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The residents of Harlingen now have a place to leave faded and/or tattered U.S. flags thanks to the handy work and sweat of a Marine Military Academy cadet. Senior Quentin Pilcher of Catonsville, Md., donated a U.S. flag retirement receptacle to the…

Former Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Dr. Robert Gates spoke to the Marine Military Academy Corps of Cadets on Oct. 12 about leadership. Gates, an Eagle Scout, said the things he learned in Boy Scouts helped him become…

Three-hundred-and-eight young men graduated from Marine Military Academy Summer Camp on July 29. A huge crowd of more than 800 people turned out for the graduation parade that morning. Parents, siblings, and other family members and friends proudly watched the…

The 51st Annual Marine Military Academy Commencement Exercises took place May 20 in Yeckel auditorium. Xiaolong Tong of Beijing was the valedictorian for the Class of 2017 while Carlos De Leon of Ranch Viejo, Texas, was the salutatorian. MajGen David Garza, USMC (Ret), was…

A Marine Military Academy cadet built a much-needed flag retirement receptacle for his Eagle Scout leadership service project. The wooden drop box will be permanently housed inside the Iwo Jima Museum & Gift Shop so the community has a place…