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The Spirit Of Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Didn't Return

Andrew Lubin | Posted 05.27.2012

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That's the spirit of Memorial Day; it's the remembrance of those who didn't come back alive, and a celebration of the esprit-de-corps and how they lived their lives.God bless the United States and those who stand watch over us tonight.

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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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Sitting Judgment on Our Troops: Photo Controversies and the Media

Andrew Lubin | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Usmc, US Marines, Soldiers, Afghanistan Controversy, Afghanistan, LA Times, Media Critique, US Marines Afghanistan, Afghanistan Photos, Media News

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

Beth Crumley | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Marine Corps, Usmc, Christmas, History, Troops Christmas, American History, World War Two History, Christmas Troops, Wartime Christmas, Ww2 History, Marine History, Army History, Impact News

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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Honoring Our Nations Veterans as Cancer Stricken Soldiers Go Ignored

R. B. Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our military has already chosen to die for their country -- but does that include by the hand of Big Pharma too?

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The Runaway General, Part II: General Conway

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama needs to come out right now and reiterate that there will be a drawdown that begins no later than July 2011 and that it will involve significant numbers of U.S. troops.

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Legendary Marine Corps Tactic Still Relevant

Ed Hooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tactics, Special Operations, Pentagon Budget, Beach-Landings, Usmc, Secretary of Defense, Amphibious Assaults, Politics News

Pentagon budget trimming is unquestionably needed, but eliminating proven military tactics is a dangerous risk.

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Is This Any Way to Treat Our Heroes?

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless Vets, Afghanistan, Iraq, Defense Spending Bill, 9/11/01, Ptsd, Usmc, Politics News

43% of homeless males over 25 are veterans. What kind of a country are we when the men and women who fight for us overseas return to a system that neglects and discards them at home?

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Marine Corps Birthday 2009: USMC Delivers Birthday Message (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, November 10, the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 234th birthday, and social media is commemorating the historic date. The official...

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