The Basic School - Leather Who? For today's #teufelhundenthursday, we are reaching back into some more Marine Corps history! Some of you may be wondering, “Where does the term 'Leatherneck' come from?”,
![Amazon.com: The First Leathernecks: A Combat History of the U.S. Marines from Inception to the Halls of Montezuma eBook : Burzynski, Don, Waterhouse, Charles: Kindle Store Amazon.com: The First Leathernecks: A Combat History of the U.S. Marines from Inception to the Halls of Montezuma eBook : Burzynski, Don, Waterhouse, Charles: Kindle Store](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51vv-mq2TeL.jpg)
Amazon.com: The First Leathernecks: A Combat History of the U.S. Marines from Inception to the Halls of Montezuma eBook : Burzynski, Don, Waterhouse, Charles: Kindle Store
![DVIDS - Images - Combat Camera Marines document Marine Corps Birthday Message on Camp Leatherneck [Image 8 of 43] DVIDS - Images - Combat Camera Marines document Marine Corps Birthday Message on Camp Leatherneck [Image 8 of 43]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/1207/626661/1000w_q95.jpg)
DVIDS - Images - Combat Camera Marines document Marine Corps Birthday Message on Camp Leatherneck [Image 8 of 43]
Marine Corps Association - On the cover of September's edition of Leatherneck magazine: Sgt Zachary Dally, senior drill instructor with Plt 3053, “India” Co, gives commands to his Marines during Final Drill
![November 1982: The Marine Corps celebrates in 207th birthday on November 10th, 1982. There have been many changes in un… | Us marine corps, Marine corps humor, Usmc November 1982: The Marine Corps celebrates in 207th birthday on November 10th, 1982. There have been many changes in un… | Us marine corps, Marine corps humor, Usmc](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fb/52/ab/fb52abc7f550ad5486d386cac6de9c50.png)
November 1982: The Marine Corps celebrates in 207th birthday on November 10th, 1982. There have been many changes in un… | Us marine corps, Marine corps humor, Usmc
![November 1992: This month's cover is of a Continental Marine painted by the late Donald L. Dickson, former… | Leathernecks, United states marine corps, Marine corps November 1992: This month's cover is of a Continental Marine painted by the late Donald L. Dickson, former… | Leathernecks, United states marine corps, Marine corps](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d4/dd/93/d4dd9301cab6368f55a634cf21ea5c4a.png)
November 1992: This month's cover is of a Continental Marine painted by the late Donald L. Dickson, former… | Leathernecks, United states marine corps, Marine corps
![U.S. Marine instructors sit alongside their 84 Afghan uniform (civilian) police trainees during a graduation ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province Stock Photo - Alamy U.S. Marine instructors sit alongside their 84 Afghan uniform (civilian) police trainees during a graduation ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HEAH58/us-marine-instructors-sit-alongside-their-84-afghan-uniform-civilian-HEAH58.jpg)
U.S. Marine instructors sit alongside their 84 Afghan uniform (civilian) police trainees during a graduation ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province Stock Photo - Alamy
![Marine Week Sketchbook: A look inside some history, terms and traditions of the U.S. Marine Corps - cleveland.com Marine Week Sketchbook: A look inside some history, terms and traditions of the U.S. Marine Corps - cleveland.com](http://media.cleveland.com/marine-week/photo/leatherneckjpg-b7ace4bf27da324e.jpg)