CORPS STORIES
Ordinary Marines. Extraordinary Lives.

About Us
Who What Where When Why

Corps Stories, Incorporated is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation operating in the state of Virginia. The corporation was borne from CorpsStories.com, an online publication launched on Memorial Day 2002. The organization was incorporated in July 2005 and received IRS status in September 2005.

We at Corps Stories are committed to excellent journalism of sacrificing Marines or Marine supporters who have previously gone unnoticed. Corps Stories fill a news void - that of strictly positive, credible news of the individuals defending our constitution through the United States Marine Corps. (Please see our Mission Statement.) Corps Stories seeks to highlight such individuals of all faiths, races and nationalities, as their stories exemplify the affect of Corps values - thus promoting democracy, faith, liberty and patriotism.

Our news is uploaded to the internet frequently. Individual stories are found through the subject matter archives  (top of the homepage) or via the Google search tool (bottom of the homepage). All stories are permanently archived here; always available without a fee.

We organized as a non-profit so as to reinvest the maximum financial assets. This allows this project to remain the constantly evolving asset to the international community which it serves.

Meriwether Ball is the President, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Corps Stories. She is a journalist who has written for regional newspapers and magazines throughout the country. She also served as a Journalist in the US Navy Reserve. Miss Ball presently resides in Portsmouth, VA and can be reached at Editor@CorpsStories.com.

Board  member John Monahan is a retired Marine LtCol. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and son of retired Marine MajGen. Phil Monahan. Presently he works supporting the US Army in Monmouth, NJ. Mr. Monahan and his wife, Marine Col. Marcela Monahan, are proud parents to their eight children. He can be reached at JohnMonahan@CorpsStories.com.

Board  member GySgt. Alex Kitsakos is a journalist with the USMC Public Affairs office in New York City, where he is also a police officer with the NYPD. Alex's early years in the Corps included recruiting for the few and the proud. He can be contacted at  AlexKitsakos@CorpsStories.com.