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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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PHOTOS: Fleet Week Is Here

Posted 05.24.2012

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Some 6,000 sailors, marines and coast guardsman were shipped into New York City Wednesday for the beginning of Fleet Week, this year marking the 200th...

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LOOK: Marine Recieves 'First Ever' Gay Proposal On U.S. Military Base

Posted 04.27.2012

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In a heartwarming sign of the post-"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era, one gay marine was greeted with a romantic wedding proposal as he returned to San Dieg...

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Sitting Judgment on Our Troops: Photo Controversies and the Media

Andrew Lubin | Posted 04.26.2012

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But in today's highly politicized world the newspapers can't win: If they publish, they're called anti-American defeatists, yet if they don't publish they're complicit in a cover-up and tools of the Pentagon.

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How I Got My Groove Back

Molly Blake | Posted 04.19.2012

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Particularly during this hum-drum economy, having glaring gaps in a resume is foolish, especially when volunteer opportunities are abundant. And I'm not alone in the belief that true volunteer work in your chosen profession is worth mentioning.

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'Ghost Hunters' Get Physical Response From Ghost Marine

Posted 04.19.2012

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The "Ghost Hunters" (Wed., 9 p.m. ET on Syfy) headed to Annapolis, Maryland this week to investigate a spectral presence at the U.S. Naval Institute. ...

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Marines Return to Being "Crusaders"

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.18.2012

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Under new leadership, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 is going back to being the "Crusaders," complete with an insignia of a crusader shield with a big red cross on it and a crusader knight as its mascot.

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How Far Do First Amendment Rights Go?

Aubree Eliza Weaver | Posted 04.11.2012

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How are First Amendment rights different for people serving our country? Now, hear me out when I say that I'm rather torn on this issue.

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Obama Criticizing Marine Face Discharge

Camp Pendleton Patch | Daniel Woolfolk | Posted 04.05.2012

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A judge has denied a request to halt or postpone a military separation hearings for Sgt. Gary Stein - a Temecula Marine who maintains a Facebook page ...

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US Marines Touch Down Under

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 04.04.2012

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CANBERRA, Australia -- The first detachment of 200 U.S. Marines has arrived in northern Australia, where a permanent joint training hub is taking shap...

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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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Gay U.S. Marine Caught In Homecoming Smooch: 'Love Is Love'

Posted 03.01.2012

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It continues to be the photo seen around the world: a U.S. Marine caught in a passionate lip-lock with his boyfriend during a homecoming. But Mari...

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Photo Of U.S. Marine Caught In Passionate Homecoming Lip-Lock Goes Viral

Posted 02.27.2012

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A homecoming photo of a U.S. Marine caught in a passionate lip-lock with his boyfriend has gone viral in the blogosphere after it was posted on Facebo...

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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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Brown Backs Women In Combat

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 02.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Following the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the military has faced increasing pressure to open its most dangerous combat jobs to women. ...

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Afghanistan Base Named 'Aryan' Raises Objections From Soldiers

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Following last week's embarrassing controversy involving Marines displaying a flag with what appeared to be a Nazi insignia, American an...

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JUNGLE SURVIVAL: Marines Drink Snake Blood, Eat Insects

Posted 02.14.2012

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The photo above isn't a still from an episode of Fear Factor -- it's a U.S. Marine completing jungle survival training at a military base in Thailand....

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Panetta Calls For New Probe In Controversial Marines Photo

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR and JULIE WATSON | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Marine Corps on Friday to re-investigate and take appropriate action against the Marine sni...

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U.S. Marines Posing With Symbol Resembling Nazi Logo 'Not Acceptable'

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 04.10.2012

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of ...

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U.S. Marine Fights Conviction For Suicide Attempt

AP | By DAVID DISHNEAU | Posted 02.02.2012

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HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- A discharged Marine private who slit his wrists in a suicide attempt is fighting his military conviction for deliberately injuring ...

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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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6 Marines Reportedly Killed In Afghanistan Helicopter Crash

AP | JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | Posted 03.21.2012

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HONOLULU — All six Marines killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were based in Hawaii, a Hawaii congresswoman said Friday. Th...

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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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Marines Urinating on Dead Taliban: How Low Will We Go?

Ethan Casey | Posted 03.14.2012

What is there to think about, anyway? What is there to say, really, except that there's absolutely no excuse? No excuse for the policy makers and officers, but neither is there one for the brutalized young perpetrators.

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