U.S. Marines

The U.S. Marines, otherwise known as the USMC or just the Corps, were a part of the United States Armed Forces.

Divisions[edit]

Special Forces
Marine Recon

Locations[edit]

Members by Rank[edit]

Rank	Members	Ref
Gunnery Sergeant	Benjamin Montgomery • Orville Lemuel	^[1]^[2]
SSGT	R.B. Vickers	^[3]
Corporal	Charles Whiteknife	^[4]
Recon	Hank Madigan	^[5]
Unknown Rank	Vernon Dodge • Philip Jones • Cooper Howard • Father of Libby Wen	^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Equipment[edit]

Gear[edit]

Operated Vehicles[edit]

USMC Tank

Mentions[edit]

Herbert Hoover had marines dig the Trout Pond at Rapidan Camp to display fish he had caught.^[12]
Marines were responsible for the oversight of external contractors of Sugar Grove in Appalachia.^[13]
The group participated in war games with other military assets, such as Taggerdy's Thunder.^[14]
Marines are present on the USS Democracy, a United States Navy submarine, before the war.^[15]
Another veteran, Philip Jones, was cleared without incident at a South Boston Military Checkpoint.^[16]
The March issue of Future Weapons Today features a story about a Marine sniper in Nanjing.^[17]
The USMC acronym is mentioned in the Internment Orders holotape.^[18]
The Combat Armor R.B. Vickers' lists USMC, their name, rank, and blood type.^[19]
Vernon Dodge mentions being a veteran of the Marines.^[20]
The Marines' Hymn plays on Enclave Radio.
Libby Wen mentions that her father was a Marine.^[21]
Lee Winters was part of the US Marines Special Forces before the Great War, mentioned in the Fallout: The Roleplaying Game adventure Fully Operational.
Cooper Howard was with the Marines during his active military career.^[22]
Sergeant Benjamin Montgomery will mention being part of the Marines in combat.^[23]
In the Fallout Television Series, when Stephanie Harper and her mother are attempting to flee occupied Canada, a Marine in T-45 Power Armor stops them and instructs them to turn back, before being killed by a suicide bomber.^[24]

Appearances[edit]

The Marines are mentioned in Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor, Fallout 76, and Fallout: The Roleplaying Game.

Behind the Scenes[edit]

Frank Horrigan quotes two of three core values of the real world Marines, together with the motto Semper Fidelis when killed.
In an unused holotape, Hank Madigan is mentioned as part of Marine Recon.^[25]

References[edit]

↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census; Gunnery Sergeant Benjamin Montgomery
↑ Yangtze Memorial texture file of names
↑ Combat ranger armor texture file
↑ S2E3 - The Profligate/Dialogue#267
↑ Maria Chavez: "Sergeant Madigan, is it?"
Hank Madigan: "Was. Not sure that really applies anymore."
Melody Larkin: "Cause you quit the Brotherhood."
Hank Madigan: "Our interests no longer aligned."
Maria Chavez: "And why is that, exactly? Brotherhood's been a good ally to us. Taking you on could be seen as an act of bad faith. "
Hank Madigan: "Taggerdy's Brotherhood was a fine organization. Maxson's Brotherhood's only cares about locking away every bit of technology they can get their hands on. I was a fire fighter before the war. It's my opinion that looking after the people of Appalachia should be top priority. From what I've heard, Responders do too."
Maria Chavez: "I'm guessing Paladin Taggerdy didn't recruit a fire fighter because she liked how you looked in fatigues. What were you before your civilian life?"
Hank Madigan: "Marine Recon."
Melody Larkin: "No shit."
Maria Chavez: " And why would the Responders need a Marine-turned-Brotherhood defector in their midst?"
Hank Madigan: "Because I guarantee you don't have someone like me. I find things. People. Supplies. Solutions. And I'm good at it. You guys have a lot of mouths to feed and a lot of people to keep safe. I can help you do both. All I ask is regular rations and my own bunk."
Melody Larkin: "And how do we know you ain't just sellin' us a bill of goods?"
Hank Madigan: "I'm willing to prove it. Gimme a job. I'll show you what I can do."
Melody Larkin: "How would you feel about getting back into a fire suit?"
(Maria Chavez, Hank Madigan and Melody Larkin's dialogue)
Note: These lines are from unused HolotapeQuest_LVC.
↑ Vault Dweller: "Why did you join the Brotherhood?"
Vernon Dodge: "Before the bombs I was a burned out Marine vet bagging groceries. No family, no friends. After the bombs, I took to the bottle. Don't remember much. Years later, a recruiter for the Brotherhood comes through my neck of the woods. Believe it or not, they gave me a shot. Second lease on life, and maybe even civilization. Nothing else to it."
↑ South Boston Military Checkpoint Terminal Entries; Subject: Jones Family
↑ S1E1 - The End
↑ Libby Wen: "Honestly? I just needed a reason to get away from my family for a while. I guess I can count myself lucky to have any family at all... But, I never really found my place with them. My dad was a Marine, and in a way he still is. Like living with a drill sergeant. Mom is no better, she had a military background, too. My brother and sister are more than enough for helping the camp. Not for me. I've always been good at shooting, so I may as well get paid for it."
(Libby Wen's dialogue)
↑ Owned by SSGT R.B. Vickers
↑ Owned by SSGT R.B. Vickers
↑ "President Hoover loved to fish, and it's one of the reasons why he chose this spot along the Rapidan River. This pond is known as the Trout Pond, and it was built by the Marines so that he could display the fish that he caught."
(Rapidan Camp plaque)
↑ Sugar Grove terminal entries; SigInt system terminal, 8-19-77: External Contractors
↑ War game orders
↑ DiMA's Memory #5
↑ South Boston Military Checkpoint Terminal Entries; Subject: Jones Family
↑ Future Weapons Today
↑ Internment Orders
↑ Texture file Nvdlc02combatranger.dds
↑ Vault Dweller: "Why did you join the Brotherhood?"
Vernon Dodge: "Before the bombs I was a burned out Marine vet bagging groceries. No family, no friends. After the bombs, I took to the bottle. Don't remember much. Years later, a recruiter for the Brotherhood comes through my neck of the woods. Believe it or not, they gave me a shot. Second lease on life, and maybe even civilization. Nothing else to it."
↑ Libby Wen: "Honestly? I just needed a reason to get away from my family for a while. I guess I can count myself lucky to have any family at all... But, I never really found my place with them. My dad was a Marine, and in a way he still is. Like living with a drill sergeant. Mom is no better, she had a military background, too. My brother and sister are more than enough for helping the camp. Not for me. I've always been good at shooting, so I may as well get paid for it."
(Libby Wen's dialogue)
↑ S1E1 - The End
↑ Sergeant Montgomery's dialogue:"And THAT'S how we do things in the Corps!"
↑ S2E7 - The Handoff
↑ Maria Chavez: "I'm guessing Paladin Taggerdy didn't recruit a fire fighter because she liked how you looked in fatigues. What were you before your civilian life?"
Hank Madigan: "Marine Recon."
Melody Larkin: "No shit."
Maria Chavez: "And why would the Responders need a Marine-turned-Brotherhood defector in their midst?"
(Maria Chavez, Hank Madigan and Melody Larkin's dialogue)

[1] Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census; Gunnery Sergeant Benjamin Montgomery

