Marine Corps News Room

VA News Digital by Melissa Heintz
January 27, 2016 1:25 pm

The nation’s capital will finally receive a national memorial dedicated to the Servicemembers who fought in “The Great War.” The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission selected the design team of Joe Weishaar & Sabin Howard and their design concept “The Weight of Sacrifice” for the National WWI Memorial at Pershing Park.

Continue reading "Winning design concept for the National World War I Memorial unveiled Honoring Vets" »

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Matthew L. Schehl, Staff writer 10:56 a.m. EST January 16, 2016

Marines are prepared to fight in any clime and place — including the ice hockey rink.

Continue reading "All-Marine ice hockey team hits the rink for first time in decades" »

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Posted on December 21, 2015 by Katie

Tracking Santa on his trek across the world has been a holiday tradition for many American families for decades. But did you know that it all started because of a mistake?

Continue reading "NORAD’s Famous Santa Tracker Started as a Fluke" »

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Denise Goolsby, The Desert Sun 10:23 a.m. PST November 25, 2015

I hung out with some Marines recently at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, where we chatted about a wide range of topics, but nothing dominated the conversation more than the subjects of thankfulness and family.

Continue reading "Twentynine Palms Marines reflect on Thanksgiving" »

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Marketta Davis, [email protected] 4:39 p.m. CST November 19, 2015

On any given Friday night on Ninth Avenue in Pensacola, handfuls of Marines dressed in their service uniforms can be seen walking in groups toward Cordova Mall or to one of the many restaurants in the area.

Continue reading "Marines have Thanksgiving at the beach" »

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Posted on 11/12/2015 by Bryan Russo

OCEAN PINES – There are few things Ted Rollings enjoys more than going to the annual US Marine Corps ball, but this year, the ball came to him.

Continue reading "Friends Bring Marine Corps Ball To Ocean Pines To Honor Veteran" »

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By Matthew L. Schehl, Staff writer 6:02 p.m. EST November 10, 2015

Marine veteran Shane's date to the Marine Corps Ball fell out, but he's still determined to honor the Marine Corps family.

Continue reading "Marine vet puts out call for Gold Star date to ball" »

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By Matt McNab
The (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) Island Packet (TNS)
Published: October 30, 2015

(Tribune News Service) — Inside the store, there was no screeching of tires, no crunching of metal to signal what was about to come.

Continue reading "Family praises Navy corpsman's aid to rider in fatal motorcycle crash" »

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Posted: Oct 29, 2015 4:24 AM CDT
Updated: Oct 29, 2015 9:02 AM CDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A single American flag is making its way across the United States.

Continue reading "IMAGES: Participants in 'Old Glory Run' carry U.S. flag on 3,540-mile journey" »

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Posted on October 20, 2015 by Katie Lange, DoD News, Defense Media Activity

It’s 2015. Most of us have computers, smartphones, tablets, even smartwatches. But are you taking the right precautions to keep the personal information that’s stored there safe?

Continue reading "18 Tips to Safeguard Your Mobile Devices, Social Media" »

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Matthew L. Schehl, Staff writer 11:40 a.m. EDT October 3, 2015

The Marine Corps is on track to bring the next generation in augmented reality training technology to the field.

Continue reading "Marine Corps set to field new augmented reality trainer" »

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Matthew L. Schehl, Staff writer 11:40 a.m. EDT October 3, 2015

The Marine Corps is on track to bring the next generation in augmented reality training technology to the field.

Continue reading "Marine Corps set to field new augmented reality trainer" »

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By William Cole
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Tribune News Service)
Published: September 26, 2015

Oahu residents will have to wait a few more weeks for the next Blue Angels show, which will include a Navy pilot who grew up in Hawaii Kai, but those around the Marine Corps base today might get a visual reminder of some of the spectacle to come.

Continue reading "Blue Angels prepare for show with practice for 'Wall of Fire'" »

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Posted: Sep 09, 2015 6:53 PM CDT
Updated: Sep 09, 2015 6:53 PM CDT

VISTA (CNS) - A Marine veteran was scheduled to arrive home Wednesday night with her service dog, which was taken from her Vista home late last year and found about 1,400 miles away in Texas.

Continue reading "Stolen service dog returns to San Diego" »

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By Michele Katz
Updated: August 4th, 2015

Military families in several states are on edge, after being approached near their homes, by Middle-Eastern men asking suspicious and probing questions.

Continue reading "FBI ALERT: Middle-Eastern men harassing US Military families outside their homes" »

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Garrett W. Haake, WUSA-TV, Washington, D.C.11:26 p.m. EDT August 2, 2015

ARLINGTON, Va. — A wounded Marine is getting some much-needed rest after a 63-day journey across America.

Continue reading "Wounded Marine completes hand-biking trip across USA" »

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By Becky Elliott, AccuWeather Meteorologist

August 2, 2015; 12:45 PM ET

The stream of moisture into the Southwest is drying out some, so this weekend may not be as wet as the previous few days.

Continue reading "Heavy Rain, Flood Threat Slowly Decreases Across Southwest" »

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By Hope Hodge Seck, Staff writer 1:49 p.m. EDT July 28, 2015

The Marine Corps added a congressman to its ranks Monday evening in an intimate ceremony at the Home of the Commandants in Washington, D.C.

Continue reading "Commandant names congressman an honorary Marine" »

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by Sgt Terence Brady
Date Taken:07.21.2015 | Date Posted:07.22.2015 10:09

WASHINGTON - The Washington National’s baseball team held a Marine Corps Day July 21, at National’s Park in Washington.

Continue reading "Marines honored during Washington National’s baseball game" »

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Story by Dan Lamothe July 8, 2015

A virtual training range developed for the Marine Corps to prepare troops for cyber operations has been adapted to do everything from prepare for offensive actions to secure networks defensively against hacking threats like the Heartbleed security bug, Marine officials said.

Continue reading "Heartbleed and beyond: Marine Corps ‘cyber range’ trains to fight off hackers" »

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Story by Cpl Ricardo Hurtado
Date Taken:05.16.2015 | Date Posted:05.18.2015 16:36

YORBA LINDA, Calif. – Communities near military installations have a unique perspective on the lifestyle service members and their families live. They are an integral part of the support system that is essential to maintaining an efficient force. The community of Yorba Linda, California, solidified their support by adopting the I Marine Expeditionary Force's 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Continue reading "11th MEU Makes New Friends, Strengthens Ties with Local Community" »

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Home away from home for traveling military families visiting wounded loved ones

By Linda McIntosh9:34 A.M.MAY 12, 2015

CAMP PENDLETON — Barely six months after its groundbreaking, a home away from home for military families visiting their wounded at Camp Pendleton’s Naval Hospital is set to be dedicated May 15.

Continue reading "Fisher House to open at Camp Pendleton" »

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POSTED 11:54 AM, MAY 11, 2015
BY FOX 5 DIGITAL TEAM, UPDATED AT 12:02PM, MAY 11, 2015

SAN DIEGO — Security at military installations in San Diego County and throughout the country was at a heightened level Monday in response to an increased terror risk nationwide, although no specific threats have been made.

Continue reading "Military keeps heightened security at bases" »

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Posted: Saturday, May 9, 2015 8:00 am
Eve A. Baker, Staff Writer

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — As of April 23 the requirement to wear a reflective belt or vest at all times while running, walking or bicycling, has been amended: belts or vests are only required during the hours of 4 p.m. through 8 a.m. and during periods of reduced visibility (rain, fog, snow) aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Continue reading "Glow belts, vests no longer required for mid-day PT" »

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By Camal Petro
Monday, May 4, 2015

JAMESTOWN — The Deraps family held their seventh annual L.Cpl. Leon B. Deraps Memorial Scholarship Fund 5K Walk/Run/Ride Saturday morning, raising money to help local high school students pay for college. So far, they’ve raised more than $30,000 for 25 to 30 students in the last seven years according to Dale Deraps, Leon Deraps’ father.

Continue reading "Deraps 5K earns funds for 7th year of college scholarships" »

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By Ethan Rothstein
April 29, 2015 1:30 pm

One of D.C.’s most prominent philanthropists has turned his eyes — and his wallet — to Rosslyn’s U.S Marine Corps War Memorial.

Continue reading "Iwo Jima Memorial to Receive a $5.3 Million Facelift" »

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By Joshua Stewart, Staff writer 3:27 p.m. EDT March 29, 2015

Another college is opening up a classroom at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

Continue reading "Penn State to offer degrees, courses at MCRD San Diego" »

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DoD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2015 – The Defense Department’s Warrior Games 2015 will take place June 19-28 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, according to a DoD news release issued today.

Continue reading "2015 Warrior Games to be Held at Quantico" »

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by Sgt Fareeza Ali
Date Taken:03.03.2015 | Date Posted:03.05.2015 19:47

The 2015 Marine Corps Trials competition provides opportunities for the Marines to train as athletes, while increasing their strength so they can continue their military service or develop healthy habits for life outside the service. The Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment enables wounded, ill, and injured Marines to focus on their abilities and to find new avenues to thrive. The fifth annual Marine Corps Trials is being held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 3-11. Athletes will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, swimming, track, field, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

Continue reading "Images: Marine Corps Trials 2015" »

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Annual Marine Corps Trials start this week
By Linda McIntosh12:19 P.M.MARCH 2, 2015

CAMP PENDLETON — Several hundred injured U.S. Marines and international wounded warrior athletes are set to compete in eight different sports in the annual Marine Corps Trials March 5-11 at Camp Pendleton.

Continue reading "Pendleton hosts paralympic games" »

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By Amanda Wilcox
Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 06:59 PM EST

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- A military spouse in Onslow County has been named the Armed Forces Insurance and Military Spouse Magazine Marine Corps Spouse of the Year.

Continue reading "New River Spouse Named Marine Corps Spouse of the Year" »

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Jan 12, 2015 | by Richard Sisk

U.S. Central Command social media accounts have been hacked to post threatening messages to U.S. troops, purportedly from sympathizers of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Pentagon said Monday.

Continue reading "Central Command's Twitter, You Tube Hacked To Post Threats to Troops" »

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Chicago Tribune
December 19, 2014 10:33 AM

Children today who track Santa's travels from the North Pole around the world on Christmas Eve through NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) have a 1955 Sears Roebuck misprint to thank.

Continue reading "How NORAD's Santa Tracker began: A Sears ad misprint" »

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Chicago Tribune
December 19, 2014 10:33 AM

Children today who track Santa's travels from the North Pole around the world on Christmas Eve through NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) have a 1955 Sears Roebuck misprint to thank.

Continue reading "How NORAD's Santa Tracker began: A Sears ad misprint" »

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By NewsChannel 8, The Associated Press, Caroline Tucker December 13, 2014 - 10:24 am
Updated: December 13, 2014 - 04:27 pm

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Hundreds of volunteers were at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday to lay more than 200,000 wreaths at headstones throughout the grounds.

Continue reading "Volunteers place 200K wreaths at Arlington graves, JFK's tomb, Tomb of Unknown" »

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Story by Cpl Unique B. Roberts
Date Posted:12.09.2014 14:22

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - More than 1,000 members of the local community watched the New Bern Ballet Company perform its rendition of “The Nutcracker” at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 6.

Continue reading "New Bern Ballet Company spreads Christmas cheer, performs “The Nutcracker”" »

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
By KPBS

A power outage at Camp Pendleton has left mess halls, clinics and wastewater facilities in the dark.

Continue reading "Electrical Substation Fire Puts Portions Of Camp Pendleton In The Dark" »

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By Bridget Naso
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 • Updated at 8:20 PM PST

Camp Pendleton officials broke ground Tuesday on the 65th Fisher House, an important facet for those visiting the base due to an emergency.

Continue reading "Camp Pendleton Breaks Ground on Fisher House for Visiting Families" »

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Photos by Sgt Valerie Eppler
Date Posted:11.11.2014 19:39

Players and cheerleaders from the NFL Chargers team visit Marines at the Assault Amphibian School Battalion here Nov. 11.

Continue reading "Chargers visit AAS Bn during military appreciation campaign" »

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Video by Cpl Rafael Rodriguez
Date Taken:11.5.2014 | Date Posted:11.6.2014 3:07PM

U.S. Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen with Marine Corps Installations-East, representing their units during the annual Joint Daytime Ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2014.

Continue reading "Video: Joint Daytime Ceremony" »

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Eras begin, end as CH-46 helo flies last performances
By Gretel C. Kovach9:23 P.M.OCT. 4, 2014Updated10:02 P.M.

Spectators at the Miramar Air Show witnessed the end of an era in Marine aviation and a beginning, when a helicopter that served in the Vietnam War flew its last active duty performance and a stealthy, supersonic F-35B fighter jet flew its San Diego debut.

Continue reading "Marine's F-35B jet makes debut at Miramar Air Show" »

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
By Beth Ford Roth

The Vietnam-era aircraft CH-46 Sea Knight will fly its final time in an airshow at the 2014 Miramar Air Show, according to MCAS Miramar public affairs:

Continue reading "Miramar Air Show To Feature Final Flight Of Sea Knight ‘Phrog’" »

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FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
September 22nd, 2014

The Stafford’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Strength and Honor Motorcycle Club will escort the body of a fallen Marine Tuesday from Dover Air Force Base to Covenant Funeral Service at Stafford Courthouse.

Continue reading "Procession for fallen Marine runs through Stafford" »

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By Jana WinterPublished September 17, 2014FoxNews.com

A law enforcement bulletin obtained by FoxNews.com warned that Islamic State fighters have increased calls for "lone wolves" to attack U.S. soldiers in America in recent months, citing one tweet that called for jihadists to find service members' addresses online and then "show up and slaughter them."

Continue reading "Law enforcement bulletin warned of ISIS urging jihad attacks on US soil" »

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By Cpl. Terry Brady, Defense Media Activity
Sept 12, 2014

NEW YORK, New York --

The Quantico Marine Band journeyed to New York City, New York, to perform at various ceremonies as part of the New York 9/11 Commemoration event, Sept. 11, 2014.

Continue reading " Marine band plays respects to 9/11 fallen, first responders" »

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By Tracey Porpora | [email protected]
on September 09, 2014 at 2:05 PM, updated September 09, 2014 at 7:03 PM

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two days before being deployed overseas on a seven-month mission, Sgt. Alexander Divito of the U.S. Marines proposed to his sweetheart for Valentine's Day. He gave her a ring worth more than $3,200, which he purchased from Kay Jewelers in North Carolina.

Continue reading "U.S. Marine denied engagement ring refund; he missed deadline while on deployment" »

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By Cpl. Charles Santamaria | I Marine Expeditionary Force | August 14, 2014

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. --

“The Marine looked me straight in the eyes and said, ‘I’ll make sure you get home safe, don’t worry sir,” said Sam Fedele, comedian. “It really hit me at home. I was just doing a show for them in Iraq and he was protecting me from anything that might harm me. To think this is what they do every day is truly amazing. Performing and making them smile is the least I can do.”

Continue reading "Leatherneck Comedy Tour returns to the Combat Center" »

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08/11/2014

The company has updated its existing wireless services discount program for qualified U.S. military personnel to allow their spouses to enroll for the services even while their significant other is away on deployment.

Continue reading " AT&T; is Making it Easy for Military Spouses to Enjoy Discounted Wireless Services " »

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by Dustin Racioppi, USA TODAY
Jul. 4, 2014

BRICK, N.J. -- The mystery unfurled here over eight months.

Continue reading "Returning Marine greeted with a grand old surprise" »

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By Jim Michaels
USA Today
Published: June 23, 2014

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — The men emerged over the crest of a ridge and guided their horses along a tree line, skirting a wide meadow. They picked their way along narrow trails, climbing higher into the Sierra until a panorama of snowcapped peaks and a broad green valley unfolded beneath them.

Continue reading "New horsepower for war zones: Special Forces saddle up" »

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The Virginian-Pilot | Jun 23, 2014 | by Dianna Cahn

NORFOLK -- Whether you are military or civilian, enlisted or officer -- mention military pay in this region and you are likely to hear an earful.

Continue reading "Military Pay Outpaces Civilians'. Is It Justified?" »

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By Jennifer Hlad
Stars and Stripes
Published: June 4, 2014

SAN DIEGO — An AV-8B Harrier jet stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., crashed in Imperial, Calif., on Wednesday afternoon, Marine Corps officials said.

Continue reading "3 homes destroyed when 2nd Yuma Harrier crashes in a month" »

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By JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press
Updated 11:00 am, Sunday, May 25, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps' chaplain, speaking Sunday to a congregation that has tied gold ribbons on the church's fence in honor of fallen soldiers since the Iraq War began, lauded the sacrifice of veterans around the world as President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan for Memorial Day.

Continue reading "US honors veterans over Memorial Day weekend" »

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11:43 AM, May 14, 2014
Updated 2:50 PM

ARLSBAD - Multiple brush fires throughout San Diego County Wednesday have forced evacuations:
Camp Pendleton (Tomahawk Fire):
- Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook personnel
- Camp Pendleton personnel in the 14-Area have been ordered to evacuate to 33-Area parade deck.
- De Luz housing residents
- De Luz Child Development Center
- Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School
- O'Neill Heights Housing

Continue reading " EVACUATIONS: 6 San Diego brush fires burning" »

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May 13, 2014 6:21 PM
Written by | Staff Report

BRIDGEWATER — Students from Susan Roxbury’s first-grade class at Hamilton School have learned a bit more about current events and the efforts of Marines serving in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "First-grade class at Hamilton School in Bridgewater befriends Marine in Afghanistan" »

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Published May 13, 2014
FoxNews.com

A key lawmaker on Monday called on the United States to suspend military aid to Mexico in light of the jailing of a Marine Corps sergeant who mistakenly entered the country with firearms.

Continue reading "Lawmaker calls on US to suspend aid to Mexico over jailed Marine" »

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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014 10:00 pm
By Victoria Brito THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD

Gripping both sides of civilian and military life, that is what John Rothschild said his daughter Sarah Rothschild depicts in her award-winning painting, “What Happens There Doesn’t Stay There.”

Continue reading "U.S. Marine veteran wins award for self-portrait" »

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Story by Cpl Charles Santamaria
Date Posted:05.08.2014 19:24

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Mountain leaders from the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center conducted an Animal Packing Refresher Course at the MCMWTC’s stables, April 29.

Continue reading "Mountain leaders sharpen animal packing skills" »

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Jeremy Bender
May 8, 2014, 4:38 PM

Anton Sattler says he could not have made his award-winning CHOSIN documentary or its spin-off graphic novels without what he learned in the Marine Corps.

Continue reading "Award-Winning Filmmaker Learned Everything He Needed To Know In The Marine Corps" »

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Final Exit: Afghanistan War Diary

Gretel C. Kovach
1:05 a.m. May 4, 2014

QUANTICO, Va. — We stopped on our way to Afghanistan so I could accept the Gen. Oliver P. Smith award for local reporting from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Nel Cepeda, the photographer I work with in the war zone, was worried my head might swell too big for my Kevlar helmet. He reminded me that the medal I got for preserving Marine Corps history ranks just above Cracker Jack status, compared to the one on the pale blue ribbon worn by another guest at the annual awards gala last month at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, near Quantico, Va.

Continue reading "Modern Marine heritage" »

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By Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | April 25, 2014

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Third Marine Regiment hosted two U.S. Olympic athletes with American300 Warrior Tours aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 16 and 17, 2014.

Continue reading "US Olympics train with Marines" »

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By LANCE SHEARER
Posted April 24, 2014 at 10:20 a.m.

Southwest Florida has many military veterans and many initiatives devoted to helping them.

Continue reading "'Marines & Mickey': New organization sends military families on Disney getaways" »

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Alan Stewart
April 23, 2014 | 11:26 AM

Rick Wimp said he didn't consider it a big deal.

Continue reading "Stranded Marine gets new wheels" »

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by Cpl Melissa Eschenbrenner
Date Posted:03.14.2014 20:25

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - The Battle Colors Detachment of the Commandant's Drum and Bugle Corps, Marine Corps Silent Drill Team and the official Color Guard of the Marine Corps performed for hundreds of spectators aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 14.

Continue reading "MCAS Miramar hosts Battle Colors Detachment" »

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by SSgt Oscar L Olive IV
Date Taken:03.4.2014 | Date Posted:03.5.2014 5:03PM

The Blue Angels, Marine Corps' C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as "Fat Albert," flies over the Silent Drill Platoon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 4.

