Videos

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Victor Sanchez, the current operations chief with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participates in an interview for the 107th anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 25, 2025. Marines from the regiment are traveling to France to participate in a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the historic battle in 1918. This Memorial Day event commemorates the Marines’ extraordinary valor and ultimate sacrifice at Belleau Wood, alongside a celebration of 250 years of Marine Corps service. Sanchez is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan Torres and Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in the Aisne-Marne Memorial Day ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Belleau, France, May 26, 2019. May 26, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, which marked the first occasion in World War I for U.S. forces to operate on a large scale against the German Army. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Miguel A. Rosales)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in the Aisne-Marne Memorial Day ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Belleau, France, May 26, 2019. May 26, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, which marked the first occasion in World War I for U.S. forces to operate on a large scale against the German Army. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Miguel A. Rosales and Lance Cpl. Roxana Ortiz)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division Band, tour France, May 23, 2019. The 1st Marine Division Band held a series of concerts commemorating the 101st anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Belleau Wood. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz and Sgt. Miguel A. Rosales)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Darwin 2018 conduct exercise Croix Du Sud at New Caledonia, May 14-25. The Marines are integrated into exercise Croix Du Sud hosted by the French Armed Forces. The exercise is a medium size tactical multi-national humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, non-combatant evacuation operations and stability and security operations field training exercise. The Marines are a part of Marine Rotational Force Darwin, established by former U.S. President Barack Obama and former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2011 to build and strengthen partnerships in the Pacific region. Approximately 1,500 Marines are scheduled to participate in training events around the country.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, one of the Marine Corps’ most iconic battles. A ceremony took place over the Memorial Day weekend at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France in honor of the anniversary.

5th Marine Regiment conducts a ceremony honoring the legacy of the regiment and the history of the French Fourragere at the Camp San Mateo parade deck here, Aug. 1, 2013. Interview 1: Colonel Jason Bohm, commanding officer, 5th Marine Regiment, native of Ithaca, N.Y. Interview 2: Corporal Genadiy Moskalenko, motor transportation operator, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, native of Sacramento, Calif. Available in high definition.