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?”,
![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)
Marine Week Sketchbook: A look inside some history, terms and traditions of the U.S. Marine Corps - cleveland.com
![File:U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brett MegarityKoch folds a U.S. flag at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2013 130315-M-KS710-056.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brett MegarityKoch folds a U.S. flag at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2013 130315-M-KS710-056.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/U.S._Marine_Corps_Cpl._Brett_MegarityKoch_folds_a_U.S._flag_at_Camp_Leatherneck%2C_Helmand_province%2C_Afghanistan%2C_March_15%2C_2013_130315-M-KS710-056.jpg)
File:U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brett MegarityKoch folds a U.S. flag at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2013 130315-M-KS710-056.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![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]
![November 1992: This month's cover is of a Continental Marine painted by the late Donald L. Dickson, former L… | Leathernecks, United states marine corps, Us marines November 1992: This month's cover is of a Continental Marine painted by the late Donald L. Dickson, former L… | Leathernecks, United states marine corps, Us marines](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 L… | Leathernecks, United states marine corps, Us marines
What is the origin of the term 'leatherneck' to describe Marines? Why does no other branch of the military use that term to describe their members? - Quora
![The First Leathernecks: A Combat History of the U.S. Marines from Inception to the Halls of Montezuma: Burzynski, Don, Charles, Waterhouse: 9781944353087: Amazon.com: Books The First Leathernecks: A Combat History of the U.S. Marines from Inception to the Halls of Montezuma: Burzynski, Don, Charles, Waterhouse: 9781944353087: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71DkN921cyL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)