Richard Benge steps down and Larry Keim steps up

KUSMT Chair, Richard Benge, has recently resigned as Chair, a position he’s held for the last seven years. He has been replaced, by Major Larry Keim.

Formerly the Cultural Affairs Specialist for the Embassy of the United States of America in Wel...

Memories will be rekindled when the Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band visits Wellington and Kāpiti District for a series of concerts starting in Paraparumu on ANZAC Day.

The band, normally based in Hawaii, is paying its third visit to the Kāpiti Coast to support the Paraparaumu RSA commemorate ANZA...

We are pleased to announce that the Kāpiti United States Marines Trust is now able to accept $US donations via our partnership with the Chapel & York US Foundation.

Between 1942 and 1944, more than 15,000 US Marines were stationed in Kapiti New Zealand; some were recuperating from Guadalcanal, oth...

Anthony Dreaver, Deputy Chair of the Kāpiti US Marines Trust, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community .

The Kapiti US Marines Trust is delighted to see it’s lead historian, Anthony Dreaver honoured is the recent King’s Birthday honours.

Anthony Dreaver earned his...

Kapiti US Marines Trust and the New Zealand American Association observed the 82nd anniversary of Memorial Day since the ‘Friendly Invasion’ of US Armed Forces in New Zealand in 1942 with a Wreath laying Service at the US Marines’ Memorial in Queen Elizabeth Park on May 27.

Over 75 guests joined...

Kapiti US Marines Trust members and friends were delighted and grateful to host a visit by Rachel Scott, archaeologist with History Flight this past weekend. Rachel works with an extraordinary team to research, recover and repatriate the remains of US Marines from Kirabati, (Betio Island) in the P...

Allie Webber, member of the Kāpiti US Marines Trust talks about this unique part of New Zealand history now been immortalised in a new website.

In the early 1940s, Paekākāriki village was home to 500 locals and about 15,000 US Marines.

This unique part of New Zealand history has now been immorta...