Continue reading "Silent Drill Platoon & Blue Angels "Fat Albert"" »

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Scholarship given to kids of Camp Pendleton Marines killed in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal accident

By Linda McIntosh
11:39 a.m.March 3, 2014

CAMP PENDLETON — Children of four Camp Pendleton Marines killed in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal accident last November are getting scholarships to attend college.

Continue reading "Scholarships set up for kids of fallen Pendleton Marines" »

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By Jeff Schogol
Staff writer
Feb. 20, 2014 - 09:15PM

A Marine Corps veteran says he was told to leave a Texas restaurant because he brought his dog in training to be certified as his service animal.

Continue reading "Restaurant refuses to seat Marine veteran because of his service-dog-in-training" »

Posted by sr at 12:14 PM | Permalink

By Jon Harper
Stars and Stripes
Published: February 19, 2014

WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush hosted a Military Service Initiative Summit on Wednesday, and spoke about the many problems facing post-9/11 veterans and how his institute hopes to address them.

Continue reading "Former President George W. Bush outlines plans to help younger vets" »

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US role ebbs, but pain for families will not recede

By Brian MacQuarrie
Globe Staff
February 17, 2014

Erin Vasselian left her job at Starbucks an hour early on Dec. 23, her mind swirling with thoughts of Christmas preparations and a husband stationed with the Marines half a world away in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan.

Continue reading "In Afghan war’s twilight, two farewells in Mass." »

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'Finnigan's War' film honors grandfather, others who fought 1950-1953

By Gretel C. Kovach
1:28 p.m. Feb. 7, 2014

Toward the end of “Finnigan’s War,” a documentary about Korean War veterans, filmmaker Conor Timmis stands in a clearing in the trees, one hand resting on a tall stone inscribed in memory of Cpl. Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.

Continue reading "Documenting bravery of Korean War heroes" »

Posted by sr at 1:52 PM | Permalink

By J. Freedom du Lac
Article posted: 2/5/2014 2:03 PM

WASHINGTON — Amateur chef John Crist reached into the box and blindly pulled out his secret ingredients — two Department of Defense field rations, otherwise known as "Meals, Ready-to-Eat," or MREs.

Continue reading "Intrepid cooks try working magic with military rations" »

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By Carol Jackson
Mon February 3, 2014

Camp Lejeune is one of the Marine's largest bases. Here at WUNC, we report on the base regularly because it's located in North Carolina. We used to call it Camp "Luh-JOON". But we recently started pronouncing it "Luh-JERN". How come?

Continue reading "Why Does WUNC Pronounce 'Camp Lejeune' With An 'R'?" »

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By Hope Hodge Seck | Staff Writer
Jan. 10, 2014 - 06:00AM

Four more female Marine officers have dropped out on the first day of the Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, Va., bringing the number of women who have attempted and failed to complete the course to 14.

Continue reading "Four more women drop out of Marine Infantry Officer Course" »

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By Kevin Miller
Portland Press Herald, Maine
Published: December 15, 2013

ARLINGTON, Va. — Thousands of people gathered at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday to lay 143,000 Maine-made wreaths on veterans’ graves, helped along by a last-minute surge of donations that enabled organizers to surpass their goal.

Continue reading "Thousands converge on Arlington for Wreaths Across America event" »

Posted by sr at 9:01 AM | Permalink

Photos by Jared Soares / For The Washington Post
Dec. 14, 2013

Volunteers and family members placed more than 100,000 remembrance wreaths on headstones throughout Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday.

Continue reading "Wreaths Across America honors U.S. veterans" »

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Oceanside Yacht Club give back to troops
Posted: 11/28/2013
Bob Lawrence

OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Fifty Marines on 11 different boats were treated to a day out on the water and a Thanksgiving Day meal, thanks to members of the Oceanside Yacht Club.

Continue reading "Marines treated to special outing, Thanksgiving Day meal" »

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By Tom Pfingsten 10:09 A.M. NOV. 27, 2013

Oceanside — For a few dozen Camp Pendleton Marines next week, a Thursday in the barracks will become a Thanksgiving morning spent sailing off the coast of North County when the Oceanside Yacht Club opens its doors for an annual military appreciation day at the harbor.

Continue reading "O'side Yacht Club serves up maritime twist on Thanksgiving" »

Posted by KC at 9:45 AM | Permalink

November 26, 2013 in Military Life
by Jacey Eckhart

The high school seniors walked behind me as we left the pool. I knew those boys. They were the swimmers everyone watched. They were the ones with bodies made to butterfly, made to soar and plunge through water–all back and arm and chest. Miraculous, really.

Continue reading "31 Days of Military Thankfulness" »

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November 10, 2013 5:15 pm • Associated Press

HELENA – A Montana program aiming to honor wounded veterans recently brought two men from different wars together for a hunting excursion in Big Sky Country.

Continue reading "Afghanistan, Vietnam veterans hunt together as part of new Montana program" »

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The 13 Marines from Afghanistan were treated like heroes Monday night at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Their plane taxied beneath an arch of water from fire department hoses and were met by a small crowd of cheering USO volunteers, firefighters, police officers and airport workers.

By Don Babwin, Associated Press / November 6, 2013
Chicago

A group of Marines on their way home from Afghanistan got something they didn't expect after spending the better part of five days getting on and off planes as they tried to get from one side of the globe to another: cheers from a small crowd of police, a fire truck water salute and first-class plane tickets.

Continue reading "Heartwarming homecoming for 13 US Marines" »

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Military.com| by Heather Sweeney
11/01/13

The following is a list of nearly 100 Veterans Day discounts on goods, services and dining for 2013. Please check back frequently as the list is updated.

Continue reading "Veterans Day: Discounts and Freebies" »

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Cebu : Philippines | Oct 23, 2013 at 2:41 AM PDT
By skooter

Skooter reports 10/23/13

Just two Army brigades are combat-ready, that’s what Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said this week and that with budget cuts the military’s ability to train its own troops is being held back

Continue reading "Army chief warns: Budget cuts making US military 'dysfunctional'" »

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Hospital patients, O'Neil housing evacuated
By J. Harry Jones and Gretel C. Kovach 1:57 P.M. OCT. 5, 2013 Updated 5:28 P.M.

CAMP PENDLETON — A large fire on Camp Pendleton Saturday afternoon prompted evacuations at the base hospital and some housing, and sent up an enormous plume of black smoke that could be seen halfway across the county.

Continue reading "Pendleton blaze sends plume over N. County" »

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Tragedy created bond for military and civilians

By Gretel C. Kovach
9:18 p.m.Sept. 10, 2013
Updated12:24 p.m.Sept. 11, 2013

Twelve years ago, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon, hitting symbols of the industrial and military might that underpin American power.

Continue reading " Unity felt after attacks endures" »

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By Linda McIntosh
6 a.m.Sept. 10, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON — A retired Marine is cycling cross-country to visit American Gold Star Mothers and honor comrades killed in combat.

Continue reading " Marine cycles cross-county to honor fallen comrades" »

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Hard times no more for annual parade in a military town?

By Jeanette Steele
12:24 p.m.Aug. 19, 2013

After years of painful fund-raising and being shuffled from site to site, the San Diego Veteran's Day parade will get a new title sponsor and return to Harbor Drive, the location that one organizer called the most prestigious start line in town.

Continue reading "New funds, location for Vets Day parade" »

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Kelly family helped foundation raise record amount of scholarship funding

By Gretel C. Kovach
3:58 p.m.Aug. 8, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON — When Karen Kelly’s son died in Afghanistan, she felt a duty to honor him and the sacrifices he made as the child of a Marine and later as a Marine himself.

Continue reading " General's fallen son inspires mother" »

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Posted by StevenLeeDouglasWV on August 8, 2013

The Army National Guard, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve and the Coast Guard Reserve announced this week a decrease in activated National Guard members and reservists, while the Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and the Air National Guard announced an increase of activated reservists. The net collective result is 290 fewer activated National Guard members and reservists in comparison to last week.

Continue reading "National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of August 6, 2013" »

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By Linda McIntosh
6:40 a.m.Aug. 2, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON — Camp Pendleton Marines will be featured in the documentary, “Patrol Base Jaker” to be screened Aug. 24 during Oceanside’s International Film Festival

Continue reading "Documentary starring Marines to be shown at Oceanside Film Fest" »

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By 11th MEU Public Affairs | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | July 19, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. --
Marines and sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed their first unit hike behind a new commanding officer here, July 19.

Continue reading "11th MEU Resumes Hikes" »

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Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow
Story by Cpl. Thomas Bricker
07.10.2013 18:47

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - California’s High Desert has become home for countless veterans over the years. But what are the chances of three friends from two Texas cities no more than 150 miles apart joining the Corps in 1947, coming to Barstow in the 1950s, and remaining there for more than 60 years?

Continue reading "A small world, smaller Corps: Texas Marines stay together for more than 60 years" »

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Story by Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki
07.10.2013

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 is scheduled to deploy to Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., to support Integrated Training Exercise 5-13, from mid-July to mid-August.

Continue reading "2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Pointt" »

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Mayor declares day for soldier
Written by Michael Izzo | Jul. 4, 2013

PARSIPPANY — When Parsippany native Sam Fendler returned home from Afghanistan, he might have expected his family to throw him a welcome home party, but he certainly didn’t anticipate the mayor naming a day in his honor.

Continue reading "Parsippany Marine returns home from Afghanistan" »

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Harriet Baskas NBC News contributor
July 2, 2013 at 12:56 PM ET

Oh, say can you sew?

Continue reading "Sewing a new Star-Spangled Banner the old way" »

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Donita Naylor
Published: 22 June 2013 10:48 AM

SCITUATE - State troopers and Marines teared up Friday when a former Marine who earned a Purple Heart in Afghanistan was reunited with his former partner, the bomb-sniffing dog who saved his life.

Continue reading "A tail-wagging reunion for Marine " »

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By Linh Ta
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa
Published: June 16, 2013

PARKERSBURG, Iowa --- When Parkserburg Marine Matt Hatala first met Chaney, the two were like oil and water. Both were bull headed and didn't like to listen, and Chaney dragged Hatala all over the place.

Continue reading "Marine adopts dog he served with in Afghanistan" »

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by Walter Bird Jr.
Story Created: Jun 10, 2013 at 11:14 AM EDT

US Marine Sgt. William Soutra Jr. ships out later this month for his fourth tour of duty overseas. He heads back to Afghanistan, where on July 11, 2010 he unwittingly assumed the role of hero when his staff sergeant was mortally wounded, leading his platoon to safety out of the "kill zone." He returns a recipient of the Navy Cross for those actions, a distinction bestowed upon him in December. He also returns with his name forever etched into the history of the elementary school where he grew up.

Continue reading "Marine hero's name forever a part of Columbus Park School" »

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In foothills of Alpine, 20 beds now available for homeless vets

By Jeanette Steele
6:21 p.m.June 5, 2013

A new 20-bed center for homeless veterans has quietly opened in the Alpine foothills.

Continue reading "New vets home a country retreat" »

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By Joshua Rhett Miller
Published June 04, 2013

The few, the proud, the snakehead hunters.

Continue reading "Marines take on 'fish from hell' in Quantico snakehead derby" »

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By Adrian Vore
5:38 p.m.June 1, 2013

CAMP PENDELTON — Thousands of runners said to heck with a Saturday morning run on San Diego sidewalks and instead took to the wild hills of Camp Pendleton for the World Famous Mud Run.

Continue reading "Down, dirty at Camp Pendleton Mud Run" »

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National oral history group in San Diego June 3-22
By Jeanette Steele 5:17 P.M. MAY 30, 2013

Starting next week, San Diego veterans and their families will have a chance to record their memories of military service through StoryCorps, a national nonprofit oral history organization.

Continue reading "StoryCorps wants young vets' tales" »

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The Associated Press
Published: May 27, 2013

Americans gathered at cemeteries, memorials and monuments nationwide to honor fallen military service members on Memorial Day, at a time when combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindles.

Continue reading "Americans gather to honor fallen servicemembers " »

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By Terri Moon Cronk, American Forces Press Service | Headquarters Marine Corps | May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON --

During the busy season of military transfers, adjusting to new communities and registering children for school, more than 2,000 museums across the nation will open their doors, free of charge, to service members and their families as a break from the summer challenges, a Defense Department official said today.

Continue reading "Troops, Families Can Visit Museums Free for Summer" »

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By Logan Jenkins6 a.m.May 22, 2013

Memorial Day, we’re reminded this time of year, was originally called Decoration Day, a day in late May set aside for the adornment of the fallen’s resting places with flowers, flags, endearments.

Continue reading "It will be memorable Memorial Day at Alpine's cemetery" »

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By Sgt. Tyler Hlavac | 4th Marine Corps District | May 14, 2013
Beaufort, S.C. --

Thirty five educators from West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio endured the rigors of Marine Corps boot camp during the 2013 Educator Workshop, April 30 to May 3, to gain a better understanding of the Marine Corps.

Continue reading "Educators get tough during Marine Corps workshop" »

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4/22/2013 5:35 AM
By Steve Zalusky

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. James Stack, of Arlington Heights, made the ultimate sacrifice for his country on Nov. 10, 2010, in southern Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Family of deceased Arlington Heights Marine sends care packages to troops" »

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By MATTHEW ADKINS - Daily News Staff
Published: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 23:07 PM.

While the nation is mourning the recent events in Boston and the recent explosion in West, Texas, area residents gathered Saturday to remember a terrorist attack 30 years ago.

Continue reading "Veterans gather to remember Beirut embassy bombing" »

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By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News
April 16, 2013

It’s an iconic image that captures a moment when one Boston Marathon bystander became much more.

Continue reading "The man in the hat at Boston Marathon finish line: Carlos Arredondo didn't set out to be hero" »

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By Patricia Kime - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Mar 27, 2013 11:07:00 EDT

Starting today, injured service members no longer will need to remove their shoes, jackets or hats at airport security checkpoints, but they must call ahead to qualify for the perk.

Continue reading "Airport screenings eased for injured troops" »

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By Paul D. Shinkman March 26, 2013 | 12:18 p.m. EDT

The military service branch that defines itself on the ability to storm and seize enemy beaches at a moment's notice will soon classify desk jockeys among its most important warriors.

Continue reading "Semper Wi-Fi: Marines Get Keyboards Along With Rifles" »

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By Todd Starnes
March 24, 2013

CBS apologized Sunday night one week after the television show “Amazing Race” broadcast what critics called an “anti-American” segment that offended Vietnam War veterans.

Continue reading "‘Amazing Race’ Apologizes for Anti-American Episode" »

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Special Consideration

15 March 2013

TSA wants to facilitate the screening of injured and wounded service members. To address these specific situations, TSA has established the Wounded Warrior/Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center Program to support and facilitate the movement of severely injured service members and veterans through the security screening process at our nation’s airports.

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By Cathy Jett
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.
Published: March 11, 2013

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Businesses, non-profits and even the government have long been wary of offering exclusive deals online to military personnel, veterans and their families.

Continue reading "Website gives troops, veterans a way to verify their service online" »

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A disagreement over whether the famed surf break should be listed as a historic site is threatening to drive a wedge between two groups that had recently set aside differences and become allies.

By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2013, 6:50 p.m.

A disagreement over a well-known slice of the Southern California coast is threatening to drive a wedge between Marines and surfers, groups that had recently set aside differences and become political allies.

Continue reading "Surfers, Marines in a tussle over Trestles" »

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By Liz Goodwin, Yahoo! News | The Lookout
February 14, 2013

A former member of the Westboro Baptist Church–a fringe group based in Topeka, Kan., that pickets soldiers' funerals–apologized to the mother of a 21-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan on a talk show on Wednesday.

Continue reading "Former Westboro protester apologizes to mother of slain soldier" »

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By Peter Rowe
6 p.m.Feb. 9, 2013

On March 3, 1945, Pfc. Alfred Campbell scribbled a quick note to his new bride. From the intimate and affectionate tone, there’s no doubt this is a love letter — but one written from a howling abyss.

Continue reading " Love letters from history's front lines" »

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By Ula Ilnytzky - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Feb 8, 2013 8:55:00 EST

NEW YORK — A long-forgotten piece of America’s military history is going up for sale.

The original smaller statue of the iconic raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945 is expected to fetch up to $1.8 million later this month at a New York auction dedicated to World War II artifacts.

Continue reading "Original Iwo Jima monument to be auctioned" »

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February 04, 2013 6:00 am • By TONY REID

MOWEAQUA — The few. The proud. The teachers?

Continue reading "Area teachers are boot-camp serious about delving into Marine experience" »

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Jim Michaels, USA TODAY8:33a.m. EST January 29, 2013

QUANTICO, Va. – Sunlight was filtering through the trees as the team trudged up yet another hill to the final objective of the morning.

Continue reading "Executives learn ethics the hard way: From Marines" »

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Written by Denise Goolsby and Drew Schmenner
The Desert Sun
Jan 12, 2013

On a sunny, unusually brisk afternoon for the high desert, Maj. Gen. David H. Berger on Friday assumed command of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms from Brig. Gen. George W. Smith Jr.

Continue reading "Afghan command vet takes over in Twentynine Palms" »

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By Cpl. Christopher Duncan |
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton |
January 04, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- All the welcome-home signs hung here for those returning from deployment eventually come down. And despite whatever care and sincerity went into delivering the message, the posters and banners often end up either stored away or in a trash bin.

Continue reading "Marine Corps museum, base seek welcome-home signs" »

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By Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times
Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Marine Corps‘ new on-duty standard for drinking alcohol is so strict that less than one drink at lunch would trigger a “positive” and get a warrior in hot water.

Continue reading "Marines’ new alcohol policy strictest in U.S. military" »

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By Lance Cpl. Paul E. Wyatt | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
December 19, 2012

With the holiday season upon the Marines and Sailors of Cherry Point, one can practically smell Mom’s Christmas turkey roasting.

Continue reading "Have yourself a merry little Christmas dinner" »

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Stars and Stripes
Published: December 15, 2012

ARLINGTON, Va. — What began as a goodwill gesture by a Maine businessman who found himself with a surplus of Christmas wreaths two decades ago continued its annual growth trend Saturday when 20,000 volunteers took part in the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery.

Continue reading "Wreaths Across America 2012 at Arlington National Cemetery" »

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By Annie Groer
The Washington Post
Published: December 15, 2012

A Delta Airlines official conceded Friday that “we failed” Marine Cpl. Christian Brown, the double amputee prevented by a flight crew from taking a first-class seat offered by strangers after he was clumsily wheeled down the length of the plane to the last row in coach.

Continue reading "Delta Airlines: ‘We failed’ double-amputee Marine on recent flight" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | Date: 12.11.2012

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The Budweiser Clydesdale horses recognizable from the brewing company’s Super Bowl commercials and other promotions visited Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Dec. 8 as part of an East Coast military installations tour.

Continue reading "Budweiser Clydesdales make a splash at Camp Lejeune" »

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By Maranatha Bivens, Communications Editor
November 26, 2012

You’ve seen the scene before—the football playing, letterman jacket wearing, small-town-sweetheart finds himself on the wrong side of the tracks, and accepts a drag racing challenge from the east side toughs. The game is chicken, with both drivers racing toward dead man’s bluff to see who bails out first. Racing toward the cliff, small-town-sweetheart tries to get out of the car, but his seatbelt is stuck. Will he make it out before reaching the edge?

Continue reading "The View from the Ledge: The Fiscal Cliff and How it Affects Military Families" »

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By Katie Kindelan
Nov 16, 2012 1:41pm

When 10-year-old Noah Ricafrente and his 8-year-old brother, Elijah, got tickets to the Eastern Carolina University football game with the rest of their Pop Warner football team, it was a big deal.

Continue reading "U.S. Marine Surprises Sons at College Football Game" »

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By Pfc. Norman Eckles | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve | November 13, 2012

BARSTOW, Calif. -- In December 1947, Maj. Bill Hendricks, United States Marine Corps Reserve, and a group of Marine reservists collected and distributed more than 5,000 toys to children in low income families throughout the city of Los Angeles, thus sparking the idea of the Toy for Tots program.

