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Memorial Day Remembrance 2020

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States honoring and mourning military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.  It is always the last Monday of May.  This is a day when grateful…

MMA cadet builds flag retirement receptacle for city

Pilcher stands with flag receptacle

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 visits MMA

Secretary Gates issues award

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…

More than 300 boys graduate from MMA Summer Camp

summer camp graduation

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…