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Somebody?s Son
2012-02-04 02:16:00 (linking to Airman Mom’s Friday post Somebody’s Son ) Lance Cpl. Nick Lacarra, a 20-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Long Beach, Calif., holds security in a field with his dog Coot while halted during a partnered security ...
Somebody?s Son
2012-01-28 03:41:00 (linking to Airman Mom’s Somebody’s Son post ) Lance Cpl. Shane W. Stokes, a Springfield, Mo., native and an infantryman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, walks with a new friend he met while patrolling through a local bazaar. Mobs of curious children following patrols became a common sight in the village of ...
Free duffle bag, t-shirt, or dog tag from the Marines
2012-01-19 05:03:00 marines.com/success -copy paste that link and select the item you want on the left. A recruiter WILL try to contact you so only sign up if you?re willing to deal with that. ?¤This Frëè Stuff Tìmes . C om feed should only be reâd in feed readers, on the Frëëstuff Timesëmail list, or the ©FST ...
By: Free Stuff Times
Wednesday Hero
2012-01-18 14:00:00 Capt. Eddie S. Ray 57 years old from Seattle, Washington Company B, 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion, Task Force Shepherd, 1st Marine Division The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Eddie S. Ray, United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving as Commanding Officer, ...
Operation Desert Storm
2012-01-17 17:29:00 Today marks the 21st anniversary of the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. And Wednesday Hero will profile a veteran of that war. I didn’t plan it that way when I chose this Marine. Sometimes things just happen. I want to thank all our vets who served in the war and remember the more than 400 ...
U.S. Marines Urinating on Dead Taliban
2012-01-13 19:34:00 Your Ad Here A video surfaced on the Internet of four United States Marines urinating on the dead bodies of supposed Taliban members. These four Marines have since been identified, and this is definitely not something that they should be proud of. The military careers of the four men are most likely finished. (Anyone who (Read More...)
Did Marines Render Departed Taliban Short Arm Salute?
2012-01-12 19:53:00 A video shows four purported Marine rendering due respect to purported dead Taliban fighters, from Useless Toady: WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday condemned as “utterly deplorable” a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. He said such behavior is “entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military” and those responsible will be held accountable. I have my opinion of what the Marines are doing and my attitude has to how appropriate the short arm salute, may or my not be.   However, the linked video does not shows any short arms on display.  So Secretary Panetta does not know just what the four standing gentlemen are in fact Marines or just what they are doing.  Given Panetta’s lack of information it is time for him to pull his proverbial Johnson out of his mouth and shut the flock up.  Is Panetta attempting to exert command influence for ...
By: BitsBlog
Somebody?s Son
2012-01-06 14:38:00 (linking to Airman Mom’s Friday post Somebody’s Son ) SANGIN, Afghanistan (Dec. 27, 2011) Hospitalman Victor Castro, assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, hands out candy to an Afghan child during a security patrol in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Marines conducted the patrol to help maintain security in the ...
Marines' Robot Cargo-Copter Takes Flight in Afghanistan
2011-12-19 19:22:00 From Wired Top Stories: On Saturday, the Marine Corps flew history's very first combat resupply mission using a robot helicopter. The unmanned Kaman K-MAX successfully hauled a sling-load of cargo out to an unnamed base, presumably somewhere in southern Afghanistan. Read the whole a
US Marines Developing Energy Efficient Micro Waste Gasification System
2011-11-16 20:16:00 From Latest Items from TreeHugger: 100 pounds of waste can be reduced to five pounds of ash in two hours and uses some of the waste gas to fuel the process. Read the whole article
3/5 Darkhorse: A Year Later
2011-11-13 17:22:00 In 2010, 1,000 Marines from 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 3/5 Darkhorse, were deployed to Afghanistan. During their seven month deployment they lost 25 men and suffered nearly 200 wounded. A year later NPR is doing a seven part series on 3/5 Darkhorse. They have six parts up already, but part four seem to be missing. ...