Continue reading "Toys for Tots putting smiles on the faces of children since 1947" »

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By Bruce Horovitz - USA TODAY
Posted : Thursday Nov 8, 2012 6:57:15 EST

For veterans, this is the three-day weekend to stop counting calories and start devouring free grub.

Continue reading "Restaurants to offer free food on Veterans Day" »

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By Ioanna Makris
Updated 8:57 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2012

Fourth graders at Highland Park Elementary School in Nederland held a music program for veterans day Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. One of the fourth-graders, Justice Kay, right, was surprised because his big brother, Sheridan Davis, left, came home from Afghanistan for a quick visit and came to the show without any notice to his little brother ahead of time.

Continue reading "Marine back from Afghanistan surprises little brother during school play" »

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Mon, October 29, 2012 10:20am EDT by Chloe Melas

A dog really is a man’s best friend. Nic Dunsworth was gone for months in Afghanistan and there were two ladies that really missed him: his Siberian Huskies, Zoie and Isibella.

Continue reading "Marine’s Two Dogs Go Nuts When He Returns From Afghanistan – Watch" »

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By Martin Griffith - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Oct 28, 2012 11:53:38 EDT

RENO, Nev. — A Marine who has undergone 22 surgeries and lost a leg since being critically wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan is getting a big boost in rebuilding his life in Nevada.

Continue reading "Wounded Marine gets boost in rebuilding life" »

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Tony Perry in San Diego
October 26, 2012 | 10:23 am

Marine Cpl. Nicholas Kimmel, who lost both legs and his left arm in Afghanistan, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Thursday's World Series game in San Francisco: a strike.

Continue reading "Marine injured in Afghanistan throws first pitch at World Series" »

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WIVB4 News
Published : Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012, 8:42 AM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (CNN/WTSP) - She was born while he was overseas in Afghanistan. And this week, a U.S. Marine got to hold his infant daughter for the first time.

Continue reading "Video: Marine meets daughter for first time" »

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As fewer serve in the U.S. military, are presidential hopefuls with such experience a thing of the past?

Written by
John Wilkens
12:01 a.m., Oct. 21, 2012
Updated 8:30 p.m. , Oct. 20, 2012

President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney spend a lot of time on the campaign trail talking about their differences.

One similarity they rarely mention: Neither served in the military.

Continue reading "A NEW KIND OF COMMANDER" »

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Advocate for wounded troops performing at Naval Medical Center San Diego

Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
6:13 p.m., Oct. 19, 2012

Some of actor Gary Sinise’s most memorable roles have been public servants injured in the line of fire who found solace in the healing power of relationships.

Continue reading "Actor Gary Sinise as ‘the new Bob Hope’" »

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By Joyce Tsai
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 18, 2012

WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after Congress passed a law to guarantee military and overseas voters receive their absentee ballots at least 45 days before a federal election, several states are still failing to comply with the law.

Continue reading "States struggling to meet deadlines for delivering absentee ballots" »

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Marines tout hybrid tilt-rotor as Corps builds fleet at Miramar

Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
8:24 p.m., Oct. 12, 2012

The Osprey MV-22, a hybrid tilt-rotor that takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane, has been featured in the Miramar Air Show for years. Until now, the revolutionary aircraft with a notorious early development history merely played a supporting role in the simulated combat assault by the Marine Air Ground Task Force.

Continue reading "Osprey in the spotlight at air show" »

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By Gina Harkins - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Oct 11, 2012 10:19:52 EDT

On the morning 11-year-old Ben Baltz was preparing to race in a triathlon, his dad gave him a piece of dark chocolate. When he opened it, the inside of the foil wrapper contained a message for the young athlete — “You’re exactly where you need to be.”

Continue reading "Marine steps in to help boy finish triathlon" »

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ERIC AASEN The Dallas Morning News
October 10, 2012 - 9:19 am EDT

DALLAS — In the late afternoon, in a quiet corner of the State Fair, the crowds flocked to the bleachers, surrounding the dozens of musicians who stood on the field in perfectly straight lines.

Continue reading "Strike up the band! Marine musicians among favorites at annual State Fair of Texas" »

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Q and A with Maj. Gen. (select) Steven Busby and Col. J.P. Farnam

Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
7:02 p.m., Oct. 9, 2012

More than 500,000 people are expected to flock to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar this weekend for the annual three-day air show that begins Friday. The event billed as the nation’s largest is a chance for the Defense Department to wow the tax-paying public with full-throttle demonstrations of costly newer aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor performing this year.

Continue reading "New Miramar commanders talk air show, ops, family life" »

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By Megan McCloskey
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 4, 2012

The attacks are personal.

Continue reading "Insider outrage: Families feel added sense of violation, betrayal" »

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Courtesy Story | 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade | Date: 10.02.2012

SAN FRANCISCO - Marines from Camp Pendleton-based 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Combat Logistics Regiment 1 and the 1st Marine Division Band have landed in San Francisco for Fleet Week 2012, Oct 3-8.

Continue reading "Marines have landed, San Francisco is well in-hand" »

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By Hugh Lessig
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
Published: October 3, 2012

Military families are a key voting bloc in battleground Virginia, but one group fears its voice will be under-represented on Election Day.

Continue reading "Debate over military voting heats up" »

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By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 3, 2012 9:39:08 EDT

Nominations open today, Oct. 3, for Operation Homefront’s 2013 Military Child of the Year awards, which recognize military children who have shown resilience and strength of character and who thrive in the face of the challenges of military life.

Continue reading "Military Child of the Year nominations open" »

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By Allen G. Breed
AP National Writer
Published: September 30, 2012

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The link between U.S. military service and running for office is as old as the republic itself. It started with George Washington, who famously wrote that, "When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen."

Continue reading "Many Iraq, Afghanistan war veterans choosing 'second service'" »

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By Elisha Anderson - Detroit Free Press via AP
Posted : Tuesday Sep 25, 2012 8:04:40 EDT

DETROIT — A Flint, Mich., family whose son has been imprisoned in Iran for more than a year is hoping that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will hear about his situation while visiting the U.S. this week and arrange the release of Amir Hekmati.

Continue reading "Marine’s family hopes Iran will release him" »

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By Jamie Stengle - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Sep 24, 2012 9:33:50 EDT

IRVING, Texas — As former President George W. Bush kicked off a golf tournament for wounded members and veterans of the U.S. military Monday, he said the event was not only a chance to watch good golf, but also “a celebration of patriotism, courage and sacrifice.”

Continue reading "Bush hosts golf tourney for wounded military" »

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By Jerry Wofford
Tulsa World, Okla.
Published: September 23, 2012

When Coal got to Biscuit Acres Dog Park for the first time earlier this month, he immediately sniffed out the perimeter.

Continue reading "Even in retirement, Marine dog clears yards of IEDs" »

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Write an essay — win a Kindle

Posted : Friday Sep 21, 2012 14:40:15 EDT

The ties that bind a military family are unlike any other. In an upcoming collectible magazine tribute — “Love and Honor: Service, Commitment and the Military Family — those indelible relationships will come to life in a portrait of devotion to duty, service and loved ones in uniform, told in family members’ own words.

Continue reading "Marine Corps Times: Win a Kindle in our first Family Essay Contest" »

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Multiple Opportunities to Show Support and Generate $1 Donations to Wounded Warrior Project™

Business WirePress Release: Bank of America – Thu, Sep 13, 2012 2:00 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Continuing its long history of support for active members of the military, veterans, and their families, Bank of America has launched a campaign that will raise up to $250,000 for Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). Titled “Express Your Thanks,” the broad-ranging campaign asks consumers, employees and sports fans to make simple gestures of gratitude that will each generate a $1 donation from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation*. “Express Your Thanks” launched on September 11 and will continue until Veterans Day.

Continue reading "Bank of America Asks Consumers to Join Them in Expressing Thanks to Military Service Members and Veterans This Fall" »

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By Bethany Crudele - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Sep 11, 2012 11:55:08 EDT

When Liam Riden’s home was burglarized last Christmas, a cherished piece of his Marine Corps past was stolen: the scarlet-and-gold ring he received upon completing boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., in 2006.

Continue reading "Cop hunts down Marine’s stolen boot camp ring" »

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By JENNIFER PELTZ
The Associated Press
Published: September 11, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans paused again Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with familiar ceremony, but also a sense that it's time to move forward after a decade of remembrance.

Continue reading "11th anniversary ceremony of 9/11 begins in NY " »

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By Katherine Dorsett Bennett, CNN
updated 6:53 PM EDT, Mon September 10, 2012

(CNN) -- While serving on an assignment in Afghanistan on October 23, 2010, Marine Cpl. Juan Dominguez landed on a buried bomb after slipping down an embankment and lost both of his legs and his right arm in an explosion.

Continue reading "Triple-amputee veteran gets 'smart' home on September 11" »

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By Jim Carney
Akron Beacon Journal
Published: September 3, 2012

The ripple effects of losing a son in Iraq took the Warner family on a journey into darkness.

Continue reading "Father of fallen Marine chronicles loss of son in book" »

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By Danny Valentine - Tampa Bay Times via The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Sep 2, 2012 16:01:22 EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tom Jones was disturbed.

Continue reading "Woodworkers give veterans proper burials" »

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By Coby Smith
Special to Soundoff!
Posted 8/16/12

All is quiet in the halls of the Marine Detachment on Fort Meade until about 4 a.m. when alarms start to blare, doors crack open and slam shut, and the sounds of shuffling can be heard down the stairs as the Devil Dogs head to morning formation.

Continue reading "Lives of the MarDet Marines can be fast-paced but always regimented" »

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Hundreds turn out for a service for Laura Froehlich, an Air Force veteran who greeted thousands of troops leaving for or returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
August 11, 2012

RIVERSIDE — For more than a decade, Laura Froehlich, an irrepressible civic dynamo known as the "Flag Mama," made it her duty to greet military personnel departing for Iraq and Afghanistan or returning from those war zones.

Continue reading "Military bids farewell to the 'Flag Mama'" »

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Wall in Plymouth VFW Post 1425 includes scenes from 6 wars in which U.S. fought.

Bill O'Boyle - [email protected] - 570-829-7218 - Twitter: @TLBillOBoyle
Aug 10

PLYMOUTH – The mural takes up one entire wall at the Plymouth Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1425.

Continue reading "Mural a tribute to all who served" »

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By JULIE WATSON
The Associated Press
Published: August 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- California's attorney general has sued a major veterans charity on allegations that its directors misused millions of dollars in private donations for hefty pensions and other perks, including more than $80,000 in golf memberships for its board members.

Help Hospitalized Veterans of Winchester ranks among the nation's top 1 percent of charities for the amount of money it reports raising annually. Prosecutors say the group - whose primary mission is to provide homebound and hospitalized veterans with arts and crafts kits - has reported more than $436 million in revenue since 2001.

Continue reading "Major charity accused of misusing money intended for injured vets" »

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By Ann Sanner - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Aug 2, 2012 17:38:40 EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fifteen military groups are opposing a federal lawsuit in Ohio brought by President Obama’s campaign because they say it could threaten voter protections afforded to service members, such as the extended time they have to cast a ballot.

Continue reading "Military groups oppose Obama campaign lawsuit" »

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Community members help build accessible house

By Kathleen Ronayne
News Staff Reporter
Published:July 29, 2012, 12:08 AM

NORTH TONAWANDA - Dust and the percussion of hammers on nails filled the air as Marine Cpl. Paul Schaus, who lost both legs in Afghanistan, watched his new home take shape Saturday afternoon.

Continue reading "'Build Brigade' gets to work for wounded vet" »

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By Carlos Bongioanni
Stars and Stripes
Published: July 28, 2012

WASHINGTON — “It was priceless.”

Continue reading "Surprises mark WWII veterans' Honor Flight visit to memorial" »

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Kujo missing Afghani dog

July 21, 2012
By: Jerrie Dean

On Friday, a family in Texas has increased the reward for Kujo, their missing dog that was a U.S. Marine squadrons companion while in Afghanistan, reports KWTX news.

Continue reading "Family needs help finding missing dog rescued by Marines in Afghanistan" »

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By Jeff Branscome
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.
Published: July 20, 2012

Sgt. John Peck says he remembers everything.

Continue reading "Groups team up to build home for wounded Marine in Virginia" »

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July 18, 2012

The soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in the United States armed forces are some of the toughest, most dedicated, most dependable personnel that make up the most formidable fighting force on earth.

Continue reading "Joyce Orrell serves wounded warriors in Purple Heart Family Support program" »

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By: Jessica Shumaker - [email protected]
Created: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:00 a.m. CDT

DIAMOND — Area groups are mobilizing to support a local Marine who was critically injured last week by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Diamond Marine critically injured in Afghanistan Locals mobilize to raise funds for family, show support" »

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FALLS COUNTY (July 16, 2012)-The reward has been increased for Kujo, a missing 130-pound dog that was rescued by a group of U.S. Marines in Afghanistan and adopted by a Falls County couple.

Continue reading "Falls County: Reward Grows For Lost Dog That Marines Rescued In Afghanistan" »

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A vegetation fire on base was no threat to Southwest Riverside County or Fallbrook, according to the North County Fire Protection District, but the area was getting smoky Monday afternoon.

By Daniel Woolfolk
July 16, 2012

A 75-acre vegetation fire broke out at Camp Pendleton Monday, but there was no threat to the area, North County Fire Protection District is telling its Facebook followers.

Continue reading " Brush Fire Breaks Out On Camp Pendleton; Smoke Drifts Over Valley" »

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By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jul 11, 2012 15:51:57 EDT

Expedited airport screening for service members and their families was ordered by Congress last year, but it won’t happen at every airport until the end of 2013 because of problems verifying that travelers are really military members.

Continue reading "Faster airport screening for troops hits snag" »

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By John Gillie
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.
Published: July 9, 2012

The Transportation Security Administration is making a new program available for wounded and injured veterans that’s designed to make their passage through airport security screening easier and more dignified.

Continue reading "New airport security procedures available for wounded warriors" »

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By Courtney Mabeus - The Frederick News-Post via the AP
Posted : Sunday Jul 8, 2012 16:27:43 EDT

FREDERICK, Md. — Katie Marks-McAuley’s husband proposed on a Saturday. The couple married on a beach the following Wednesday — just a few days before her groom deployed to Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Military brides benefit from national program" »

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Staff report
Posted : Friday Jul 6, 2012 17:32:22 EDT

Marine NASCAR fans should be on the lookout for a cherished Marine symbol during Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

Continue reading "Eagle, globe and anchor make Daytona appearance" »

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By Seanna Adcox - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jul 3, 2012 16:57:09 EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Special license plates that recognize South Carolina’s veterans, active military personnel and their parents are among dozens of new plate designs authorized by legislators.

Continue reading "S.C. approves more plates recognizing military" »

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June 29, 2012 • By Carrie Steinweg Times

LANSING | There were splashes of red, white and blue all around Lansing on Thursday and it wasn’t just because Independence Day is approaching.

Continue reading "Lansing Marine receives hero's welcome" »

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By Natalie DiBlasio, USA TODAY
June 17, 2012

WASHINGTON – Every Father's Day, Mike Cruden comes to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to lay down a red rose in memory of his Marine father.

Continue reading "A poignant Father's Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial" »

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The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jun 17, 2012 12:07:18 EDT

CLEVELAND — A high-profile visit by almost 800 Marines in Ohio wraps up Sunday after amphibious assault exercises on Lake Erie this weekend.

Continue reading "Marine Week in Cleveland wraps up Sunday" »

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Story by Sgt. Shannon Yount | Marine Week | Date: 06.16.2012

CLEVELAND - Thousands of Clevelanders and visitors from as far away as Virginia came to see more than 750 Marines showcase their skills, equipment, vehicles and aircraft during Marine Week Cleveland June 11-17.

Continue reading "Clevelanders remark on Marine Week Cleveland" »

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Story by Cpl. Chelsea Flowers | Marine Week | Date: 06.16.2012

CLEVELAND, Ohio - More than 50,000 Clevelanders gathered at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland for a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during Marine Week Cleveland June 16.

Continue reading "Marines demonstrate their capabilities by air, land, sea" »

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Courtesy Story | Headquarters Marine Corps | Date: 06.15.2012

Marine Day at Burke Lakefront Airport
All attendees must enter Burke through Gate 9 located off North Marginal, which will be closed to vehicle traffic to ensure the safety of attendees walking from the parking lot to the gate. Gates will open at 10 a.m. and Marine Day activities will begin at 11 a.m. Spectators are encouraged to use public transportation, as parking will be limited to the municipal lot located across the shoreway from the track/airport. Parking is also available at Tower City and various parking lots located throughout downtown.

Continue reading "Marine Week Cleveland Saturday events" »

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Courtesy Story | Headquarters Marine Corps | Date: 06.14.2012

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Marine Week, a celebration of community, country, and Corps, continues to showcase the unique aspects of America’s Marine Corps through more than 60 events including civic engagements, band performances and much more, June 11-17.

Continue reading "Marine Week Cleveland Thursday events" »

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Courtesy Story | Headquarters Marine Corps | Date: 06.13.2012

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Marine Week, a celebration of community, country, and Corps, continues to showcase the unique aspects of America’s Marine Corps through more than 60 events including civic engagements, band performances and much more, 11-17 June.

Continue reading "Marine Week Cleveland Wednesday events" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Michelle Piehl | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | Date: 06.12.2012

CLEVELAND – Community members are able to get a unique look into the heart of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program during Marine Week Cleveland, June 11-17.

Continue reading "Marine Week Cleveland MCMAP demonstration wows crowd" »

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Courtesy Story | Headquarters Marine Corps | Date: 06.11.2012

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It’s Game Day, and the United States Marine Corps has landed in Cleveland for Marine Week 2012! A celebration of community, country and Corps, the weeklong campaign will showcase the unique aspects of America’s Marine Corps through more than 60 events including civic engagements, military demonstrations, band performances and much more.

Continue reading "The Marines Have Landed" »

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By Eric Rassbach
12:01 a.m., June 7, 2012
Updated 5:13 p.m. , June 6, 2012

The hills of Arlington Cemetery are covered with crosses, Stars of David and other symbols showing where fallen soldiers lie. These symbols are found all around the world, from the shores of Normandy to the hills of the Philippines. Wherever American service members have fought and died they have sought not just to bury their dead, but to commemorate them.

Continue reading "MARINES DEFEND, DESERVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH " »

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By Richard Simon
Los Angeles Times
Published: May 27, 2012

WASHINGTON - During World War II, Americans of all ages shelled out dimes and dollars for the war effort.

Continue reading "Symbolic stamp would support veterans" »

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By Allen G. Breed - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday May 26, 2012 11:25:43 EDT

Most people run marathons to challenge themselves. Maj. George Kraehe runs them to challenge others. As a member of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors’ “run & remember team,” the New Mexico Army National Guard officer has participated in 20 races.

Continue reading "Memorial Day: Remembering fallen of two wars" »

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By Amy Roberts and Lindsey Knight, CNN Library
updated 7:37 AM EDT, Sat May 26, 2012

Washington (CNN) -- As the country heads into the Memorial Day weekend, there are still almost 1.5 million U.S soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deployed in war zones or combat missions worldwide, and the 3,000th coalition service member, a U.S. sailor, has died in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "By the numbers: Veterans and Memorial Day" »

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By Jillian Petrus, Reporter
Story Created: May 26, 2012

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Every Memorial Day volunteers, families, service men and women place 1500 small flags at the graves of veterans in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Those, flags mark the graves of men and women who bravely served our country.

Continue reading "Volunteers Place Flags at Cemetery for Veterans" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | Date: 05.24.2012

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Math and science are two subjects the average high school student hates. For the students who embrace these studies however, engineering is a viable career choice.

Continue reading "High school students get to experience engineering first-hand" »

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By Chris Talbott - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday May 24, 2012 8:42:53 EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim McGraw will be saluting veterans in a big way while on tour this summer.

Continue reading "Country star donates 25 homes to injured vets" »

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The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday May 23, 2012 10:06:33 EDT

NEW YORK — Naval vessels ranging from a U.S. amphibious assault ship to a Finnish minelayer are participating in New York City’s Fleet Week, which runs Wednesday through May 30.

Continue reading "New York City readies for Fleet Week" »

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By Brett Zongker - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 22, 2012 8:49:06 EDT

WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.

Continue reading "1,600 museums offer troops free tickets" »

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Published May 22, 2012
FoxNews.com

Taylor Swift offered condolences to the family of a marine killed in action by sending flowers to his home and calling his parents.

