities, reminding them of their responsibilities under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to make it easier for spouses and service members to transfer occupational licenses when they move to another state. The SCRA provides for service members and their spouses to continue to use professional licenses or certificates in new states when they move because of military orders. It is an update of a 2023 law that allowed such license transfers.


VA COMMUNICATIONS BRIEF

Washington, DC

Sunday, May 11, 2025 / NewsVA News

The attached view is the current update from the Department of Veterans Affairs.


By: Ray Elliott

Col Dave Severance, "My Iwo Jima Sagas"

By: Ray Elliott
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 / NewsPublications/Resources

MY IWO JIMA SAGA is the just-published, first-hand account by the commander of E/2/28 that raised two American flags atop Mount Suribachi during the World War II battle in February 1945 — a bloody campaign that was immortalized in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Joe Rosenthal that helped inspire a war-weary nation to victory.

Col. Dave E. Severance, USMC (Retired), spent subsequent years of his life preserving and defending the truth about that seminal battle against those who would fabricate and perpetuate their own made-up roles in being a part of its history. Erroneous claims would find their way into the media or prompt inquirying family descendants to reach out in search of more information, only to be disappointed to learn that their family member did not tell the truth and, for whatever reason, felt the need to weave a tale for their own glorification — or at least in the minds of their families. Severance did not ask for, nor want, that burden, but felt a deep sense of obligation to protect and defend his men and their true role in history — especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Before he died on Aug. 2, 2021, at age 102, Severance entrusted the draft of his remembrances of the historic flag-raisings and his documentation of the numerous false claims he refuted to Tales Press for future publication.

With Sadness

Passing of Norman Besheer

With Sadness
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 / News


NEW "ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE" AWARD

Sunday, December 31, 2023 / NewsMarine Corps/DoD News

The Association announces a new award.


Oldest Living WWII Veteran Celebrates His 112th Birthday with Drive-By Party in New Orleans

By Greta Bjornson

Oldest Living WWII Veteran Celebrates His 112th Birthday with Drive-By Party in New Orleans
Sunday, September 19, 2021 / BlogNews

Lawrence Brooks, the nation's oldest living WWII veteran, marked his 112th birthday with a celebration outside his Louisiana home

OPEN OFFICER & BOARD OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS

Thursday, September 9, 2021 / News

MCRA LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD LEADERS!

If you have found yourself looking at the current situation impacting Veterans, Marines & the defense of this country, here is your opportunity. The #MCRA is looking for a "Few Good Marines" who wish to continue to serve.

This year, the following #OFFICERS & #BOARDOFDIRECTORS positions will expire & we are now accepting applications:



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