Jeff Cooper: The Most Influential Marine You've Never Heard Of - Leatherneck Magazine by Barrett Tillman

Jeff Cooper: The Most Influential Marine You’ve Never Heard Of – Leatherneck Magazine by Barrett Tillman

April 15, 2026 300leonidas Comments 0 Comment

Article used with permission from Leatherneck Magazine and the Author, Barett Tillman

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What do you suppose the lesson being taught here is? #Tommygun #JeffCooper #API

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Our latest scholarship recipients at the Sconce October 2, 2026. Eric Brooks, Mike Metzler, Lindy, David Lis and Mildred Chernofsky.

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Our latest scholarship recipients at the Sconce October 2, 2026. Eric Brooks, Mike Metzler, Lindy, David Lis and Mildred Chernofsky.

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Hear, hear!

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Jeff with some of his earliest and youngest students, perhaps? Big Bear Lake, California.

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Jeff with some of his earliest and youngest students, perhaps? Big Bear Lake, California.

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If you are a shooting/gun club with a place to meet and space for a library, we are offering to seed your own version of The Cooper Shelf with a selection of Jeff Cooper’s books to get you started. Please visit our website for details. jeffcooperfoundation.org & Spread the word! Thank you!!

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If you are a shooting/gun club with a place to meet and space for a library, we are offering to seed your own version of The Cooper Shelf with a selection of Jeff Cooper’s books to get you started. Please visit our website for details. jeffcooperfoundation.org & Spread the word! Thank you!!

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Jeff out with daughter, Parry, doing some shooting. August 1970.

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Jeff out with daughter, Parry, doing some shooting. August 1970.

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Our Latest Scholarship Recipient, Melonie Kennedy, from Southern AZ with Lindy at The Sconce. September 3, 2026

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Our Latest Scholarship Recipient, Melonie Kennedy, from Southern AZ with Lindy at The Sconce. September 3, 2026

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An API graduate receives his graduation certificate from The Colonel in the Late 1970’s. If you know who this fellow Raven is, let us know! #gunsiteranch #jeffcooperlegacyfoundation

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An API graduate receives his graduation certificate from The Colonel in the Late 1970’s. If you know who this fellow Raven is, let us know! #gunsiteranch #jeffcooperlegacyfoundation

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Shooting some clays with the granddaughter. You might recognize the rifle as “Scout 1”- A .308 Remington 600 with a Leupold M8-2X. As far as we know, nobody knows where this rifle is today.

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Shooting some clays with the granddaughter. You might recognize the rifle as “Scout 1”- A .308 Remington 600 with a Leupold M8-2X. As far as we know, nobody knows where this rifle is today.

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Our Mission:

Our purpose is to promote and perpetuate the teachings and philosophy of Jeff Cooper, with special emphasis on the proper techniques for the use of small arms, the importance of self-reliance and the individual right and duty of self-defense.

The Foundation awards scholarships for training and education in the Cooper tradition. In addition, it preserves, archives and maintains Colonel Cooper’s writings and personal collections so that they may provide study and learning opportunities and inspiration for generations to come.

Photo Gallery

The girls enjoy the Badlands.

St. GABRIEL POSSENTI (1838-1862). Patron of marksmen.

Jack Weaver vs Thell Reed - a classic bout.

The Canadian moose.

Jeff lecturing on the range.

Uncle Les' obituary.

Random Quote:

“Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.”

Jeff Cooper

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