Continue reading "Taylor Swift sends flowers, condolences to family of marine killed in action" »

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Monday, May 21, 2012
By Beth Ford Roth

Country music superstar Taylor Swift plans to honor fallen Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Wade Wilson by wearing his dog tags in her next music video.

Continue reading "Taylor Swift To Honor Fallen Camp Pendleton Marine In New Video " »

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By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM
Associated Press
May 21, 8:22 AM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Actor Gary Sinise is keeping a promise to help raise money for a southwest Virginia Marine who lost his limbs in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "'Forrest Gump' actor Sinise to raise money for vet" »

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By Patricia Kime - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday May 20, 2012 15:40:50 EDT

A group of investors, government officials, business executives and former military personnel broke ground May 18 on a private retreat they hope will become a premier getaway for wounded warriors recovering in the Washington, D.C., region.

Continue reading "Va. wounded warrior retreat breaks ground" »

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By Caitlin Gibson, Published: May 19

To prepare for the day he’d been waiting for, John Blair donned a white and black service uniform. He polished his silver trumpet, the one he first played back in 1985 as a high school junior. He packed the instrument carefully in its leather bag and drove through a clear May morning to Arlington National Cemetery.

Continue reading "Special ceremony for a special bugle call, the mournful taps" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. David Flynn | Marine Corps Recruiting Command | Date: 05.15.2012

LAKEWOOD, Ohio – With Marine Week Cleveland 2012, slated for June 11-17, only weeks away, the Corps is making efforts to build and maintain relationships with local communities before the first boots hit the ground. Aiding in that effort was the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based All Marine Wrestling Team, in town to share their knowledge of Greco-Roman wrestling with over 60 students and coaches from the Cleveland area during a two day clinic at St. Edwards High School, May 8-9.

Continue reading "Cleveland youth learn wrestling from the Corps' best" »

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By Howie Rumberg - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday May 13, 2012 17:07:13 EDT

NEW YORK — Through two tours of duty in Iraq Sgt. Rex was by Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey’s side.

Continue reading "Yankees honor Marine, bomb-sniffing dog at game" »

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5/7/2012 By Capt. Craig Thomas , Marine Corps Recruiting Command

LAKEWOOD, OHIO — In the lead up to Marine Week Cleveland 2012, Marines from the United States Marine Corps Wrestling Team are conducting a two-day wrestling clinic for Cleveland high school students at St. Edwards High School May 8-9, from 5 to 7 p.m. Cleveland native Staff Sergeant Jesse Clark, a 1996 Padua Franciscan High School Ohio State Champion Wrestler and U.S. Marine Corps Wrestling Team alumnus, will attend and work with the students.

Continue reading "U.S. Marine Corps Wrestling Team to Train Cleveland High School Wrestlers " »

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By Chip Reid
May 3, 2012

(CBS News) For nearly 100 years, since World War I, the U.S. military has used combat artists to create a visual record of America's wars.

Continue reading "Sketching veterans recovering from war, so their stories aren't lost" »

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Written by
Denise Goolsby
The Desert Sun

1:02 AM, Apr. 29, 2012

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Douglas Raber got to stick around just long enough to see the birth of his second daughter before leaving on his second tour of duty to Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Continue reading "3/7 Marine wives band together during deployments" »

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Reporter: Conroy Delouche
Posted: Fri 8:05 PM, Apr 27, 2012

SPEEDWELL, Tenn. (WVLT) - An injured marine from east Tennessee who spent time recovering in Maryland, is finally home.

Continue reading "Injured Marine returns home to Claiborne County" »

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By ALAN SCHWARZ
Published: April 26, 2012

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — One of the world’s most prolific bootleggers of Hollywood DVDs loves his morning farina. He has spent eight years churning out hundreds of thousands of copies of “The Hangover,” “Gran Torino” and other first-run movies from his small Long Island apartment to ship overseas.

Continue reading "At 92, a Bandit to Hollywood but a Hero to Soldiers" »

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POSTED: 6:38 pm PDT March 28, 2012
UPDATED: 9:49 am PDT March 29, 2012

SAN DIEGO -- Military deployment is never easy for the families left behind, but now there is one tool that helps the young kids deal with the missing parent.

Continue reading "'Daddy Dolls' Helping Local Military Children American Red Cross, Wal-Mart, Operation Hug-A-Hero Providing Dolls To Children Of Deployed Parents" »

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The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Mar 26, 2012 9:57:44 EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Decades after he threw himself on a grenade to save five fellow Marines in the Vietnam War, a Marine with humble beginnings in Farmington at last is getting some hometown recognition.

Continue reading "N.M. honors Vietnam MoH recipient with statue" »

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Video features 80 Marines from Camp Pendleton

Written by
Jeanette Steele
6:12 p.m., March 22, 2012
Updated 6:58 p.m. , March 23, 2012

Pop star Katy Perry is known for her blue hair and quirky videos.

Continue reading "Marines say Katy Perry video is good publicity" »

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Born of WWII necessity, duct tape is the Swiss army knife of tape

By Jon R. Anderson - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Mar 21, 2012 18:47:32 EDT

Don’t mess with military mothers. That’s the lesson that sticks with the Duct Tape Guys after finally discovering the hidden history of duct tape’s true origins. Few people know more about duct tape and its many uses than Jim Berg and Tim Nyberg. Together they have collected six books’ worth of material, from the “Ultimate Duct Tape Book” to the “Duct Tape Halloween Guide.”

Continue reading "Duct tape: An idea that stuck" »

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DEBORAH ZIFF | Wisconsin State Journal | [email protected] | 608-252-6234 | @DeborahZiff | Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:45 am

Veterans returning from World War II came back to their towns and cities and found support at American Legion and VFW halls.

Continue reading "New center for Iraq, Afghanistan vets set to open in May in Madison" »

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By Jim Carney
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published: March 19, 2012 - 12:18 AM

CHAGRIN FALLS: It came to Tom Patrick Kindt Hubbard in 1998 while reading to his 2-year-old son, Calvin.

Continue reading "‘Semper Fidelis’ display comes to Kent State, honors man’s journey to learn of his father" »

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By JULIE BOSMAN
Published: March 18, 2012

Now that American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan is winding down, the warriors are telling their stories.

Continue reading "A Wave of Military Memoirs With You-Are-There Appeal" »

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By Lindsay Wise
Houston Chronicle
Published: March 14, 2012

The Iraq War officially ended with little fanfare three months ago, but Houston service members who fought in the nearly decadelong conflict are about to be treated to a Bayou City-style welcome-home celebration.

Continue reading "Houston to host parade honoring Iraq War veterans" »

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The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Mar 14, 2012 9:15:12 EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. — An online petition drive is under way to reunite a former Marine corporal with the combat dog she was injured with in Iraq.

Continue reading "Petition aims to reunite Marine vet, combat dog" »

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Rock group led by Gary Sinise to raise funds for an accessible home

By Dennis Yusko
Updated 10:10 p.m., Monday, March 12, 2012

NASSAU — Actor Gary Sinise came to the Capital Region Monday to roll out the red carpet for an Air Force veteran partially paralyzed from exposure to toxic chemicals in Iraq.

Continue reading "A band of brothers to help wounded vet" »

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Jamie Klein
Reading Eagle
3/7/2012

Mahlon L. Fink can remember when the American flag was raised on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi in February 1945.

Continue reading "WWII lessons from human history books" »

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By Jay Reeves - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 11:26:40 EST

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson had a fear worse than death.

Continue reading "Homecoming pushes wounded vet toward recovery" »

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By Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd
updated 9:33 PM EST, Tue February 7, 2012

(CNN) -- On a day when New York City threw a parade to celebrate the New York Giants for their Super Bowl victory, at least one veterans' group is using the occasion to ask: What about a parade to honor the soldiers who fought in Iraq?

Continue reading "Vets ask: Time for an Iraq war parade?" »

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by DREW MIKKELSEN / KING 5 News
Posted on February 2, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Updated Thursday, Feb 2 at 6:42 PM

LACEY, Wash. -- Dozens of deployed mothers and fathers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord can expect a special care package in the mail soon.

Continue reading "JBLM kids record DVDs for deployed moms and dads " »

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By Brian R. Ballou
Globe Staff
February 01, 2012

NORTH READING - State Police and family members greeted 26-year-old Marine Lieutenant Ben Hodgkins when he landed at Logan International Airport yesterday after a year in Afghanistan that maimed several in his unit. As he and his parents arrived here in his hometown, their police escort whisked their van to the town center.

Continue reading "A happy homecoming in North Reading " »

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Thursday, 26 January 2012
Story and photo by Amy Newcomb
GUIDON staff

The Fort Leonard Wood Tax Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony in order to kick off the 2012 tax season Jan. 19 in Bldg. 315.

Continue reading "Tax center opens for business " »

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Published: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 4:00 AM

WASHINGTON TWP. — Standing in front of his family’s home in 30-degree weather, Corporal Andrew Levin was a far cry from his 135-degree days in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Washington Township Marine receives warm welcome home from latest deployment to Afghanistan" »

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By Gina Cavallaro - Staff report
Posted : Wednesday Jan 18, 2012 5:42:43 EST

Sgt. Maj. Mike Barrett, the man once known to his friends in upstate New York as a scrawny, soccer-playing hell-raiser, has become an inspirational leader of sorts for them, and he has even moved some to change their ways.

Continue reading "SMMC inspires his hometown friends" »

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By Associated Press, Published: January 17

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is marking the 100th anniversary of U.S. Marine Corps aviation with an art exhibit retracing the history of military aviators.

Continue reading "National Air and Space Museum opens art exhibit showing history of Marine Corps aviation" »

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1:37 PM, Jan 13, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), a former Army lieutenant colonel, sends THE WEEKLY STANDARD an email commenting on the Marines' video, and has given us permission to publish it.

“I have sat back and assessed the incident with the video of our Marines urinating on Taliban corpses. I do not recall any self-righteous indignation when our Delta snipers Shugart and Gordon had their bodies dragged through Mogadishu. Neither do I recall media outrage and condemnation of our Blackwater security contractors being killed, their bodies burned, and hung from a bridge in Fallujah.

Continue reading "Allen West on the Marines Incident: 'Shut Your Mouth, War Is Hell'" »

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Lance Cpl. Lisa Zychowski was treated like a rock star with a motorcade and cheers for her service.

By Claudia Lenart
January 9, 2012

For Lance Cpl. Lisa Zychowski, the welcome home festivities staged by Warriors Watch Riders were a total surprise.

Continue reading "Warriors Watch Riders Welcome Home Barrington Marine" »

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By Ashley Cullins - Medill News Service
Posted : Saturday Jan 7, 2012 8:19:27 EST

They have four legs, cold wet noses and tails that often wag furiously. Yet the Defense Department classifies its working dogs as equipment. Advocates for the four-footed troops want this to change.

Continue reading "Advocates lobby for military dogs" »

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By Gregg Zoroya
USA Today
Published: January 4, 2012

COLLINSVILLE, Okla. - Jane Horton wears a small Gold Star pin honoring her husband, Christopher, who was killed by Taliban gunfire four months ago.

Continue reading "Military's Gold Star families often feel disconnected" »

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By Jim Warren — [email protected] Posted: 12:00am on Jan 2, 2012; Modified: 2:34pm on Jan 2, 2012

When 21-year Army veteran Floyd E. Douglas was laid to rest at Mill Springs National Cemetery in Pulaski County last month, 17 men and women, all veterans wearing the uniforms of the various military services, were there to render full military honors.

Continue reading "Volunteer honor guard makes sure veterans get the proper final salute" »

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By JANE HUH - [email protected]
Created: Monday, January 2, 2012 5:30 a.m. CST

MARENGO – Kevin Shear, a U.S. Marine veteran, nearly fell over and needed his friend to hold him up when he received the keys to a three-bedroom ranch.

Continue reading "Marine vet, family gets new home" »

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By Ted Roelofs | The Grand Rapids Press
Published: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 6:07 AM

As the last U.S. troops trickle home from Iraq, military families throughout West Michigan might like to send a reminder to America: There is still another war.

Continue reading "Families of troops in Afghanistan want Americans to remember 'there is still a war going on'" »

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Written by
Cindy Hodgson
Herald Times Reporter
12:02 AM, Dec. 26, 2011

TWO RIVERS — Marines from Camp Pendleton in southern California who are stationed in Afghanistan soon will have a stash of Ramen Noodles, tuna packets, toothpaste and more, thanks to students and staff in the Two Rivers Public Schools.

Continue reading "Two Rivers schools collect items for Marines in Afghanistan" »

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By Sharon Cohen - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Dec 22, 2011 8:28:46 EST

KOKOMO, Ind. — In a quiet park on the eastern edge of this auto manufacturing town, a gleaming ring of black granite walls and monuments stands in tribute to the war dead. Hundreds of names are etched in stone; many of them are long forgotten to history.

Continue reading "From vets to moms, Iraq War leaves mark on town" »

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By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff
Posted Dec. 19, 2011, at 4:57 p.m.

TOPSHAM, Maine — “Forty-seven, 48, 49, 50. It has 13 stripes, too,” said 8-year-old Elaine Lemieux as she put the finishing touches on a drawing of the American flag.

Continue reading "Students send Christmas wishes, calling cards to Marines in Afghanistan" »

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By Chris Chase
Mon Dec 19 10:53am EST

Marine Scott Wood died four weeks ago after suffering injuries during combat in Iraq. Before his burial, his wife dressed him in two uniforms. On the outside, Scott wore his military dress blues. Underneath, he wore the blue No. 80 jersey of Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson.

Continue reading "Texans surprise Marine’s widow and son with a new house" »

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By Chris Vaughn
[email protected]
Posted Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011

Of the hundreds of men and women who will receive their college degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington tonight in front of family and friends, only one will be represented onstage by his wife and his mother.

Continue reading "Family to accept UT Arlington degree on behalf of slain Marine" »

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BY GINGER BRASHINGER Correspondent December 17, 2011 10:52PM

Marine Sgt. Nicole Chickerillo gave personal meaning Saturday to the familiar tune “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” for approximately 100 family members and friends awaiting her return from military duty.

Continue reading "‘Small but mighty’ Marine welcomed home" »

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Marine left disabled by explosion in Afghanistan greeted with flags, ribbons, cheers

By Jack McCarthy, Special to the Tribune
7:17 p.m. CST, December 17, 2011

Josh Misiewicz couldn't stop grinning, even as he stood outside his family's La Grange home on prosthetic legs with an ear injury suffered in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "La Grange welcomes wounded warrior home" »

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Posted: Dec 15, 2011 4:09 PM by Judy Slate
Updated: Dec 16, 2011 11:47 AM

The community is rallying around a Bozeman family that lost almost everything in a fire that ripped through their rental home on Wednesday.

Continue reading "Community rallying around Bozeman family struck by tragedy" »

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December 14, 2011 9:58 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

Carla Allen says, even though it has been four years, she still cries every time she watches the video of her husband, Master Sgt. Robert Allen, singing her a song he wrote for her while he was deployed to Iraq during the holidays.

Continue reading "Wife discusses Marine husband's Christmas song" »

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2:47 AM, Dec. 13, 2011
Written by
Keith Uhlig
Wausau Daily Herald

Eagle Scout John Weber planned to salute Sgt. Josh Kopling when he met the Marine for the first time Wednesday afternoon.

Continue reading "Wausau teen, a former Russian orphan, welcomes veteran home" »

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The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Dec 11, 2011 10:20:21 EST

ARLINGTON, Va. — Volunteers honored veterans buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday with a massive effort to lay tens of thousands of holiday wreaths at their tombstones.

Continue reading "Volunteers lay 90,000 wreaths at Arlington" »

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By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Dec 10, 2011 9:31:58 EST

Eight months after Marine Corps aviators first flew missions in Libya — including the rescue of a downed Air Force pilot — a California representative wants to know why no Marine has been honored with awards for their combat actions.

Continue reading "Lawmaker: Award Marines for Libya ops" »

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12/8/2011 By Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom , Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Families started lining up early in the morning to receive a free Christmas tree during the 7th Annual Trees for Troops event at Pelican Point Marina, Friday.

Continue reading "Trees for Troops Yearly event brings free trees, holiday cheer to Cherry Point " »

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By Clarke Canfield - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Dec 5, 2011 9:13:37 EST

PORTLAND, Maine — Twenty years ago, wreath company owner Morrill Worcester and a dozen other people laid 5,000 wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. It was Worcester's way of giving thanks to the nation's veterans with leftover unsold wreaths.

Continue reading "100K wreaths headed to Arlington Cemetery" »

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By Stephanie Reitz - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Dec 4, 2011 13:06:14 EST

HARTFORD, Conn. — A trio of money managers who shared a $254 million Powerball jackpot said Sunday they were kicking off the first of many charitable donations by splitting a $1 million gift among five veterans’ service organizations.

Continue reading "Conn. Powerball winners donate $1M for veterans" »

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Posted: Dec 01, 2011 2:01 PM CST

Over the next several weeks, we'll be hearing holiday greetings from American servicemen and women around the globe. Many of them are, at this moment, in harm's way, doing our nation's business. Service to their country may have begun at a place like Parris Island where the motto is simple: we make Marines.

Continue reading "Absolutely Alabama: Parris Island" »

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POSTED: 9:25 pm CST November 30, 2011

OMAHA, Neb. -- Months after a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle, a Fremont Marine has returned home, thankful to be alive.

Continue reading "Injured Marine Greeted With Hero's Welcome" »

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By DAVID WHITING
COLUMNIST
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
[email protected]
Published: Nov. 24, 2011 Updated: Nov. 25, 2011 2:49 p.m.

To be sure, Thanksgiving's about family. It just depends on how we define family.

Continue reading "Town turns Marines into ‘family’" »

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By Susanne M. Schafer - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Nov 24, 2011 11:53:49 EST

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Marine Corps supporters near Camp Lejeune are launching a national effort to build a $12 million museum documenting the service’s history in North and South Carolina.

Continue reading "Corps supporters seek museum for Carolinas" »

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By BRITTANY SHAMMAS
Posted November 23, 2011

About 40 people gathered Wednesday night to pray and show support for a local Marine and Gulf Coast High School graduate who lost his leg after stepping on an improvised explosive device last week in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Friends, strangers turn out to support local Marine who lost leg in Afghanistan" »

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Story by Cpl. John Robbart III | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 11.22.2011
Date Posted:11.23.2011 15:34

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit will be eating well this Thanksgiving thanks to a generous donation from Operation Homefront, Nov. 22.

Continue reading "Free Thanksgiving meals donated to MEU Marines" »

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By Robert Samuels, Published: November 20

Editor’s note: Were you in suspense after reading Saturday night’s article about Lance Cpl. Matthew Rodgers on PostLocal.com? Here’s the rest of the story.

The proclamation was in the mayor’s hands. The marching band, all warmed up. The firetruck and police cars stood on call. And Pinky and Pepe Rodgers were in their beer and wine store in the Kentlands shopping complex, wondering why their store was suddenly so crowded.

Continue reading "For Gaithersburg Marine, a surprise homecoming" »

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Sunday, November 20, 2011
John Garcia

November 20, 2011 (MANHATTAN, Ill.) (WLS) -- A suburban Marine injured in Afghanistan was welcomed home to an early Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday.

Continue reading "Local Marine injured in Afghanistan returns home" »

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4:40 PM, Nov. 19, 2011

Don't be surprised if you see tears of joy streaming down Leslie Blanford's face or hear squeals of laughter on Sullivan Street in East Elmira this week.

Continue reading "Neighbors: Family eager to welcome home their Marine" »

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By Robert Samuels, Published: November 19

Everybody knows that airline flights are sometimes delayed, but Saturday night’s delay seemed a little bit more difficult to bear.

Continue reading "Gaithersburg Marine’s big homecoming hits a logistical snag" »

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Greg Caron was seriously injured in Afghanistan and the whole town is now coming together to support him and his family.

By Erin Quinlan
Nov. 17.2011

When people in Ellington heard that Marine Greg Caron had been injured in Afghanistan, they rallied.

Continue reading "Ellington Comes Together for Injured Marine" »

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Rene Lynch
November 11, 2011

Veterans Day is one of 10 federally recognized holidays. But if you stopped the proverbial man on the street and asked him to name all the federal holidays, it's likely he'd tick off Christmas and New Year's and the Fourth of July and a few others before he got around to Veterans Day.

