Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we continue our Road to 250 segment, celebrating the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday in 2025. Over the next year, we’ll feature stories and history from throughout the 250 years of the Marine Corps. These episodes will be nested within the MCA’s overall Road to 250 Campaign, where you will find featured articles in both the Gazette and Leatherneck highlighting events and battles within specific periods in Marine Corps history. The MCA also has a commemorative Road to 250 coin collection. These commemorative challenge coins can only be found through the MCA. Go to marineshop.net to order individual coins or email [email protected] to order the entire set or learn more.

To better understand the weapon is to better understand the history. This month, we walk the Road to 250 with the author of the Leatherneck segment, “This is My Rifle,” Sam Lichtman. Sam helps us look at the weapons of the Spanish-American War era and how the rapid advances of small-arms technology not only changed the way Marines were employed but how Marines viewed the profession of arms.

Enjoy!

Check out Sam’s writing and learn more about the small arms of Marine Corps history in his “This is My Rifle” segment in Leatherneck magazine.

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