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YEAR-END GIVING CAMPAIGN
We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation on Year-End Giving Drive! Your support means the world to us and will directly impact our mission. Thanks to people like you, we are able to help more active-duty Marines, their families, veterans, and local youth! 
This year marks 250 Years of U.S. Marine Corps History. Your contribution furthers our mission to promote the legacy of the Marine Corps through historic preservation, free education programs, and community outreach initiatives in order to positively impact Marines, Sailors, veterans, their respective families, and the Nation.
MARINE GRADUATIONS OPEN TO PUBLIC
MCRD San Diego graduations are open to the public!
Click to visit the Depot's website to learn more
GRAD PHOTOS & GRAD BOOKS
The MCRD Museum Foundation maintains a collection of platoon photos, composite photos, and platoon books.
Click the image to learn more about our mission to provide an educational setting for Marines & recruits, support the Command, and serve as a bridge to the local community.
OUR PROGRAMS
The MCRD Command Museum provides free programming to school groups and scouting groups which teach Core Values in a historic setting. We also serve active duty, veterans, and families through outreach programs that strengthen our local community.
SHOW YOUR PRIDE & GET INVOLVED
Shop for your USMC gear here! All proceeds directly support the Museum and its programs for Marines and veterans.
Help preserve and perpetuate Marine Corps history. Become a member, volunteer, or donate today. If you enjoy Marine Corps history, you will be forever moved by this experience!
ABOUT MCRD SAN DIEGO
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OUR STAFF

Mr. Paul Atterbury - Immediate Past President BOD

P AtterburyPaul is an attorney with professional experiences that are distinguished by operational law, investigations and criminal litigation, as well as writing and analyst responsibilities that collectively have a nexus to national security.  Paul is a retired Marine; highest rank served, Colonel.  Overseas military service includes operational law assignments with U.S. Armed Forces deployed in the Pacific Rim as well as combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Investigations and criminal litigation experience includes high-profile cases of alleged misconduct during combat operations and felony charges against servicemembers in garrison.  Writing experience includes tours of duty on the writing teams for the 32nd and 33rd Commandants of the Marine Corps; initial draft writer for a Marine Corps Warfighting Publication; and, First Place winner of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation’s General Robert E. Hogaboom U.S. Marine Corps Leadership Writing Award. 

Paul’s over 20 years of nonprofit and volunteer experience includes service for or Board Memberships on, 501c3 and 501c19 nonprofit organizations, to include currently serving as the Immediate Past President of the Rancho Bernardo Veterans Memorial Association in North County San Diego.  Paul’s civilian and military education includes: Centre College of Kentucky; University of Louisville, Graduate School; University of Akron, School of Law; and, the Amphibious Warfare School resident.

JOANIE SCHWARZ-WETTER
JOANIE SCHWARZ-WETTER MUSEUM DIRECTOR

(619) 524-6719
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                        VINCENT GONZALEZ
VINCENT GONZALEZ EXHIBITS SPECIALIST

(619) 524-8159
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JOHN VAZQUEZ
JOHN VAZQUEZ EDUCATION DIRECTOR

(619) 524-6038
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ELLEN GUILLEMETTE
ELLEN GUILLEMETTE HISTORIAN
(619) 524-6720

FOUNDATION BOARD

Our Board of Directors come from a variety of backgrounds, but one thing unites them all, a passion for preserving and perpetuating the history of the United States Marine Corps. Many who serve on our Board have a strong connection with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot having drilled on the grinder, been stationed aboard the Depot, or felt the local impact of Marines in San Diego.

FOUNDATION STAFF

WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE MARINE CORPS VALUES

The Museum Foundation is fortunate to have a dedicated and passionate staff who work closely with the Museum staff and Depot leadership to support programs, exhibit upgrades, and outreach efforts. To get in touch with a Foundation staff member, please call the Foundation office at 619-524-4426 or contact us by Email.

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