Continue reading "Veterans Day: What you need to know" »

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While Marines served in Afghanistan, their families faced absence and uncertainty

By Gretel C. Kovach, Reporter - Military
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 8:03 p.m.

CAMP PENDLETON — It was after midnight when the young couple said goodbye. Emily Black had married her best friend and high school sweetheart. She was at his side when he enlisted in the Marine Corps.

Continue reading "Homefront battles from Camp Pendleton" »

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Published: Saturday, November 05, 2011, 7:38 PM

MONROE (Middlesex County) — At first, Marcella Pascik didn’t notice the color scheme on the outside of her newly renovated home.

Continue reading "Volunteers make Monroe home wheelchair accessible for Marine who lost legs in Afghanistan" »

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Posted: Nov 05, 2011 6:18 PM CDT Updated: Nov 05, 2011 6:35 PM CDT
Posted by Laura McCallister, Multimedia Producer

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -

Saturday a group of local World War II veterans returned from their Honor Flight to Washington D.C.

Continue reading "Local veterans return from Honor Flight" »

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Story by Christine Cabalo | Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay | Date: 11.04.2011

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii — Retired Marine 2nd Lt. Don Downer is still serving the Corps by sending hundreds of care packages to the deployed, including 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

Continue reading "'Spam Czar' sends care packages to K-Bay Marines" »

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By Paula J. Caplan, Published: November 4

Psychologist Paula J. Caplan on how civilians and veterans can find common ground

We are a war-illiterate nation, and our ignorance can be obvious when civilians say to veterans: “Thank you for your service.” That simple phrase might seem like the best thing to say — it strikes us as easy, respectful and appreciative — but some veterans find the thank you disturbing, even if they realize that the speaker has good intentions.

Continue reading "Just by listening, civilians can help veterans heal" »

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By David Hodge
Stars and Stripes
Published: November 2, 2011

RAF MILDENHALL, England — The deadlines for sending gifts for the holidays are fast approaching, and postal officials caution that mail service could be busier than usual this year with U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan and shipping their belongings home by mail.

Continue reading "Post office warns overseas military Christmas mailing deadline is near" »

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By CHRISTOPHER McDOUGALL
Published: November 2, 2011

When you’re stalking barefoot runners, camouflage helps. “Some of them get kind of prancy when they notice you filming,” Peter Larson says. “They put on this notion of what they think barefoot running should be. It looks weird.” Larson, an evolutionary biologist at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire who has been on the barefoot beat for two years now, is also a stickler about his timing. “You don’t want to catch them too early in a run, when they’re cold, or too late, when they’re tired.”

Continue reading "The Once and Future Way to Run" »

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By Anna Mitchell
Posted October 27, 2011 at 6:53 p.m.

ANDERSON — Brayden Spillers wore a Captain America costume to his preschool class’s annual Halloween lunch outing on Thursday.

Continue reading "Home from Afghanistan, Marine surprises 4-year-old son" »

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By VINCE DEVLIN of the Missoulian | Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011 6:45 am

This story - about a larger-than-life bronze memorial to be unveiled Friday, Nov. 4, on the University of Montana campus that honors the 40 Montanans who have sacrificed their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan - has to be, in large part, about David Bell.

Continue reading "UM grad's passion to honor fallen Montana soldiers coming to fruition" »

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Lindsey Kelleher
Thursday, October 20, 2011 Last updated: Thursday October 20, 2011, 2:03 AM

While stopped at a red light last Christmas, Deborah Nader saw a man holding a sign that read, "I am a homeless father. Please help me give my children a Christmas."

Continue reading "Musicians and Marines collecting toys for youngsters in benefit concert" »

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"Shaq-A-Claus is Coming to Town" to Support the Company's Eighth Annual Toys for Tots Fundraising Campaign and Brighten the Holidays for Kids Who Might Otherwise Go Without a Gift to Open on Christmas

Oct. 18, 2011, 5:00 a.m. EDT

WAYNE, N.J., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As a company committed to helping children in need, Toys"R"Us® today announced that it has once again teamed up with four-time NBA Champion, actor, philanthropist and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal to launch its eighth annual nationwide fundraising campaign to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.

Continue reading "Toys"R"Us® Partners With the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to Bring Toys - and Smiles - to the Millions of Children in Need Across the Country This Holiday Season" »

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By Jeff Schogol
Published: October 17, 2011

Running is definitely not The Rumor Doctor's favorite pastime. In fact, The Doctor believes that running became obsolete with the invention of the internal combustion engine.

Continue reading "Can running the Marine Corps Marathon make you shorter?" »

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David Wood
First Posted: 10/14/11 08:31 AM ET Updated: 10/18/11 11:14 AM ET

Luana Schneider gave up her career as an interior decorator and her "side job" as a mother of six, and moved to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio to care for her son. In addition to his severe burns, he had suffered perforated internal organs and leg injuries that eventually required an amputation. She lived in a hotel room and devoted days and nights to his care. Just changing his dressings took up to eight hours a day.

Continue reading "Beyond the Battlefield: As Wounded Veterans Struggle To Recover, Caregivers Share The Pain " »

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By Jon R. Anderson - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Oct 13, 2011 14:57:44 EDT

Holiday shippers are likely to face some battles getting gifts to deployed loved ones this year. The reasons:

Continue reading "Which online retailers ship APO" »

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The Times-Tribune
CORBIN — By Sarah Hogsed / Staff Writer
October 11, 2011

Tim Jackson, of Williamsburg, will never forget the sacrifice that thousands of United States service members have made in the current wars because his son is one of the Marines who paid with his life in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Father of fallen Marine founds state Honor and Remember flag chapter" »

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Written by
Michael King
4:07 PM, Oct 10, 2011

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. -- In 2010, 21-year-old Jason Estopinal was killed in Afghanistan where he served as a Marine. The young man from Paulding County had a simple dream -- to get a Jeep when he came home.

Continue reading "Marine's dream comes true a year after his death" »

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A 12-year-old from Afghanistan gets a second chance at life after a Marine reservist connects him with help in the U.S.

By Misti Crane
The Columbus Dispatch Sunday October 9, 2011 5:39 AM

Sher Jan walks on feet that turn inward — toes facing toes — and twist back, forcing him to balance on the outside edges. He has never known another way. 

Continue reading "All heart" »

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Events for wounded warriors draws former president back into spotlight

By Jamie Stengle - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Oct 8, 2011 14:17:00 EDT

DALLAS — George W. Bush says that after eight years in the White House, he’s happy to be back home in Texas and out of the spotlight.

Continue reading "Bush hosting Warrior Open for injured troops" »

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Tony Perry
October 5, 2011

More than 700 Marines and sailors from Camp Pendleton have deployed to San Francisco on a mission to win hearts and minds.

Continue reading "Marines visit San Francisco for Fleet Week, earthquake planning" »

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By RENÉE C. LEE, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Published 07:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2011

An orphaned puppy turned Marine mascot soon will make his way from Afghanistan to the United States to be reunited with his platoon - just in time for the Marine Corps ball in November.

Continue reading "Pup adopted by Marines bound for Houston ball" »

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By Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2011 – Medal of Honor recipient Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer plans to raise $1 million in scholarship money for the children of wounded Marines and Navy corpsmen, and challenges the American public to match it.

Continue reading "MOH Recipient Issues Scholarship Challenge" »

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9/27/2011 By Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook , Recruiting Station Twin Cities

COON RAPIDS, Minn. — The Combat Center Show Band stopped at Coon Rapids High School today during their Midwest Fall tour and surprised students with a wall-shaking performance.

Continue reading "Marine musicians bring melodies to Minnesota, Western Wisconsin high schools " »

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MarineParents.com, Inc.
September 20, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MarineParents.com, Inc. is encouraging communities to recognize Gold Star Mothers and families this September 25 by displaying luminaries in front of residences. A Gold Star Mother is any woman who has lost a child in service to the US, but families of deceased are also recognized on this day.

Continue reading "Local Non-Profit Organizes Remembrance for Mothers of Fallen Troops" »

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Resident Maria Bombace organizing remembrance for mothers of fallen soldiers on September 25, Gold Star Mother's Day

By James Kleimann
September 16, 2011

There's no way to overstate the loss of the brave soldiers who defend country never to return. Communities mourn and families grieve long after the fighting has ceased.

Continue reading "Remembering All Those Who Fight" »

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Disruptions continue for local military installations

Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
9:47 a.m., Sept. 9, 2011
Updated 2:11 p.m.

Power was restored to most of Camp Pendleton Friday morning, other than a small area of Camp Del Mar.

Continue reading "Power back for most of Camp Pendleton" »

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Attacks moved many to serve their country

8:34 AM, Sep. 7, 2011
Written by
Denise Goolsby
The Desert Sun

They didn't impulsively run out to join the military after the 9/11 attacks — most were only children.

Continue reading "Children on 9/11 now protect freedoms through military service" »

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10:07 AM, Sep. 7, 2011
Written by
ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN DIEGO — San Diego police say surveillance tape shows a person dressed like Gumby telling a convenience store clerk he is being robbed, fumbling inside the costume as if to pull a gun, dropping 27 cents and leaving.

Continue reading "Bank robber suspect dresses as Gumby, teller thinks he's joking" »

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BOBBY ROSS JR. | The Christian Chronicle

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - On a Sunday afternoon, the high-pitched chatter of boys and girls playing fills the home of Marine Staff Sgt. Ahmal Coles and his wife, Whitney.

Continue reading "The war at home: 10 years later, the legacy of 9/11" »

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Associated Press | Posted: Saturday, September 3, 2011 10:49 am

David Rand cheerfully acknowledges he's an overprotective father. An ex-Marine who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, he's also a single dad to 5-year-old Emma.

Continue reading "For parents and kids alike, 9/11 left its imprints" »

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Proceeds to benefit USO Wounded Warrior Family Centers

September 4, 2010(Nashville, Tenn. – Aug. 31, 2011) Active-duty U.S. Marine and multi-genre artist Mike Corrado is raising public awareness for wounded service members with his latest single and video, titled “Still In The Fight.”

Continue reading "U.S. Marine Mike Corrado Raises Awareness For Wounded Warriors With Latest Single and Video, “Still In The Fight” " »

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8/30/2011 By Staff Sgt. Houston White Jr. , Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. — In a recent instance of what must have seemed like déjà vu, Terri Piekosz, an officer with the Marine Corps Police Department at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., accomplished another of her childhood goals when she was accepted to attend Officer Candidate School, the first step in becoming a Marine Corps Officer.

Continue reading "Marine Corps Police Department dog handler bound for Officer Candidate School " »

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10 Years of War: Family life for the battle-tested Debiaks often means kisses blown to the ocean and birthdays on video. The littlest Debiak takes note.

Published: Aug. 24, 2011 Updated: Aug. 28, 2011 10:29 a.m.
By DOUG IRVING / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Editor's note: We are approaching two 10-year anniversaries. Sept. 11 we all remember. But Oct. 7 we seem to have forgotten. It marks 10 years of war: first in Afghanistan, then in Iraq – longer than any time in U.S. history. More than 6,200 dead. More than 45,000 wounded. Over four Sundays, the Orange County Register will tell the story of the more than 2 million troops who've fought in these wars. As we commemorate the anniversaries of Sept. 11 and Oct. 7, let us, as a nation, seek to understand the sacrifices made as a result of them.

They were so young the first time they said goodbye, a couple of newlyweds who had never been through war. He forgot his gas mask, and she had to rush home to get it as if all he had left in the bedroom closet was a briefcase.

Continue reading "Part 2: First casualty of war? 'Everything'" »

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Screenings planned for Dana Point, Camp Pendleton

Written by
Gretel C. Kovach
6:13 p.m., Aug. 23, 2011

A pre-release benefit screening of “Patrol Base Jaker,” a feature-length documentary film about Camp Pendleton’s 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and their 2009 tour in Nawa, Afghanistan, will be dedicated to one who didn’t make it home.

Continue reading "Patrol Base Jaker: Film documents Marine tour in Afghanistan" »

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by Nell Greenfieldboyce
August 23, 2011 12:01 AM

Biologist Lou Burnett was in his car when his cellphone rang recently. It was a CNN reporter, asking about the fact that his research had been featured in a new report about wasteful government spending.

Continue reading "'Shrimp On A Treadmill': The Politics Of 'Silly' Studies" »

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10 Years of War: A decade of war has created unique challenges for our newest veterans. And other Americans can't support themselves, much less the troops.

Published: Aug. 19, 2011 Updated: Aug. 26, 2011 3:08 p.m.
By TOM BERG / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Editor's note: We are approaching two 10-year anniversaries. Sept. 11 we all remember. But Oct. 7 we seem to have forgotten. It marks 10 years of war: first in Afghanistan, then in Iraq – longer than any time in U.S. history. More than 6,200 dead. More than 45,000 wounded. Over four Sundays, the Orange County Register will tell the story of the more than 2 million troops who've fought in these wars. As we commemorate the anniversaries of Sept. 11 and Oct. 7, let us, as a nation, seek to understand the sacrifices made as a result of them.

It's been a humiliating morning for James Hassell.

Continue reading "Part 1: A hero in Iraq faces eviction in Tustin" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Michelle Mattei | Camp Pendleton Public Affairs | Date: 08.05.2011

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Although they’re not tall and fierce like NFL superstars, the 150 children who attended the first Eric Dickerson Youth Football Camp learned to play like the pros.

Continue reading "Pendleton children play with the pros at free football camp" »

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By NICK VLAHOS
of the Journal Star
Posted Aug 05, 2011

EL PASO —

Rodney Holzhauer has a severe heart problem. "I'm a bomb waiting to explode," the El Paso resident said with a chuckle.

Continue reading "Fundraiser will help Marine who lost lower legs in Afghanistan" »

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Story by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay | Date: 08.04.2011

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii - Kailua-Kona resident Robert Gowan was a coffee farmer looking for a way to support the troops. Gowan asked his father, a World War II Air Force veteran, if he had any good memories “amidst all the tough conditions” during the war. His father replied that he and his fellow service members would find cheer as they lay in a fighting hole in the early morning hours when they could smell fresh coffee brewing from the cooks’ tent.

Continue reading "One cup of coffee, G.I. Joe" »

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Story by Sgt. Tyler Hlavac | Marine Forces Reserve | Date: 08.03.2011

NEW ORLEANS – When a humanitarian crisis occurs overseas, many Americans contribute to disaster relief by writing a check. Cpl. Adam Marlatt contributes by strapping a pack on his back, gathering his team and plunging headfirst into the disaster zone.

Continue reading "In the ‘DIRT’: Reserve Marine’s ‘extreme humanitarianism’ takes him around the world" »

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Story by Christine Cabalo | Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay | Date: 07.29.2011

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii - A total of 150 Marines in Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, are receiving pillows in the mail while deployed in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Rest your weary head: Pillows crafted for Echo Battery" »

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By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS | Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:05am EDT

(Reuters) - When Corey Burr left to serve with U.S. forces in Afghanistan in January, his parents erected a banner in their front yard with his photo and a message: "Our son defends our freedom".

Continue reading "Yard banner for U.S. Marine sparks legal tussle" »

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By LUCHINA FISHER
July 14, 2011

Mila Kunis is keeping her date with Marine Sgt. Scott Moore.

Continue reading "Mila Kunis Keeping Date with Marine" »

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By Tim Kenneally at TheWrap

Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:44pm EDT

Mila Kunis has reportedly broken her word -- and, along with it, one lonely Marine's heart.

Continue reading "Mila Kunis Breaks Date With Marine?" »

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By Hollie McKay
Published July 11, 2011
| FoxNews.com

Most men will spend their lives dreaming about going on a date with Mila Kunis – but for one U.S. Marine, that fantasy may very well turn into a reality.

Continue reading "Mila Kunis Says She'll Accompany U.S. Marine to Corps Ball" »

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BY HANNAH KOHUT
Correspondent
July 10, 2011 11:22PM

At 22, U.S. Marine Cpl. Kristin Carrero already is a decorated veteran.

Continue reading "Ceremony honors Tinley Park Marine" »

Posted by sr at 9:35 PM | Permalink

July 09, 2011
Stars and Stripes|by Leo Shane III

WASHINGTON -- Commercial airlines that charge “excessive” bag fees for troops could lose lucrative government contracts and thousands of ticket sales to military travelers, under a pair of amendments approved by the House on Thursday.

Continue reading "Airlines May be Punished for High Troop Bag Fees" »

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10:40 PM, Jul. 6, 2011
Written by
MARYJANE SLABY

Children ran up and down the hill outside Christ United Methodist Church at the corner of 18th Street and Veterans Memorial Parkway. Families sat on blankets and in camping chairs wearing red, white and blue.

Continue reading "Lafayette welcomes home Marine Cpl. Bowman" »

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4:35 PM, Jul 5, 2011 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL

Here’s a chance to help Purple Heart Family Support (PHFS) win a $25K grant from the Pepsi Refresh Everything Challenge. I know volunteers who work with PHFS at Bethesda Naval Hospital, and can vouch for their activities. At Bethesda, they serve dinner twice a month to families of severely wounded troops and to medical staff--200 meals per month--and at Balboa Hospital in San Diego PHFS volunteers provide recovering Marines and their family caregivers with group dinners, visits, field trips, companionship, and moral support. These Americans and their families have sacrificed for our country, and here is a way to take Pepsi up on their offer to help them out.

Continue reading "A Vote you Can Be Proud Of ...to support wounded Marines." »

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Kurt Busch carries a deep passion for connecting with veterans of the United States military...

FOXSports.com | Posted July 05, 2011 Daytona Beach, FL
Article by Lee Spencer, FOXSports.com

Johnny “Joey” Jones is as elated as any NASCAR fan who would have the opportunity to hang out in the driver/owner lot at Daytona International Speedway.

Continue reading "Kurt Busch Gives To Soldiers In Personal Way" »

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Saturday, VFW Post 2593 held a fundraiser barbecue and auction to benefit U.S. Marine Corporal Justin McLoud, of Cedar Hill, who was severely injured by a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan.

By Sarah Worner | July 4, 2011

U.S. Marine Corporal Justin McLoud, 23, of Cedar Hill, briefly returned to St. Louis for the first time since Christmas 2009.

Continue reading "VFW Raises Close to $60,000 for 23-Year-Old War Veteran" »

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A large barn painted like an American flag is a landmark to motorists traveling in California's Central Valley. Its message is both personal and patriotic.

By Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times
July 4, 2011

Reporting from Madera, Calif.—
In this part of California's Central Valley, where the city turns to country and the flatlands to hills, there stands a barn painted like an American flag.

Continue reading "This barn is red, white and viewed" »

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BY SUSAN DEMAR LAFFERTY [email protected]
July 3, 2011 10:36PM

As Grace Schueman made her way across the country last week to visit her son, U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Thomas Schueman, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., the Mount Greenwood military mom took in the amber waves of grain and purple mountain majesties.

Continue reading "For U.S. troops, danger doesn’t die" »

Posted by sr at 10:21 PM | Permalink

By L. L. Brasier - Detroit Free Press via the AP
Posted : Sunday Jul 3, 2011 10:03:08 EDT

DETROIT — Fourteen men sitting in a room at the Novi district courthouse had two things in common: They were military veterans, and they were in legal trouble.

Continue reading "Support dog helps veterans cope in courtroom" »

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AMANDA CROWE
Fairborn Editor
June 30, 2011

FAIRBORN � While Homes For Our Troops is completing a new home for Corporal Larry Draughn another organization wants to help him take care of it.

Continue reading "Help �stuff the trailer� for local Marine" »

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Story By CHELSEA KROTZER Photos By CASEY PAGE Of The Gazette Staff‌ | Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Family, friends and community members gathered at Billings Logan International Airport on Tuesday night awaiting the arrival of one of Billings’ servicemen.

Continue reading "Billings Marine greeted by supporters after Afghanistan deploymen" »

Posted by sr at 10:35 PM | Permalink

By Bill Murphy Jr.
Stars and Stripes
Published: June 29, 2011

WASHINGTON — In the early days of the Iraq War, Karen Guenther, a nurse and Marine wife, was deeply moved by the sacrifices of the first wounded Marines and sailors who came home from the war.

