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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lisa R. Strickland/Released 110606-M-0000S-014.jpg
Jun 6, 2011
The moss-covered “Devil Dog” fountain in located in Belleau, France, and symbolizes the spirit of the Marines who fought there in World War 1. The defeated Germans called the Marines Teufel Hunden, or “Dog from Hell,” and the Marine Corps took their new nickname with pride. The area was renamed to Bois de la Brigade de Marine to commemorate the Marines of 4th Brigade who stopped the Germans from entering Paris.
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