[yangtze-2] Yangtze Memorial texture file of names

[3] Combat ranger armor texture file

[4] S2E3 - The Profligate/Dialogue#267

[5] Maria Chavez: "Sergeant Madigan, is it?"
Hank Madigan: "Was. Not sure that really applies anymore."
Melody Larkin: "Cause you quit the Brotherhood."
Hank Madigan: "Our interests no longer aligned."
Maria Chavez: "And why is that, exactly? Brotherhood's been a good ally to us. Taking you on could be seen as an act of bad faith. "
Hank Madigan: "Taggerdy's Brotherhood was a fine organization. Maxson's Brotherhood's only cares about locking away every bit of technology they can get their hands on. I was a fire fighter before the war. It's my opinion that looking after the people of Appalachia should be top priority. From what I've heard, Responders do too."
Maria Chavez: "I'm guessing Paladin Taggerdy didn't recruit a fire fighter because she liked how you looked in fatigues. What were you before your civilian life?"
Hank Madigan: "Marine Recon."
Melody Larkin: "No shit."
Maria Chavez: " And why would the Responders need a Marine-turned-Brotherhood defector in their midst?"
Hank Madigan: "Because I guarantee you don't have someone like me. I find things. People. Supplies. Solutions. And I'm good at it. You guys have a lot of mouths to feed and a lot of people to keep safe. I can help you do both. All I ask is regular rations and my own bunk."
Melody Larkin: "And how do we know you ain't just sellin' us a bill of goods?"
Hank Madigan: "I'm willing to prove it. Gimme a job. I'll show you what I can do."
Melody Larkin: "How would you feel about getting back into a fire suit?"
(Maria Chavez, Hank Madigan and Melody Larkin's dialogue)
Note: These lines are from unused HolotapeQuest_LVC.

[6] Vault Dweller: "Why did you join the Brotherhood?"
Vernon Dodge: "Before the bombs I was a burned out Marine vet bagging groceries. No family, no friends. After the bombs, I took to the bottle. Don't remember much. Years later, a recruiter for the Brotherhood comes through my neck of the woods. Believe it or not, they gave me a shot. Second lease on life, and maybe even civilization. Nothing else to it."

[7] South Boston Military Checkpoint Terminal Entries; Subject: Jones Family

[8] S1E1 - The End

[9] Libby Wen: "Honestly? I just needed a reason to get away from my family for a while. I guess I can count myself lucky to have any family at all... But, I never really found my place with them. My dad was a Marine, and in a way he still is. Like living with a drill sergeant. Mom is no better, she had a military background, too. My brother and sister are more than enough for helping the camp. Not for me. I've always been good at shooting, so I may as well get paid for it."
(Libby Wen's dialogue)

[10] Owned by SSGT R.B. Vickers

[11] Owned by SSGT R.B. Vickers

[12] "President Hoover loved to fish, and it's one of the reasons why he chose this spot along the Rapidan River. This pond is known as the Trout Pond, and it was built by the Marines so that he could display the fish that he caught."
(Rapidan Camp plaque)

[13] Sugar Grove terminal entries; SigInt system terminal, 8-19-77: External Contractors

[14] War game orders

[15] DiMA's Memory #5

[16] South Boston Military Checkpoint Terminal Entries; Subject: Jones Family

[17] Future Weapons Today

[18] Internment Orders

[19] Texture file Nvdlc02combatranger.dds

[20] Vault Dweller: "Why did you join the Brotherhood?"
Vernon Dodge: "Before the bombs I was a burned out Marine vet bagging groceries. No family, no friends. After the bombs, I took to the bottle. Don't remember much. Years later, a recruiter for the Brotherhood comes through my neck of the woods. Believe it or not, they gave me a shot. Second lease on life, and maybe even civilization. Nothing else to it."

[21] Libby Wen: "Honestly? I just needed a reason to get away from my family for a while. I guess I can count myself lucky to have any family at all... But, I never really found my place with them. My dad was a Marine, and in a way he still is. Like living with a drill sergeant. Mom is no better, she had a military background, too. My brother and sister are more than enough for helping the camp. Not for me. I've always been good at shooting, so I may as well get paid for it."
(Libby Wen's dialogue)

[22] S1E1 - The End

[23] Sergeant Montgomery's dialogue:"And THAT'S how we do things in the Corps!"

[24] S2E7 - The Handoff

[25] Maria Chavez: "I'm guessing Paladin Taggerdy didn't recruit a fire fighter because she liked how you looked in fatigues. What were you before your civilian life?"
Hank Madigan: "Marine Recon."
Melody Larkin: "No shit."
Maria Chavez: "And why would the Responders need a Marine-turned-Brotherhood defector in their midst?"
(Maria Chavez, Hank Madigan and Melody Larkin's dialogue)

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