Continue reading "Marine wife's charity passes $50 million mark" »

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By Rachel Levin
6/28/2011

Six-year-old Eli Velasco of Schaumburg cheered Tuesday while standing on the side of Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove Village.

Continue reading "Tour of Elk Grove adds disabled veterans race" »

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Woman's son, other service members honored

Written by
Charlene Sharpe
1:55 AM, Jun. 27, 2011

BETHANY BEACH -- This Fourth of July, Page Etzler wants resort visitors to think about more than fireworks and family cookouts -- she wants people to remember why Americans are enjoying those things.

Continue reading "Decorated house a salute to US troops" »

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BY LAURA OLENIACZ
[email protected]
June 27, 2011

DURHAM -- When one of Deidra Powell's two sons left for his first deployment with the U.S. Marines, and her second son left for boot camp, the single mother said she felt lost.

Continue reading "Hospital gives back to troops" »

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Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Twentynine Palms, --

San Bernardino County - Rough and rocky, Johnson Valley is considered the perfect place to test the mettle of men and their machines.

Continue reading "Marine Corps, public at odds over desert valley" »

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Published: Sunday, June 19, 2011; Last Updated: Sun. Jun 19, 2011, 12:32pm
By Brandie Kessler, [email protected]

NEW HANOVER — Father's Day is complete for Tim Rooney, who, with tears of pride and gratitude welcomed his son, Marine Cpl. Gary Anoushian, home from his third tour overseas.

Continue reading "Stepson's return from Afghanistan is best Father's Day gift for New Hanover man" »

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11:00 PM, Jun. 18, 2011
Written by
LA TONYA FRELIX

Community members turned out Saturday to welcome home Petal resident Cpl. Colte James, who was injured June 4 in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Community welcomes injured Marine" »

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San Clemente Times
Jun 16, 2011

The Marines will be the theme of tomorrow's Beachside Chat at 8 a.m. at Café Calypso on Avenida Del Mar.

Continue reading "Beachside Chat to Focus on Military" »

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Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Jun 14, 2011 14:04:15 EDT

Ryan Reynolds, who stars in the title role of the upcoming blockbuster super-hero movie “Green Lantern,” will be on hand at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., on Thursday to introduce an advance screening of the film.

Continue reading "‘Green Lantern’ star Reynolds to visit Miramar" »

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Stars and Stripes
Published: June 8, 2011

Two U.S. soldiers returning from a deployment in Afghanistan got fired up after being charged a $200 extra baggage fee by Delta Air Lines for their connecting flight from Baltimore to Atlanta — and their outrage led the airline to change its policy.

Continue reading "Delta changes bag policy after public outcry over charging soldiers" »

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10:45 PM, Jun. 5, 201
Written by
BOB SCOTT

Marine Cpl. Matthew Bowman, 23, of Lafayette continues to rehab as an out-patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Continue reading "Cyclists ride to ease wounded vet's financial load" »

Posted by sr at 10:37 PM | Permalink

Frank Gray
Last updated: June 5, 2011 10:36 a.m.

Normally a placid place, the Fort Wayne International Airport terminal was jammed Saturday afternoon with people carrying flags, signs and cameras.

Continue reading "Marine earns raucous day of welcoming" »

Posted by sr at 5:09 PM | Permalink

Posted Jun 04, 2011

The year was 2006 and my family and I were attending the Veterans Day Parade in Fall River, when a veteran came by and gave my 4-year-old daughter a giant American flag. He told us that he was a 30-year veteran from the United States Marine Corps, and that on every Memorial Day and Veterans Day parade, he purchases these flags and hands them out to children along the parade route.

Continue reading "Marines veteran makes us proud" »

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By Elaine Sanchez
American Forces Press Service

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va., June 4, 2011 – First Lady Michelle Obama lauded the graduating seniors of Quantico Middle/High School here last night for their strength, resilience and maturity as they came of age in military families during a time of war.

Continue reading "First Lady Lauds Strength, Resilience of Military Kids" »

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By Nell Escobar Coakley/[email protected]
Posted Jun 01, 2011 @ 12:00 PM

Medford —

It was supposed to be a small ceremony: a Marine, first graders and a flagpole. Instead, the McGlynn school community came out in force last week to meet one Medford solider who brought a special gift with him all the way from the Middle East.

Continue reading "Medford Marine dedicates flag to school, first grade class" »

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By Chris Stirewalt
Published May 30, 2011| FoxNews.com

For the Americans who do take time away from their Memorial Day barbecues and road trips to consider the purpose of Monday's holiday -- honoring our nation's war dead -- the first thoughts will likely be of misty-eyed, gray-haired men standing at attention for fallen comrades from wars long ago.

Continue reading "A Modern Memorial Day" »

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Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit has made it his life's mission to find the families of the eight friends he lost 40 years ago

Mary Schmich
May 29, 2011

The woman walks toward the wall.

Continue reading "Memorial Day: Chasing down fragile, elusive memories" »

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5/28/2011 By Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook , Recruiting Station Twin Cities

HUDSON, Wis. — Marines with Recruiting Substation Woodbury attended Hudson High School's Empty Parking Lot Project ceremony May 27, an event dedicated to honoring all service members, past and present.

Continue reading "Wisconsin high school honors Marines at home, abroad through Empty Parking Lot Project" »

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By Verena Dobnik - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday May 25, 2011 14:18:36 EDT

NEW YORK — As the 24th annual Fleet Week festivities got under way Wednesday with a parade of military vessels sailing up the Hudson River, the Navy secretary said the small number of participating boats this year was a reflection of the Navy’s work around the world responding to disasters and conflicts.

Continue reading "Fleet Week kicks off in New York" »

Posted by sr at 10:18 PM | Permalink

By Deborah Mullen
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2011 – Deborah Mullen, a Navy wife and mom and a military family advocate, has been married to Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for 40 years.

Continue reading "A Pledge to Remember" »

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BY BILL LAMBRECHT • [email protected] and MARLON A. WALKER • [email protected]
STLtoday.com | Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 7:00 am |

At a benefit concert Friday on his behalf, Marine Cpl. Todd Nicely's thoughts may travel from the explosion in Afghanistan that nearly killed him to the peaceful environs of Lake of the Ozarks.

Continue reading "Marine who lost limbs to war looks ahead to concert, new home" »

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Story by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 05.24.2011

USS IWO JIMA, At Sea – More than 900 Marines will soon descend upon the streets of New York City to participate in the city’s annual Fleet Week event, scheduled to run May 25 to June 1.

Continue reading "Marines locked and loaded for Fleet Week New York City" »

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11:00 PM, May. 24, 2011

As Marine sergeant Micah Crooks walked with a slight limp to to the pitcher's mound at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, the Alexandria native was introduced to some 43,000 fans settling in to watch the Los Angeles Angels host the Atlanta Braves Saturday night.

Continue reading "Angels honor local Marine's sacrifice in Afghanistan" »

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By Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2011 – Service members and their families can visit a wide array of museums free of charge from Memorial Day through Labor Day, courtesy of the second-annual Blue Star Museums program.

Continue reading "Program Offers Free Museum Visits" »

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LCpl. Eddie Mesa enjoys a laid-back round of golf and a party with friends and family after seven months of duty overseas

By Lara Cooper, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @laraanncooper | Published on 05.19.2011

The first thing Eddie Mesa wanted to do was play a round of golf.

Continue reading "Santa Barbara Marine Returns Home to Open Arms After Tour in Afghanistan" »

Posted by sr at 5:24 PM | Permalink

A donkey that served as a mascot to a group of Marines in Iraq has a new home in a pasture in Nebraska.

KWTX .com

FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (May 19, 2011)—A donkey named Smoke calls a pasture eastern Nebraska pasture home these days after a more than 6,000-mile journey.

Continue reading "Donkey That Was Marine Mascot In Iraq Has New Home In U.S." »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Kayla Hermann | Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment | Date: 05.18.2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, his wife Bonnie, and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, surprised Marines during an intense sitting volleyball match between the Marines and Air Force, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 18.

Continue reading "Amos, Kent surprise Wounded Warrior Regiment at Warrior Games" »

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Story by Sgt. Heidi Agostini | Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment | Date: 05.18.2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - By the end of the track and field meet, fans were not surprised to hear the Marines’ Hymn play during medal presentations at the 2011 Warrior Games, May 17, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Continue reading "Marine team dominates track and field competition at 2011 Warrior Games" »

Posted by sr at 10:01 PM | Permalink

MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press

May 18, 2011, 3:56 p.m.
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — Smoke The Donkey brayed loudly and pawed at the door of his trailer as it slowed to a stop in the gravel lot of a Nebraska horse ranch Wednesday. He spent a couple of seconds sniffing the strange ground before ambling toward the edge of the drive to dine on his first Nebraska delicacy: dandelions.

Continue reading "Smoke The Donkey travels more than 6,000 miles from Iraq to new home in eastern Nebraska" »

Posted by sr at 5:08 PM | Permalink

Story by Sgt. Heidi Agostini | Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment | Date: 05.17.2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S. Paralympics and Department of Defense held its opening ceremony today for the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Continue reading "2011 Warrior Games commence with opening ceremony" »

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5/17/2011 By Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Osborne , Headquarters Marine Corps

Under an overcast sky, 5679 runners from all 50 states hit the pavement for the fourth annual Marine Corps Marathon Historic Half, May 15. FREDERICKSBURGH, Va. — Among them was actor, comedian and Marine Drew Carey, who served in the Marie Corps Reserve from 1981-1987 and also acted as the race’s official starter.

Continue reading "Thousands of runners pass through historic city for Marine Corps Half Marathon" »

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Updated: Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 12:40 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:57 PM EDT
* By: Karen Hensel

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A dog that survived the war zone in Afghanistan is safe in Indiana thanks to the U.S. Marines and the love of hundreds of local school children.

Continue reading "War zone puppy reunited with Marine" »

Posted by sr at 10:30 PM | Permalink

By BRETT ROWLAND - [email protected]
Created: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:30 a.m. CDT

SPRING GROVE – Three Marines returning from Afghanistan received a hero’s welcome Sunday.

Continue reading "Richmond, Spring Grove come out to welcome home three Marines" »

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By TOM LUTEY Of The Gazette Staff‌ The Billings Gazette | Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2011 12:15 am

The Marines had a problem. At times the Iraqi desert sand kicked up so thick they risked clipping buildings or power lines when landing helicopters.

Continue reading "Small military contractors dot Montana's landscape" »

Posted by sr at 5:36 PM | Permalink

By Joe Gromelski
Stars and Stripes
Published: May 15, 2011

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Comedian Drew Carey wasn’t about to fail in his first attempt at the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon.

Continue reading "Comedian Carey’s Marine dream comes true at Historic Half" »

Posted by sr at 5:09 PM | Permalink

After long journey, former camp mascot to work as therapy animal

By Jessica Gresko
The Associated Press
updated 5/14/2011 7:30:07 PM ET

WASHINGTON — It took 37 days and a group of determined animal lovers, but a donkey from Iraq is now a U.S. resident.

Continue reading "Marines' Iraqi donkey headed for Nebraska" »

Posted by sr at 10:16 PM | Permalink

By Andrea Goodwin
Staff Reporter
[email protected]
POSTED May 13, 2011 8:30 p.m.

One second grade class at Julien Elementary School had a unique visitor on Friday morning. Marti Brown’s students have been corresponding with U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Charles Hernandez since around Thanksgiving, and on Friday he came to meet them all in person.

Continue reading "Second graders welcome home Marine pen pal" »

Posted by sr at 10:15 PM | Permalink

By Michele Marcotte - The (Shreveport, La.) Times
Posted : Sunday May 8, 2011 12:00:29 EDT

BOSSIER CITY, La. — Jodi Burr never thought hanging a large patriotic sign in support of her son’s service in Afghanistan would violate her neighborhood covenants — much less that it would lead to legal action by her homeowner’s association.

Continue reading "Homeowners group fights Marine family’s banner" »

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By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY
May 8, 2011

In the past couple of years, comedian, actor and game-show host Drew Carey has dropped more than 70 pounds. Now he's planning to run his first half-marathon, the 13.1-mile Marine Corps Historic Half, on Sunday in Fredericksburg, Va. Carey, who celebrates his 53rd birthday this month, talks about his upcoming race and how he's feeling better in his 50s than he has for decades.

Continue reading "Drew Carey: 'I feel like I'm aging in reverse'" »

Posted by sr at 8:58 AM | Permalink

NASCAR star drops by Quantico to visit wounded Marines, sign autographs for fans

Date published: 4/29/2011
By RUSTY DENNEN

On any given weekend in NASCAR's racing season, driver Tony Stewart is greeted by thousands of cheering fans.

Continue reading "NASCAR champ driven to honor pair of warriors" »

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4/29/2011 By Sgt. Justin Pack , Recruiting Station Denver

DENVER — Marine recruiters in Denver participated in the opening day ceremony for the Colorado Rockies during the first game of the season at Coors Field, April 1.

Continue reading "Team Work: Marines continue tradition with Colorado Rockies" »

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4/29/2011 By Lance Cpl. Sarah Dietz , Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — The Combat Center children got the star treatment when Chicago Bear Charles Tillman and Dallas Cowboy Kareem Larrimore showed up to spend the week with them.

Continue reading "NFL, cheerleaders visit Combat Center" »

Posted by sr at 5:10 PM | Permalink

By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Apr 22, 2011 11:54:59 EDT

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay about $48 million to service members affected by alleged violations of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, in a settlement of a class action lawsuit filed by Marine Corps Capt. Jonathon Rowles.

Continue reading "Bank to pay $48 million to military homeowners" »

Posted by sr at 5:27 PM | Permalink

Story by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes | 2nd Marine Division | Date: 04.21.2011
Date Posted:04.20.2011 16:43

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – The 8-ounce fillets hit the grill in a sizzle and the juice dripped down on the red coals, causing a flow of white to billow from the smoker. The line of Marines rapidly grew longer as they waited anxiously for the metaphorical dinner bell to ring, where some would receive their first home-cooked meal in months.

Continue reading "Steak Team Mission Brings Taste of Texas to Helmand" »

Posted by sr at 5:09 PM | Permalink

Associated Press
– Wed Apr 13, 11:35 am ET

TRIANGLE, Va. – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation will be dedicating a 23-acre park overlooking the National Museum of the Marine Corps near Quantico.

Continue reading "Marine foundation to dedicate park near Quantico" »

Posted by sr at 4:59 PM | Permalink

By Stacy Wolford, VALLEY INDEPENDENT
Monday, April 11, 2011

Third-grade teacher Susan Neuman knew something was wrong when Anthony Tedeschi was sitting by himself at recess one day.

Continue reading "Marion Elementary Center students support Marine" »

Posted by sr at 10:22 PM | Permalink

By Moni Basu, CNN
April 8, 2011 8:58 a.m. EDT

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Sara Koniar puts down her lunch, jumps to her feet and joins her hands together in thundering applause as men and women in uniform file past her at the Atlanta airport.

Continue reading "Military and civilian worlds meet at airport" »

Posted by sr at 5:29 PM | Permalink

Apr 7, 2011

McArthur's Bakery owner David McArthur on his son’s traumatic brain injury and attempts to get help from the Marine Corp.

Continue reading "A Father's Fight to Help His Wounded Warrior" »

Posted by sr at 11:16 PM | Permalink

Apr 06, 2011

When it comes to knowing when a band's song has "made it", the Billboard Hot 100 has long been the gold standard.

Continue reading "Grammy-winning band Train launches 'Marry Me' contest for military couples" »

Posted by sr at 9:00 AM | Permalink

Erin Sanders
* Baltimore Running Examiner
* April 5th, 2011 7:46 am ET

On May 15 the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon will have first-time half-marathoner Drew Carey running amongst the 8,000 participants. Carey is celebrating his recent weight loss by making his race debut.

Continue reading "Drew Carey will run the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon" »

Posted by sr at 10:46 PM | Permalink

By Brian Shane - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Apr 2, 2011 9:03:01 EDT

More than 200 members of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, were surrounded by Chinese forces defending the Toktong Pass during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

Continue reading "Medal of Honor sought for Chosin veteran" »

Posted by sr at 9:15 AM | Permalink

PHOENIX, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's not unusual for a business owner to support a charity, especially during the holidays. What is unusual is for a business owner to provide that support "silently" and without fanfare.

Continue reading "Dentist Surprises Marine Corps" »

Posted by sr at 5:32 PM | Permalink

By Brian Shane - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Mar 27, 2011 9:28:14 EDT

Pro basketball superstar LeBron James used his @KingJames Twitter account to pump himself up for the remainder of the NBA season.

Continue reading "Marine dad to Lebron: You’re not in combat" »

Posted by sr at 10:03 AM | Permalink

By Cliff Radel - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Posted : Saturday Mar 26, 2011 18:10:08 EDT

CINCINNATI — The war has long been over. GIs who fought it are a vanishing breed.

Continue reading "Vivid World War II posters up for auction" »

Posted by sr at 11:07 PM | Permalink

10:45 PM, Mar. 24, 2011
Written by
MIKEL LIVINGSTON
[email protected]

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Buck knows what a care package can mean to the morale of a soldier serving overseas.

Continue reading "Wainwright students pitch in to help military members" »

Posted by sr at 10:23 PM | Permalink

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

HAMPTON, Va., March 24, 2011 – The “F-bombs” fell fast and furiously yesterday at an otherwise perfectly proper gathering of military health care professionals here as they broke away from their lectures and academic exchanges to watch a documentary play about the challenges many of their patients struggle to overcome.

Continue reading "Play Shares Emotions of Deployments, Reintegration" »

Posted by sr at 8:38 AM | Permalink

Albert Snyder thanks The American Legion for support, urges them to push for legislation to control Westboro protests.

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Albert Snyder says he is not done fighting the Westboro Baptist Church and the emotional strain its anti-gay, anti-military protests cause families at private funerals. The Maryland man who lost his 20-year-old Marine son Matthew in Iraq in 2006 has fought the church in the court system after Westboro members picketed the fallen lance corporal's funeral five years ago. The case ended early this month in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Continue reading "Marine Dad Not Done Fighting Church" »

Posted by sr at 10:05 PM | Permalink

BY Richard Sisk
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Sunday, March 20th 2011, 4:00 AM

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Dozens of New York high school teachers have taken a crash course in Marine boot camp to learn what to tell kids thinking about joining up.

Continue reading "New York high school teachers take crash course in Marine boot camp" »

Posted by sr at 4:32 PM | Permalink

Garden clubs deliver flowers and fruit to the wounded

By Linda McIntosh
Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 6 a.m.

CAMP PENDLETON

The first time David Root took flowers to the Naval Medical Center San Diego for service members recovering from their wounds suffered in Iraq, he knew he would return.

Continue reading "Petals for Patriots says thank you to troops" »

Posted by sr at 10:25 PM | Permalink

3/18/2011 By Lance Cpl. Sarah Anderson , Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — The Combat Center’s Sunset Cinema was filled with Marines, sailors and friends, March 12, 2011 pumped up to hear a performance by Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band.

Continue reading "Lt. Dan performance highlights DSTRESS" »

Posted by sr at 10:16 PM | Permalink

3/18/2011 By Lance Cpl. Sarah Anderson , Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Many gathered in the small community of Wellington, Nev., on Feb. 11, to welcome a new neighbor and help build him and his family a home.

Continue reading "Locals build Marine home" »

Posted by sr at 10:10 PM | Permalink

By ROBIN POGREBIN
Published: March 16, 2011

LAST summer, facing two months in Parris Island, S.C., while her husband, a Marine Corps colonel, was deployed to Afghanistan, Kathryn Roth-Douquet packed her two children into the family S.U.V. and drove up the Eastern Seaboard, visiting one museum after another, free.

Continue reading "Free Passes: A Museum Salute to the Military" »

Posted by sr at 11:44 PM | Permalink

1:13 AM, Mar. 16, 2011
Written by
CapiLynn

Camouflage-colored prayer shawls, crocheted and knitted right here in Salem, were on the must-pack list this week for a group of female Marines headed for Afghanistan.

Continue reading "All-female unit gets loving gift from locals" »

Posted by sr at 10:18 PM | Permalink

The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Mar 14, 2011 11:28:10 EDT

WELLINGTON, Nev. — A Marine who had both legs amputated after his Humvee struck an anti-tank mine in Iraq in 2007 will soon realize his dream of a new home for his family in Nevada.

