Marines". The pub features a collection of military memorabilia, including an original Medal of Honor and Victoria Cross. When he retired from the Marine Corps, his wife Gloria helped convince him to turn it from a part-time hobby into a full-time job. The Globe and Laurel was originally located on Broadway Street in the town of Quantico, but in 1973 a fire gutted the original building. The Globe and Laurel subsequently reopened in the town of Triangle, just outside the main gate of Marine Corps Base Quantico where it resided for 35 years. The Spooners and "The Globe and Laurel" have been featured on "War Stories" on the History Channel and the Food Network. Due to a road widening project, the Globe and Laurel location in Triangle was closed and destroyed in May 2008, and a new location re-opened in Stafford, Virginia in 2009. Spooner continued to serve as proprietor of the Globe and Laurel until he retired in mid-2020. Citations References External links Mentions an encounter with Spooner. 1926 births Living people United States Marine Corps officers United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War American restaurateurs American fiction writers Military personnel from California People from Fresno County, California People from Quantico, Virginia Writers from California Writers from Virginia American prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Japan