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Ernie Harwell grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, working in his youth as a paperboy for The Atlanta Georgian; one of his customers was writer Margaret Mitchell.An avid baseball fan from an early age, Harwell became a visiting batboy for the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association at the age of five, and never had to buy a ticket to get into a baseball game again.
The following is a list of people who served in the United States Marine Corps and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes. Marines who became notable in the United States Marine Corps and are part of the Marine Corps history and lore are listed and posted in the list of historically notable United States Marines.
Ernie Harwell (BA 1940 [40]) – baseball broadcaster; Glenda Hatchett (JD 1977) – star of the television show Judge Hatchett; Dr. Will Kirby (BS 1995 [41]) – celebrity dermatologist, authority on laser tattoo removal, winner of Big Brother and star of Dr. 90210; Justin Lazard (attended [42]) – actor, producer, director, and model
Flag of a Marine Corps four-star general. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank in the United States Marine Corps. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general). There have been 75 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Grosse Pointe attorney S. Gary Spicer, 81, whose clients have included Ernie Harwell and Tigers legend Kirk Gibson, stands beside family photos outside his law firm.
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations [11] through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.
The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Marine Corps so that it is ready for operation under the command of the unified combatant commanders.
The Marine Raider battalions of the Marine Raider regiment provide the principal special operations combat capability of the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command in performing direct action, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, information operations, foreign internal defense, and unconventional warfare missions.