Continue reading "Groups build home for Marine wounded in Iraq" »

Posted by sr at 5:00 PM | Permalink

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, Mar. 08, 2011

LOS ANGELES Former TV game show host Bob Barker is donating $2 million to a charity that helps injured members of the military and their families.

Continue reading "Bob Barker donates $2 million to Semper Fi Fund" »

Posted by sr at 5:39 PM | Permalink

By JENNY SOKOL
COLUMNIST
FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
[email protected]
Published: Feb. 23, 2011
Updated: Feb. 24, 2011 11:12 a.m.

I'm a guru of goodbyes, an artist of adieus. A skillful sayonara takes ample practice, which the United States Marine Corps has graciously afforded me in the past 17 years.

Continue reading "Saying goodbye to Marine takes practice" »

Posted by sr at 5:25 PM | Permalink

2/22/2011
By DIANE GASPER-O'BRIEN Hays Daily News

QUINTER -- A large bulletin board in Marcia Leon's third-grade classroom at Quinter Elementary School features a real American hero -- a U.S. Marine serving his country in Afghanistan -- with whom the students are corresponding this year.

Continue reading "From Quinter, with love" »

Posted by sr at 11:59 AM | Permalink

By Alison St John
February 21, 2011

More than 150 Marines, many of them missing a limb, are competing this week in the first ever Marine trials for the Warrior Games later this year. More Marines are remaining in the service, even with serious injuries that might have disqualified them in the past.

Continue reading "Inaugural Marine Trials for Wounded Warrior Games" »

Posted by sr at 10:52 PM | Permalink

By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Feb 21, 2011 16:03:08 EST

Nearly 60,000 service members and veterans who have refinanced their Veterans Affairs Department mortgage loans through Wells Fargo, Wachovia and SouthTrust will receive refunds as the result of a $10 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit, a Wells Fargo official said.

Continue reading "Wells Fargo to send refunds to troops, veterans" »

Posted by sr at 5:38 PM | Permalink

Posted: Feb 21, 2011 6:30 AM by Allyson Weller (KPAX News)
Updated: Feb 21, 2011 6:31 AM

RONAN - Folks from all over Montana came together over the weekend to raise over $72,000 for the Ronan Marine who lost both his legs and most of his left hand in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Thousands raised for wounded Ronan Marine" »

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Posted: Feb 19, 2011 11:27 PM CST

WOODBURY, Tenn.-A local business is now apologizing, and making amends after suspending a woman for answering a phone call from her son serving in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Marine's Mother Receives Apology for Phone Call Suspension" »

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They met by chance. Or maybe not. Adrienne Johnson was still hurting after a visit to her son's grave the day a stranger stopped by her Bayport home, having spotted the Marine Corps flag in the yard. He just wanted to greet a fellow Marine.

By Mary Divine
Pioneer Press
Updated: 02/19/2011 11:32:01 PM CST

When Adrienne Johnson answered the doorbell at her Bayport home, she found a stranger standing outside.

Continue reading "She lost her Marine; another eases the pain" »

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by Amanda Hara
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 5:04 PM CST Updated: Feb 17, 2011 9:00 PM CST

WOODBURY, Tenn. - A military mom said she would do anything to answer her son's phone call from overseas, no matter what the cost.

Continue reading "Military Mom Pays High Price For Speaking With Son" »

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By JULIE HINDS
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
9:07 PM, Feb. 17, 2011

Commercials are among the projects filmed in Detroit, as the explosively popular Eminem Super Bowl ad for Chrysler reminded everyone.

Continue reading "Detroit Marine in new TV commercial" »

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By Jeffrey Steele, Special to the Tribune
February 16, 2011

As the first verse of the national anthem is sung at Sunday's Chicago Blackhawks game at the United Center, some 21,000 fans will raise the roof with a thunderous cheer that will be sustained right through "the home of the brave."

Continue reading "Marine vet, 88, warming up to sing anthem at Blackhawks game" »

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By Linda McIntosh
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 6 a.m.

Camp Pendleton

Children at Mary Fay Pendleton School on base were on a mission of their own last week — making valentines for Marines deployed in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Students at Base school send messages of support to marines" »

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Marie Ekberg Padilla | for the Orange County Register | Feb 10, 2011

LADERA RANCH – About a hundred parents and kids made Valentine's Day cards and filled care packages for Marines during a Kids Who Care club event at the Oak Knoll Club house Saturday.

Continue reading "Kids Who Care club makes Valentine's Day cards for Marines" »

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02/04/2011
Jerry Lara / San Antonio Express-News via The Associated Press

Bomb-sniffing Labrador, Eli, licks Brady Rusk, 12, during an adoption ceremony.

Continue reading "Frontline photos" »

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2/4/2011 By Capt. Jill Leyden , Wounded Warrior Regiment

IRVING, Tx. — Marines and Marine veterans, supported by the United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment, gathered here to attend a welcome dinner at the Irving Convention Center, marking the start of events leading up to their attendance at Super Bowl XLV. The 40 Marines and Marine veterans are from military treatment facilities, military bases and communities across the nation. They were hand selected by Wounded Warrior Regiment staff to attend Super Bowl XLV and participate in various activities throughout the week.

Continue reading "Wounded Warrior Marines SuperBowl Bound" »

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* By Mark Collette
updated February 2, 2011 at 4:38 a.m.

ORANGE GROVE — A faithful companion of a fallen Marine from Orange Grove is headed home this week.

Continue reading "Family of fallen Marine Colton Rusk to receive his bomb dog" »

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Published: Feb. 1, 2011 at 9:08 AM

OSHKOSH, Wis., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Oshkosh Defense of Wisconsin is opening a new vehicle operator and maintenance training center in California for U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees.

Continue reading "Oshkosh opening new training center" »

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STEVEN VERBURG | [email protected] | 608-252-6118 madison.com | Posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 8:00 am

This story appeared first in the Sunday edition of the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper.

Andrew Leckel already was waking up with nightmares about his father’s second yearlong deployment in Iraq. One day he came home crying because his first-grade classmates had inadvertently fueled his fears by talking about soldiers being killed in the war.

Continue reading "Kids of soldiers battle reality of war at home" »

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Article updated: 1/30/2011 09:38 PM
By Eileen O. Daday

An Elk Grove Village resident is known worldwide as “the pizza man.”

Continue reading "Elk Grove family's pizza drop for troops goes super for Super Bowl" »

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Iconic memorial may be showing its age

By CAITLIN O'BRIEN
Updated 10:42 PM EST, Tue, Jan 25, 2011

One of the country’s most iconic images may be getting a makeover. The Marine Corps War Memorial -- often referred to as the Iwo Jima Memorial -- is in need of a little sprucing, according to a memorial foundation.

Continue reading "Iwo Jima Monument May Get a Makeover" »

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By Bill Center
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 5:43 p.m.

As four Padres unveiled the club’s new, Marine Corps-inspired camouflage uniforms Tuesday at a local hotel, a voice from the rear of the room cried out: “We can’t see you.”

Continue reading "New uniforms make Padres' military tribute harder to see" »

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By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jan 24, 2011 5:52:08 EST

It’s one of the most iconic images of World War II — the flag-raising by five Marines and a sailor on Mount Suribachi in 1945 on the island of Iwo Jima.

Continue reading "Repairs considered for Iwo Jima memorial" »

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The general who led U.S. forces in Afghanistan makes the case for national service and the ‘basic responsibilities of being an American.’

by Stanley McChrystal
January 23, 2011

Standing recently in New Haven’s small train station, I was approached by a stranger who thanked me for my service. His gratitude was clearly genuine—and I deeply appreciated it.

Continue reading "Step Up For Your Country" »

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Staff Writer
6:18 p.m. EST, January 21, 2011

THOMASVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) —
Dozens of volunteers are building a new home for a former Marine who was severely wounded in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Thomasville Marine Vet To Get New Home Built By Volunteers" »

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Friday, January 21, 2011
John Garcia

January 21, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Tickets to the game Sunday are a hot item -- it is only the second time in the 89-year rivalry that the Bears and Packers have met in the playoffs.

Continue reading "Vets get surprise Bears-Packers tickets" »

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By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2011 – The face of the American Red Cross’ wartime mission could be conveyed through countless images of volunteers greeting wounded warriors on flightlines, offering comfort to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and providing much-needed support to family members back home.

Continue reading "Red Cross Continues Legacy of Troop, Family Support" »

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Posted: Jan 18, 2011 7:27 PM by Allyson Weller (KPAX News)
Updated: Jan 18, 2011 8:42 PM

MISSOULA - The Ronan community is working to raise money for a local Marine who lost both his legs and most of his left hand in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Ronan banding together to help injured Marine" »

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1/17/2011 By Sgt. W. J. Ferris , 1st Marine Corps District

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Every year across the nation, high school seniors attend awards and graduation ceremonies. Valedictorians and scholarship awardees are recognized and honored by their communities and fellow students.

Continue reading "Community group salutes high school seniors volunteering for military service" »

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January 17, 2011, 8:59 am

Michael Saarie, a music teacher at Binghamton’s West Middle School, made a donation to the school that struck a special chord in the hearts of many.

Continue reading "BHS teacher honors Marine with donation" »

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Jan 15, 2011 3:00am

COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Since February, Hadley North Mac McQueary has grown to look more like his father and learned how to walk and talk, his family said.

Continue reading "Indiana family copes with sudden death of Marine" »

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Working with Marines, private school makes a friendship video and soon will send backpacks filled with school supplies with the help of the L.A.-based nonprofit Spirit of America.

By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
January 14, 2011

Danielle Katz has a limited Pashto vocabulary — limited but significant.

Continue reading "West L.A. students forge relationship with Afghan school" »

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Published Thursday, January 13, 2011

Thursday, Jan. 13: In an instant, the house's shape emerged Thursday, a day after the old house was demolished.

Continue reading "Bones of 'Extreme Makeover' house emerge" »

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Special scholars from Bluffton High School give back as part of Beaufort home makeover.

Posted: January 13, 2011 - 7:28pm

The production lines preparing 800 care packages for U.S. Marines in Afghanistan were well under way in the heated special activities tent when four special education students from Bluffton High School arrived to lend a hand under the auspices of ABC's popular reality show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Continue reading "Extreme students lend a hand" »

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Posted: Jan 11, 2011 3:14 PM EST Updated: Jan 12, 2011 5:37 PM EST

BEAUFORT, S.C. – Ty Pennington and his "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" crew ambushed The Dickinson Family this morning and finally announced the location of this week's Beaufort County build: 45 Mystic Circle in Beaufort.

Continue reading "Beaufort family soon to shout 'Move That Bus!'" »

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By Kyle Peterson - The Beaufort Gazette via AP
Posted : Wednesday Jan 12, 2011 11:47:10 EST

BEAUFORT, S.C. — A tan, one-story ranch house stands on a quiet street in Beaufort. The only outward signs of the sacrifice its owners have endured are a piece of plywood tacked conspicuously to the facade and a faded American flag hanging next to the front door.

Continue reading "Marine, family get extreme home makeover" »

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Reported by: Jennifer Beale
Email: [email protected]
01.12.11

BEAUFORT, SC – Ty Pennington and his "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" crew ambushed the Dickinson family Tuesday morning and finally announced the location of this week’s Beaufort County build: 45 Mystic Circle in Beaufort.

Continue reading "Beaufort Military Family Chosen for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"" »

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By FRED SWEGLES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: Jan. 10, 2011
Updated: Jan. 11, 2011 3:20 p.m.

San Clemente High School's USA grand champion dance team invites you to visit the campus this week, be entertained for two hours and help send Valentine's Day greetings to Marines serving in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "SCHS dance concert to help Marines" »

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Story by Cpl. Zachary Nola | 1st Marine Division | Date: 01.09.2011
Date Posted:01.10.2011 16:14

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 5th Marine Regiment hosted an estimated 1,100 mothers and daughters from the non-profit National Charity League who made it their mission to ensure every deployed Marine or sailor receives a gift, when they prepared 2,400 care packages during the 4th Annual Operation Valentine at Camp San Mateo, Jan. 9.

Continue reading "Operation Valentine lets deployed Marines, sailors know they are appreciated" »

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Photos and story by MINDY SCHAUER
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: Jan. 10, 2011

CAMP PENDLETON – More than 1,000 teenage girls and their moms got in touch with their inner Marine at Camp Pendleton on Sunday as they took part in a combat fitness test, climbed aboard an AMK-25 truck and handled shoulder-launched, multi-purpose assault weapons.

Continue reading "O.C. charity group gets a taste of Marine life" »

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Story by Donna Miles | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | Date: 01.05.2011

BETHESDA, Md. - A popular program that turns donated frequent-flyer miles into free airline tickets for wounded warriors receiving medical care as well as their families will expand this year so families of the fallen and combat wounded can participate in two upcoming events.

Continue reading "'Hero Miles' Program Supports Families of Fallen, Wounded" »

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Published: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 9:25 AM

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - NEW BRIGHTON - A U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan had a truly touching idea, and an ice-sculpture company on Long Island was able to execute it. The result? A most unusual birthday gift is sitting in a New Brighton back yard.

Continue reading "Home for Christmas, in a most creative way" »

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By Amanda Greene
[email protected]
Published: Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 11:18 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 11:18 a.m.

Using duct tape and a plastic sandwich bag, Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Sgt. Lee McCurdy tried to preserve photos of his wife during his two deployments to Iraq.

Continue reading "Troops deploy with memorable photos, thanks to local project" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Lisa Tourtelot | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | Date: 12.27.2010

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - The Military Spouse of the Year nominations are in, and one nomination stands out among the rest.

Continue reading "Semper Fi Fund founder nominated for award" »

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December 26, 2010 3:13 PM
HOPE HODGE

After sponsoring trips for 415 local World War II veterans to visit the memorial in their honor in Washington, D.C. officials with Honor Flights SENC said the organization may be reaching the end of a lengthy list of veterans interested in the venture.

Continue reading "Honor flight program reaches end of veteran wait list" »

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BY DAVID WHITING
COLUMNIST
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
[email protected]
Published: Dec. 23, 2010
Updated: Dec. 24, 2010 2:39 a.m.

Half a world away in Afghanistan, it's Christmas Eve.

Continue reading "OC spirit sends Christmas trees to Marines" »

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By BILL WHITE
Last Updated: 12:15 AM, December 24, 2010
Posted: 9:25 PM, December 23, 2010

During the holiday season, please take more than a moment to remember and be grateful for the enormous sacrifices made by brave American service members to protect our freedoms and defend our way of life.

Continue reading "Thanking the troops" »

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By Kate Wiltrout - The Virginian-Pilot via AP
Posted : Friday Dec 24, 2010 12:43:53 EST

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Jason Redman remembers what it was like to go out in public while recovering from war wounds — out into what he called “the land of stares and gawks.”

Continue reading "Vets launch clothing line for wounded warriors" »

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By PAUL BERSEBACH
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
[email protected]
Published: Dec. 22, 2010

ANAHEIM - Marines from Camp Pendleton and their families were treated to a little holiday rest and relaxation Wednesday with characters of the show Disney on Ice.

Continue reading "Pendleton Marine families treated by Disney on Ice" »

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12/22/2010 By Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea , Headquarters Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation is planning the restoration and preservation of the Corps’ beloved Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va.

Continue reading "Restoring a national icon, memorial for fallen Marines" »

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FBC Dover sends Christmas shoeboxes

Dec 22, 2010
By CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newswriter

AFGHANISTAN (FBW)—Somewhere in Afghanistan this Christmas a U.S. Marine unit will celebrate with gifts from First Baptist Church in Dover. The Marines will take a break from working on vehicles in a motor pool to open shoe boxes full of tasty goodies from Florida.

Continue reading "Marines in Afghanistan get a ‘hug from home’" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Reece Lodder | Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay | Date: 12.21.2010

Jarring screams, face-melting guitar riffs and bowel-shaking bass highlighted platinum hard rock band Seether’s United Service Organizations-sponsored free concert on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 17, 2010.

Continue reading "Seether rocks Marine Corps Base Hawaii" »

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Dick Trail

Dr. Don Blank, fellow Air Force veteran, forwarded this story and it is too good not to share. Incidentally the Air Force Academy football team beat both the Army and the Navy winning the Commander In Chief's Trophy this year and all three will be appearing in Bowl games. This article appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News on Dec. 22, 2005, by Ronnie Polaneczky and edited a bit by me. Now to the story:

Continue reading "A Christmas story you never heard" »

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Mark Gould, Multimedia Journalist
12/20/10

OHIO (NBC) -- Three young Ohio brothers got an early Christmas present last week when Santa brought them a very special surprise from Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Marine returns from Afghanistan in Santa's sack" »

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By Matt Rocheleau
Globe Correspondent / December 20, 2010

Alexander Scott Arredondo had always had a strong connection with Jamaica Plain.

Continue reading "Jamaica Plain hub soon to bear name of a Marine hero" »

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Operation Hero Miles Reunites Wounded Heroes with Their Families

12/19/10

Governor Pat Quinn today encouraged families throughout Illinois to support Operation Hero Miles, a program that benefits servicemembers who were injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. Through the program, people can donate unused frequent flyer miles to allow military families to visit their loved ones recovering in military hospitals around the world.

Continue reading "GOVERNOR QUINN ENCOURAGES FAMILIES TO DONATE FREQUENT FLYER MILES TO WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS" »

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By Sarah Bultema
Loveland Reporter-Herald
Publish Date: 12/18/2010

With most children dressed in festive red and green, some even donning reindeer ears, Debra Lucero’s second-grade students at B.F. Kitchen Elementary were bustling Friday morning in preparation for their holiday performance

Continue reading "U.S. Marine visits Loveland school to thank second-graders for writing messages to troops" »

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12/16/2010 By Cpl. Meloney R. Moses , Marine Corps Base Quantico

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Scouts from the Great Cardinal District held their 2010 Oorah Camporee winter event Dec. 10-12 at Lunga Park with demonstrations from Motor Transportation, Security Battalion and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program volunteers.

Continue reading "Boy Scouts visit Quantico for campout" »

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By Mark Walker
North County Times
Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 7:51 pm

Marine moms are a strong, proud and brave bunch. But they can also be wracked with worry when their sons and daughters are at war in Afghanistan and they hear daily reports of battlefield carnage.

Continue reading "Pair of Marine moms headed to Boston Marathon" »

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John Davis • Poughkeepsie Journal • December 15, 2010

FREEDOM PLAINS — Individuals, businesses and organizations such as the LaGrange Sunrise Rotary Club can help the recovery of Marines severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Colonel asks community to help wounded Marines' recovery" »

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Jerry Evans • Special to The Desert Sun • December 14, 2010

Imagine this: You are a young Marine coming off a holiday/ predeployment leave. You land at the Palm Springs airport on a Sunday. You have spent most of your $1,600 pay. You must get to the Marine base at Twentynine Palms for deployment to Afghanistan. The first thing you do is head for the USO. You grab a snack, greet others, recharge your cell phone, call home, check e-mail and figure out how to get to the base.

Continue reading "Giving rides to Marines a truly patrotic gesture" »

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Carol Guzy / The Washington Post

12.13.10
Photo Gallery

Wreath-laying is an annual event to remember those buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Continue reading "Holiday remembrance at Arlington" »

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Gave Medical Care to Sick Women and Children

Saturday, December 11, 2010
By Carla Amurao

The Santa Barbara County Medical Society (SBCMS) held its annual meeting at the Four Seasons Biltmore on December 7. SBCMS presented Dr. Gilbert Andersen of Lompoc with the coveted Physician of the Year award. Keynote speaker, C. Alan Brown, M.D., discussed his recent tour in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marine Corps as a medical officer from October 2009 to June 2010.

Continue reading "Local Doctor Honored for Afghanistan Work" »

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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2010 – For nearly 20 years, a group of dedicated volunteers and sponsors have ensured that servicemembers and other prominent Americans at rest at Arlington National Cemetery are not forgotten during the holiday season.

Continue reading "Arlington Wreaths Event Continues Holiday Tradition" »

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Marine foundation chairman creates event to boost 'Thundering Third' morale by showing them Americans still support the troops.

By Britney Barnes, [email protected]
December 10, 2010 | 12:24 p.m.

