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Marine Who Campaigned for Veterans Takes His Own Life

Like the Marine he was, Clay Hunt launched a front-line assault against the demons he brought home from Iraq and Afghanistan. The 28-year-old Texan, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, appeared in a suicide prevention campaign encouraging returning veterans to reach out for help. He went to Washington, D.C.,...

Top Marine Says DADT Repeal Won't Lead to Exodus in Force

WASHINGTON -- The Marine Corps commandant who once said openly gay service members would be a dangerous "distraction" and was among the most outspoken opponents of repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy said today he does not expect to lose troops over the change. "I haven't had any indication yet at all,...

Report: Marine Corps Delayed 'Urgently Needed' Laser Weapon

The military needlessly delayed by six months an urgently needed, nonlethal laser weapon that could have saved the lives of U.S. Marines and Iraqi civilians, according to a report released today by the Pentagon's inspector general. "Delays left Marines deployed to Iraq in 2006 without a critical nonlethal weapon to more...

Report: US Sending 1,400 More Troops to Afghanistan

The U.S. is sending 1,400 more Marines into Afghanistan ahead of a spring thaw, when fighting usually picks up with the Taliban, to try to cement security gains ahead of the July start of a U.S. troop withdrawal, according to a published report. Unidentified American officials told The Wall Street Journal that Defense...

Gay Vets Seek to Re-Enlist in Military

(Oct. 20) -- "I passed." That's what gay Iraq war veteran Dan Choi announced today on his Twitter page after taking the skills test to re-enlist in the Army. Choi, who came out on national TV and then handcuffed himself to the White House fence to protest the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, is one of at least three gay...

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Marine Corps Lawyers Claim Crusades Weren't a Religious War

Last month, I wrote about Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, the unit whose commander, in his infinite wisdom, had decided to change the unit's nickname from the "Werewolves" to the "Crusaders," a change that came complete with a nice big crusader shield and cross being painted on its planes.

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One Who Represents Many

Memorial Day takes me back and helps put my personal and professional priorities where they properly belong.

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Marines Decide Anti-Obama Sergeant's Fate

The Marine Corps said Wednesday it has decided to discharge a sergeant for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook.

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Why More Female Marines Are Moving To The Front Lines

The moves â announced by Gen. James F. Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, in a message sent to all Marines on Monday night â are intended largely to study how women perform in formerly male-only units, and reflect new Pentagon rules released in February allowing women to serve closer to the front line.

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Zac Efron Went Through 'Marine School' For 'The Lucky One'

Zac Efron suits up for his appearance on Daybreak inside the ITV Studios in London on Monday (April 23).

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06/02/12 WWII veteran finally gets his diploma Source: The Evening News - Monroe MI Vincent (Jim) Giarmo missed getting his high school diploma when he enlisted in the Marines in 1942 to fight for his country in World War II.
06/02/12 Maritime Raid Force Trains at Night Source: U.S. Department of Defense The heat poured down on the rocky terrain approximately three kilometers from the objective rally point.
06/02/12 The Unknown Soldiers: Quiet Marine pilot remembered by... Source: The Jackson Sun - Jackson TN While recently visiting with his aunt, a little boy pointed to the sky as two helicopters flew over his familys Temecula, Calif., home.
06/02/12 Family mourns Marine killed in Afghanistan Source: Maryland Gazette - Glen Burnie MD A 22-year-old Marine from Edgewater was killed on Memorial Day while serving in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense said this week.
06/02/12 Marines, Macedonians And Armenians Participate In... Source: Armenian News Network / Groong MARINES, MACEDONIANS AND ARMENIANS PARTICIPATE IN COMBINED TRAINING DEFENSE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS June 1, 2012 USA Cpl. Paul Zellner, Marine Forces Europe 6/1/2012 BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 12 participated in combined training with Macedonian and Armenian soldiers on Babadag Training Area in Romania, April 2-11.