Marine Corps

PHOTOS: Heroic Army Staff Sgt. Pulls Grenade Out Of Marine's Leg

Posted 05.31.2012

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When Lance Cpl. Winder Perez lay wounded in Afghanistan, the 22-year-old didn't know why bystanders weren't rushing to his side. But when Navy nurs...

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Remembering By Serving

William McNulty | Posted 05.28.2012

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Every Memorial Day growing up, we would go to the Winnetka, Ill., Village Green where there is a large monument to all the service members who had die...

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One Who Represents Many

D. Robert Worley | Posted 05.28.2012

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Memorial Day takes me back and helps put my personal and professional priorities where they properly belong. The name Michael Eugene Hoppers invariably appears front and center in my thoughts, but he represents many.

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Former Marine Builds Detroit Community Through Games Of All Sizes

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 05.28.2012

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Detroiter Kevin Rushing wants to use his gaming business, Krush Industries, in order to form a tighter-knit, collaborative community for young adults ...

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My Memorial Day Plans

Tireak C. Tulloch | Posted 05.27.2012

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Last year a good friend of mine told me of how she felt of me being able to go to many places in honor of my fellow veterans. I don't consider it a vacation on any level, but as a way of continuing my duty. I believe this is how many veterans of my era and previous eras feel, as well.

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Sixth Grader Told To Hide Marine Corps Shirt Give By Brother

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.23.2012

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When Jordan Griffith, a 13-year-old student at South Jones Elementary School in Elliseville, Miss., wore to school a shirt in support of his brother, ...

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Marines Decide Anti-Obama Sergeant's Fate

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 04.25.2012

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SAN DIEGO — A sergeant will be discharged for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook in a case that called into question the Pentagon's ...

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The F-35 vs. Healthcare

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 04.09.2012

The F-35 program's biggest obstacle seems to be the enormous amount of software code that needs to be written and verified.

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Board Recommends Dismissal For Marine Who Criticized Obama On Facebook

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 04.08.2012

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Marine Corps officials are seeking additional guidance from the Pentagon regarding service members' use of social media amid...

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Marine Critical Of Obama Faces Possible Dismissal

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 05.21.2012

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SAN DIEGO — A Marine facing dismissal for running a Facebook page called Armed Forces Tea Party that criticizes the Obama administration is stil...

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Marine Corps Book Officially Declares Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal No Big Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday marked six months since the repeal of the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. On the same day, the Marine Corps Universit...

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Marine's Sexual Assault Conviction Tossed

Posted 03.09.2012

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The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces threw out this week the sexual assault conviction of Marine Captain Nicholas Stewart, citing issues with the...

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In Memoriam: Colonel William H. Dabney

Beth Crumley | Posted 04.25.2012

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Colonel Bill Dabney demanded excellence of himself and expected it in others.

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Teen Fights Cancer Twice, Inspires Funny Internet Meme

Ellicott City Patch | Posted 02.06.2012

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Zach Lederer jokes he was a little “drugged up” when, in his hospital bed, he lifted his arms in a strongman pose, stared resolutely ahead and all...

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"Elizaberth Ford" - A Model T Truck in France

Beth Crumley | Posted 04.01.2012

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The battlefield skills of the Marines has never been in question. Their skill in spelling was, perhaps, not so extraordinary. Photographs located of the Model T clearly show that when painted, the Marines misspelled "Elizabeth." The truck bore the name "Elizaberth Ford."

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The Siege of Khe Sanh Begins

Beth Crumley | Posted 03.31.2012

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I have spoken several times on the siege of Khe Sanh Combat Base and the hill outposts. One of the questions I am most frequently asked is, "How did it all begin?"

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Are There Jobs for Marines?

Andrew Lubin | Posted 03.17.2012

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This is a difficult job market for those with prior civilian job experience; for those under age 24 whose only job experience is combat... their unemployment rate exceeds 30 percent.

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Actions of a Few Marines: Let's Not "Celebrate," Justify or Broad-Brush

Dorian de Wind | Posted 03.14.2012

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I honestly believe that we Americans can and must start calling what is wrong by its name, without euphemisms, without excuses -- no ifs ands or buts about it.

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Robert J. Arrotta: The Mightiest Corporal in the Marine Corps

Beth Crumley | Posted 03.13.2012

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A friend once told me that as long as a Marine is remembered he is not dead. Robert J. Arrotta is part of Marine Corps history.

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WATCH: U.S. Marines Appear To Urinate On Taliban Corpses

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 02.15.2012

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Pentagon officials vowed Wednesday that a video posted online that appears to show U.S. Marines in Afghanistan urinating on dead Taliban fighters will...

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U.S. Marines Urinate On Dead Bodies In Afghanistan (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Posted 01.12.2012

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The U.S. Marine Corps has launched an investigation into a video that purports to show American Marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban member...

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U.S. Government Faces Consequences After Fighter Jet Crash

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 12.29.2011

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SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to pay $17.8 million to a family that lost four members when a Marine Corps figh...

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WATCH: Baby Sticks Fingers In Obama's Mouth

Posted 12.27.2011

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President Obama received an adorable surprise on Christmas day while visiting service members and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. As th...

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I'll Be Home for Christmas -- Marines in WWII

Beth Crumley | Posted 02.21.2012

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This year, as we gather with friends and family to enjoy the traditions we hold dear, stop and remember those who have spent their Christmases away from their loved ones, in service to this country.

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Marines Accidentally Sent Ornaments To 1,150 Deceased Soldiers

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 12.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Marine Corps on Tuesday apologized for mistakenly mailing Purple Heart Christmas tree ornaments to about 1,150 deceased Marines and ...

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