Red, white and blue balloons filled Marine View Middle School's gymnasium, and the colors were echoed throughout on banners hung on every surface.

Continue reading "Three hooahs for adopted batallion" »

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by Jonathan Volzke San Clemente Times
Dec 09, 2010

Camp Pendleton opened its gates on Tuesday to members of the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society, who took their annual tour of the base and were treated to some behind-the-scenes sights not often enjoyed by the public.

Continue reading "From Historic Home to Futuristic Weapons: Camp Pendleton" »

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By Robert J. Hawkins
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 6:18 a.m.

Since World War I, families who lost a son or daughter in the line of duty have hung a simple banner in a front window showing a simple gold star superimposed over a blue one, as a measure of the sacrifice made to the nation.

Continue reading "Families of the fallen get a license plate of their own" »

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By MIKE CIDONI
AP Entertainment Writer
Dec 5, 5:29 AM EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Katy Perry loves a man in a uniform.

Continue reading "Katy Perry supreme as 'Divas' salutes troops" »

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Retired Navy doctor's nonprofit helps troops upgrade helmets for better comfort, safety

By LINDSAY WISE
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Dec. 4, 2010, 7:33AM

When Bob Meaders found out in 2004 that his grandson's Marine rifle team had been issued helmets without shock-absorbent pads, the retired Navy doctor was appalled.

Continue reading "Serving to protect" »

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Originally published December 4, 2010 at 12:05 a.m., updated December 4, 2010 at 12:12 a.m.

To show support for the military, some people send care packages or volunteer their time. When VH1 shows its appreciation, it's in the form of a mega pop concert.

Continue reading "Divas show at Miramar rocks the 20,000-plus crowd" »

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Courtesy Story | 1st Marine Division | Date: 12.03.2010
Story by Sgt. Heidi Agostini

SAN DIEGO – Marine wife Krystal Dillihay-DeBaker was all smiles, Nov. 30, when she appeared on NBC San Diego’s evening news for a holiday segment.

Continue reading "NBC San Diego presents Marine wife, son with early holiday gift" »

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By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2010 – First Lady Michelle Obama today welcomed Marine Corps families to the White House for an event that highlighted the Toys for Tots charity and allowed military children to make holiday crafts with the first lady.

Continue reading "First Lady Welcomes Marine Families to White House" »

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By TOM COYNE
Associated Press
Dec 1, 8:18 PM EST

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- An Indiana businessman who bought the dog tags, medals and funeral flag belonging to the first U.S. servicewoman to die in the war in Afghanistan handed over her personal effects to her brother on Wednesday after initially refusing to give them back.

Continue reading "Family gets back personal effects of Ind. Marine" »

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November 30, 2010|By Joel Hood and David Elsner, TRIBUNE REPORTERS

Not since his days as a Marine in combat in Iraq has Matthew Winters Jr. felt a call of duty like the one he embarked on Tuesday, trying to recover the identification tags, medals and folded burial flag of his younger sister, who was the first U.S. servicewoman killed in the Afghanistan campaign.

Continue reading "Man offers to return Marine's personal items" »

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Injured Friday while collecting for charity at Augusta Best Buy

By Susan McCord
Staff Writer
Monday, Nov. 29, 2010

A Marine stabbed while collecting Toys for Tots said he thought of all the people inside Best Buy on crowded Black Friday when he tried to intercept a fleeing shoplifter.

Continue reading "Marine lauded for heroic act" »

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By Teri Weaver
Stars and Stripes
Published: November 27, 2010

TOKYO — The very first night Debbie Nichols tucked her granddaughter in bed after taking custody of her, Nichols got a glimpse of what was to come.

Continue reading "Grandparents play vital role for many families during wartime deployments" »

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The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Nov 27, 2010 8:53:07 EST

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Marine reservist collecting toys for children was stabbed Friday when he helped stop a suspected shoplifter in eastern Georgia.

Continue reading "Marine reservist stabbed while collecting toys" »

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By James K. Sanborn - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Nov 27, 2010 8:54:17 EST

Former Marines and those nearing their end of active service are eligible to apply for a reserved spot at one of 18 schools under the California State University system.

Continue reading "Calif. universities target Marine veterans" »

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Story by Lance Cpl. Andrew Thorburn | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms | Date: 11.19.2010

BURBANK, Calif. – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” showed their support for the nation’s warriors during a special Veteran’s Day show with a service member-only audience.

Continue reading "Jay Leno welcomes service member-only audience" »

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Story by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay | Date: 11.19.2010

KANEOHE — All Lance Cpl. Joshua Kelly wants for Christmas is a cane.

Continue reading "Wounded warriors write winter wishlists" »

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November 19, 2010 | 10:51 am

It was to be the perfect end to a perfect day. Hillary and Jason Martin had just gotten married. They arrived at Bakersfield's swank Padre Hotel -- the bride in her wedding dress, the groom in Marine Corps dress blues

Continue reading "No room at the inn for too-young Bakersfield honeymooners" »

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Rep. Duncan Hunter pushes Pentagon to put more effort on No. 1 killer of troops

By MARK WALKER - [email protected] North County Times - Californian |
Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:22 pm |

The Pentagon is falling short in its efforts to combat roadside bombs in Afghanistan by failing to appoint a single authority to put resources where they're needed most, Rep. Duncan Hunter said Wednesday.

Continue reading "Congressman calls for roadside bomb point man in Afghanistan" »

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By Kurt Schauppner
The Desert Trail
Published: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:26 PM CST

TWENTYNINE PALMS — About 30 wives of Twentynine Palms based Marines are set to attend a meet and greet, a sort of informal audition, with producers hoping to create a reality show built around their lives at Bistro Twenty Nine here on Saturday, Nov. 20.

Continue reading "Marine wives could be newest reality TV stars" »

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Volunteers fill 900 bags with `comfort items' for Marines

By Phillip Zonkel, Staff Writer
Posted: 11/17/2010 09:55:33 PM PST
Updated: 11/17/2010 11:07:24 PM PST

CERRITOS - Chris and Mary Ann Tierheimer have adopted 900 Marines.

Continue reading "Packed with care" »

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An 8-month old Afghan Wolfhound that befriended U.S. Marines in Afghanistan has a new home in Central Texas, thanks to a local couple whose son is also a Marine.

Reporter: By Lauren Westbrook
Email Address: [email protected]

LOTT (November 17, 2010)--An 8-month-old Afghan Wolfhound that was adopted by a group of Marines in Afghanistan has a new home in Central Texas.

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By FRED SWEGLES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: Nov. 16, 2010

At Ron Perugini's San Clemente Auto Wrecking yard, it isn't just about salvaging parts this week – it's about saving lives.

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By Diane Bell
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 9:30 p.m.

Dennis Flores sat in his Camp Pendleton office wondering how he could help a 21-year-old Marine who was desperate for a car to travel to college classes off the base.

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By MARK I. JOHNSON, Staff Writer
[email protected]
November 13, 2010 12:05 AM

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- When Bill Rotella lined up behind the starting line of the Marine Corps Marathon, he had two goals in mind -- beat diabetes and help fellow U.S. Marines who had been wounded in combat.

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Brian Roach missed two payments on his Bank of America card while fighting in Afghanistan. Fixing his credit score should have been easier.

By David Lazarus
November 12, 2010

Brian Roach missed a couple of credit card payments while helping battle the Taliban in Afghanistan last year. Since then, he's been locked in combat with Bank of America.

Continue reading "Bailed-out banks should cut service members some slack" »

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POSTED: 5:52 pm PST November 11, 2010
UPDATED: 6:58 pm PST November 11, 2010

The Tri-County Blue Star Mothers are collecting and packaging items for a unit of soldiers in Afghanistan after the group's items were stolen.

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Arlington National Cemetery scandal prompts North Stafford High School junior to create graves database, website for veterans, families

Date published: 11/10/2010
By RUSTY DENNEN

When news of burial mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery unfolded over the summer, Ricky Gilleland was among those shaking their heads at the scandal.

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By Dave Heun
Article updated: 11/10/2010 12:14 PM

As she does nearly every day, Sarah Giachino glanced through her Daily Herald while sitting at her kitchen counter on a morning in early May.

Continue reading "Suburban woman befriends World War II veteran after reading profile on him" »

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By John McCoy - The Charleston Gazette via AP
Posted : Sunday Nov 7, 2010 12:00:18 EST

FRANKLIN, W.Va. — With a quick squeeze of a crossbow's trigger, James Raffetto proved that it would take more than an insurgent's bomb to keep him from enjoying life.

Continue reading "Program lets wounded vets experience W.Va. hunts" »

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Video
November, 2010

Families struggling with Christmas this year should know the United States Marine Corps remains "Always Faithful" and standing by ready to assist, with very few questions asked.

Continue reading "Toys For Tots Changes Lives: The Cpl Miller Story" »

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BY MARTHA QUILLIN - Staff Writer
Published Fri, Nov 05, 2010 02:00 AM

FUQUAY-VARINA -- The cold rain that came down Thursday morning as former Marine Corps Sgt. Stanley A. Roberts received the keys to his new house felt like a blessing falling from the sky.

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By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Nov 4, 2010 17:22:11 EDT

Applebee’s officials are expecting to serve more than 1 million free meals to active-duty personnel, reserve component members and veterans at their local restaurants around the country from 11 a.m. to midnight on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

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10/31/2010 By Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Osborne , Headquarters Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, Va. — This year 80 charities have partnered with the 35th Marine Corps Marathon to raise approximately six million dollars from more than 6,000 runners. This year’s race will be held in the National Capital Region.

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Story by Donna Miles | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | Date: 10.28.2010

WASHINGTON - As the U.S. Supreme Court contemplates whether protestors at military funerals are protected under First Amendment free-speech rights, a motorcycle group that travels the country attending those funerals as a show of support and respect rides on, undeterred by the political fray.

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10/22/2010 By Pfc. Mike Ito , Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego hosted their sixth annual Wellness Walk and Expo, Oct. 16, as part of their Make a Difference campaign to treat and prevent breast cancer and domestic violence.

Continue reading "Walk for Wellness Rallies Depot Families" »

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By Marshall Mcpeek
Published: October 18, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio --
The phone rang August 17th, exactly one month after they said good bye and watched him leave for Afghanistan. It was the phone call every military mom fears.

Continue reading "Marine Family Collecting For Care Packages" »

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Published : Saturday, 16 Oct 2010, 11:10 PM CDT
By Joanie Lum, Fox Chicago News

Naperville, Ill. - Four marines were welcomed home from Afghanistan today.

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By Sophie T. Bearman
Oct 16
9:54 PM

Before Joe Kristol '09 was recently deployed to Afghanistan as a Platoon Commander in the Marine Corps, he sent an e-mail to family and friends requesting donations of items such as sunflower seeds, toothbrushes, and protein bars—all of which his Marines could use while serving in the war.

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

October 16, 2010 (NAPERVILLE) (WLS) -- Four marines who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan were welcomed home as heroes in Naperville Saturday night.

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Members of the Naperville community welcomed a trio of U.S. Marines home Saturday evening.

By Jeff Cagle | October 16, 2010

A local Marine and his buddies were welcomed home with a police, fire and Warriors' Watch Riders escort through Naperville to a reception at the Judd Kendall VFW Saturday evening.

Continue reading "Naperville Marine Escorted Home in Style" »

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By Gary White
THE LEDGER
Published: Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.

It's still balmy in Central Florida these days, but some local women have winter on their minds.

Continue reading "Local Knitters Make Head Covers for Marines in Afghanistan" »

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By Rick Hampson - USA Today
Posted : Tuesday Oct 12, 2010

EPSOM, N.H. — An hour before dawn, in a drizzle, with five hours sleep, Dave Cummings steps out onto his driveway. He turns on his video camera, picks up a basketball, steps to the foul line in front of the family hoop and shoots. Swish.

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by Dawn Kurry Richmond County Daily Journal
October 12, 2010

Some canine friends are being trained to save lives in the field, instead of win ribbons.

K2 Solutions was formed in Moore County six and a half years ago. It has since served the military in the areas of K9 training, logistical support, intelligence and research and development.

Continue reading "Dogs saving lives on battlefield" »

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By Guy Clifton • [email protected] •
October 8, 2010

For the past five years, Reno's Tom Jones has been involved in the "Adopt-A-Marine" program, sending care packages and correspondence to a Marine deployed to the Afghanistan.

Continue reading "Reno-Sparks steps up to fill care packages for deployed Marines" »

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10/7/2010 By Lance Cpl. Michelle S. Mattei , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — With more than four thousand hours dedicated to sewing, almost six thousand fallen heroes’ names are now recognized in eight beautifully-woven quilts displayed in their honor.

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Thursday, October 7, 2010
12:00 AM CDT on
By JIM LANDERS / The Dallas Morning News

The U.S. military's mission in Afghanistan is more often about helping farmers and teachers than firefights with the Taliban. That gives people at home, like Royse City plastics maker John Stettler, a way to support the war by helping the military help the Afghans.

Continue reading "U.S. civilians donate radios to Afghans" »

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Donations sought to aid Marine Lance Cpl. Colin Pascik in recovery after IED explosion

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer
October 7, 2010

Members of the VFW Monroe Central Post 262 had a simple mission on Monday night: To publicize the plight of a hometown son who lost both his legs in Afghanistan.

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Jason's Death in Iraq Left Room for a Marine at the Dunhams' House; Gunner Fit the Bill

By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS
OCTOBER 6, 2010

SCIO, N.Y.—Gunner, a bomb-sniffing dog mustered out of the Marines for canine post-traumatic stress disorder, has found a new home with Deb and Dan Dunham, whose Marine son died in Iraq protecting the men beside him.

Continue reading "Shell-Shocked Dog of War Finds a Home With the Family of a Fallen Hero" »

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An artist named Kaziah Hancock paints portraits of fallen soldiers free of charge for their families as part of Project Compassion. Video by KARE 11/ Minneapolis/ St. Paul.

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Overpark Elementary students stock up care packages for troops overseas

* By Chris Van Tuyl
* Memphis Commercial Appeal
* Posted September 29, 2010 at midnight

The students and faculty at Overpark Elementary in Olive Branch never seem to hurt for schoolwide service projects.

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Posted: Sep 27, 2010 5:47 AM PDT

(WRCB) Two different groups held events over the weekend to benefit Marine Sergeant Joey Jones.

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Posted Sep 26, 2010 @ 02:08 PM

SAND CREEK, Mich. — A Lenawee County Marine is two-thirds of the way to his goal of raising $1,500 for a nonprofit group that helps those on the front lines.

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Debra Gruszecki, K Kaufmann and Mike Perrault • The Desert Sun • September 26, 2010

Mark and Tori Baird, founders of the website HirePatriots.com, hope residents across the Coachella Valley and High Desert communities will post jobs online for Marines stationed at Twentynine Palms.

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Sunday
September 26, 2010

CHESTER – The effort to collect money to send Christmas stockings filled with tactical gear to Marines and sailors in Afghanistan in the upcoming holiday season came to Orange County Sunday.

Continue reading "Drive to collect tactical gear for Marines comes to the Valley" »

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Jacksonville Daily News
September 24, 2010
By: HOPE HODGE

The first Fisher House on a Marine Corps installation opened quietly to family members aboard Camp Lejeune on Thursday.

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
BY MARSHA STOLTZ
Midland Park Suburban News
Of Suburban News

The latest tangible thank-you for the thousands of pillows produced by sewers at Needlecraft Store on Godwin Avenue is a flag that was sent to the business's owner, Virginia Fawcett, after it was flown in Afghanistan by the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

Continue reading "Marines flag Midland Park pillow makers" »

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NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA)
Sep 15, 2010 11:03 pm US/Eastern

The family of a Marine killed in combat traveled to the Pittsburgh area to be on hand when his company returned home.

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BY KELLY LYELL • [email protected] • September 8, 2010

For the past four years, Adam Klingenberg has put his life on the line for his country.

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A plea from Gen. David H. Petraeus, who fears that burning the Muslim holy book could provoke violence, is rebuffed. But Pastor Terry Jones hints that he may reconsider the Saturday event.

By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
September 8, 2010

The pastor of a tiny, fringe evangelical church in Florida on Tuesday rebuffed a plea for restraint from Gen. David H. Petraeus, who warned that a plan to burn the Muslim holy book could provoke violence against American troops and citizens overseas.

Continue reading "Reaction to proposed Koran burning doesn't faze Florida church" »

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Hub City Home Run Derby to raise money for Marine Corps unit
Collection will be taken to benefit the members of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, F Co.

By BOB PARASILITI
September 8, 2010
[email protected]

A home run contest Saturday at Municipal Stadium will do more than entertain those in attendance. It also will serve as a fundraiser to benefit a U.S. Marine Corps unit in Afghanistan, of which a local man is a member.

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Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by 1st Lt. Amy Abbott
Date09.07.2010
Location:AF

“Hi. This is my collection. I am happy to give it to the children. I am 11-years-old and tell them to enjoy,” read the hand-written note sent by a Michigan youth. The letter came with three boxes of stuffed animals sent to the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team at Forward Operating Base Wright in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, to be donated to local children.

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Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
Date08.26.2010

CHICAGO - At last night's Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles here, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff couldn't help but notice the difference between the nation's support for today's service members and veterans and the reception returning servicemembers received when they came home from Vietnam early in his military career.

Continue reading "American Support Boosts Troop Morale, Mullen Says" »

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Volunteers build addition to parents' house to aid recovery from wounds suffered in war

By Barbara O'Brien
NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Published:August 21 2010

A year ago, Marine Staff Sgt. John Stanz was fighting for his life in a military hospital in Germany after a bomb hit his Humvee in Afghanistan.

Continue reading "A heartfelt home for a hero" »

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By Kristin M. Hall - The Associated Press
Tuesday Aug 10, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Family and friends have suddenly found themselves blocked from shipping cigarettes and other tobacco products to American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq because of a new law meant to hamper smuggling and underage sales through the mail.

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LOUDON - The striped fishing wasn't great in the waters just below Ft. Loudoun Dam.

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CBS News' Terry McCarthy on How Military Wives Cope With the Fear of Bad News

(CBS) As part of our continuing coverage of "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead," CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy follows the Third Battalion, First Marines at home, and abroad in Afghanistan.

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif

In war, there are two fronts - one where troops face the enemy in battle. And one where their loved ones wait, and worry that they'll receive the worst kind of news.

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As Marine Cpl. John Peck fights in his recovery from near-fatal injuries suffered in Afghanistan, the Antioch community is continuing its support by planning a fundraising concert.

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50-mile run raised money for fallen Army sergeant's son

Under a red tent on the lawn of Community Bank on North Highland Avenue late Saturday morning, P.J. Kellogg was finishing a banana with an IV in his arm and his legs from his knees down planted in a cooler filled with water.

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U.S. soldiers all over the world will again enjoy a break from their joylessly efficient military rations on the Fourth of July with deep-dish Chicago and New York-style pizzas.

Continue reading "Elk Grove man sends soldiers pizzas for the Fourth of July" »

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MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga. — After decades of imagining what life would have been like if he had followed his first instinct to join the military, one local educator was finally given the experience of a lifetime that he longed for.

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By Abbey Brown Doyle - The (Alexandria, La.) Town Talk
Posted : Saturday Jun 26, 2010 11:12:52 EDT

BOYCE, La. — Lance Cpl. Brad Riddick pulled into his parents’ driveway at 4 a.m., home for the first time after months in Marine Corps training.

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The story of war is not just about combat on the battlefield. It's also about the families that remain behind to fight their own private battles.

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The American Spirit: Donating Golf Balls to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

(CBS) Americans love golf. More than 27 million of us play nearly half a billion rounds every year. Thanks to Adrian Levsky, some are now playing on a course that features very unusual hazards.

Continue reading "Golf on the Most Dangerous Course in the World" »

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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. -- This is the place that receives the most attention on Memorial Day, though it is but one of 141 national cemeteries in the United States and 24 others located on foreign soil. Many of our countrymen will observe this "last Monday in May" holiday with travel, shopping and picnics. But those who take the time to visit one of these hallowed grounds will have an unforgettable experience.

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The Marines of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York displayed Marine Corps vehicles, weapons and tactics for passersby during Marine Day at Times Square May 28.

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NORTH COUNTY — Living in a war zone gets tougher when the little comforts of home — an iPod, running shoes, a laptop computer — go up in smoke.

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