Veterans Day
2011-11-11 14:00:00 To all the Men and Women who’ve ever worn the uniform, Thank You. Below is what I posted last year. I thought I would use it again. Some have fought and bled for us while others never saw action. Yet they are all Heroes who deserve our deepest respect and thanks. They’ve done so much, ...
Wednesday Hero
2011-10-26 14:00:00 Sgt. James Hinson Sgt. James Hinson, Marine Barracks Washington motor transportation operator, prepares a dish for a homeless person during a So Others Might Eat volunteer event in northwest Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 2011. Fifteen Barracks Marines volunteered to assist the SOME staff in feeding homeless men and women from the nation’s capitol region. These ...
Wednesday Hero
2011-10-12 14:00:00 This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy Capt. Theodore “Ted” Williams (Center) 83 years old from Inverness, Florida VMF-311, Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33) August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002 Everyone knows Ted Williams as one of the greatest Baseball players of all time, but many may not know that he also served his ...
Ripley Race
2011-10-11 18:07:00 My good friend, Mary Ripley, of the U.S. Naval Institute , is on a team for the 3rd Annual John Ripley Memorial Race. COL John Ripley was Mary’s father and a great war hero. This 5K race takes place November 6th at Annapolis. Since I can’t make it, I wanted to show my support by ...
3 things I taught Marines about money over the 9/11 weekend
2011-09-13 16:36:00 Like many of us, I recall exactly where I was at and what I was doing when the events of 9/11 hit America. Since then, I’ve always wanted find a way to give back to the military especially during this time where it marks our generation with change, self-responsibility and renewed patriotism. This year, friends... Read more »
2,200 Marines Go To Libya, 'What Happened to No Boots on the Ground&ap
2011-03-23 21:50:00 -By Warner Todd Huston In all the reporting on the involvement of US Forces in Libya a report by WCTI Channel 12 News in New Bern, North Carolina seems to have gone by almost unnoticed. The News channel reports that 2,200 U.S. Marines have been shipped off the Libya. But doesn't this deployment clash with Obama's supposedly steadfast claim that there will be "no boots on the ground" in Libya? On March 20 WCTI reported that the Marines were shipping out....
Tis The Season Of Giving
2010-10-28 01:26:00 It’s Project Valour-IT time again. Don’t know what that is? Then you haven’t been paying attention the past few years. It’s an awesome fund raising drive to help our wounded heroes. I know times are kinda tight right now, but if you’re able to give a little something-something do so. It’s good Karma. Related Posts:Jump ...
Wednesday Hero
2010-10-27 14:00:00 GySgt. Carlos Hathcock May 20, 1942 ? February 23, 1999 Carlos Hathcock was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock’s record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the Marine Corps. His fame as a sniper and his ...
How To Defeat The US Marines Without Ever Firing a Shot
2009-06-08 04:11:00 While it's business as usual for the judge and prosecution, Edwin Ehlers slowly rots in a cell in Leavenworth, his children grow up fatherless and his wife, forced into single motherhood, struggles to survive while fighting for her husband's freedom.
Military Bans Marines From Visiting Tijuana
2009-01-24 02:54:00 Military Bans Marines From Visiting Tijuana An official has barred Marines from visiting Tijuana as the California border town’s drug violence soars. Lt. Gen. Samuel Helland of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton has restricted travel to Mexico for the unit’s 44,000 members, USA Today reports. “The situation in Mexico is now more dangerous than ...
By: TexasFred's
Go Tell the Marines
2008-11-25 19:05:00 Go tell the Spartans Marines, Cpl. James M. Mercure, Marine Corps News: FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan — In the city of Shewan, approximately 250 insurgents ambushed 30 Marines and paid a heavy price for it. The Few, the Proud, the Marines, the badass.  Fifty plus insurgents dead.  No Marine seriously hurt. Good job. Hat tip: Ace. BitsBlog Tags: Marine, James M. Mercure, Afghanistan, Shewan
By: BitsBlog
Happy 233rd Birthday U.S. Marines
2008-11-11 01:31:00 Tags: Publius Forum, Warner Todd Huston, Military, Marines, Navy, Army, National GuardBookmark this story to your favorite service:
By: Publius Forum
Bringing Down the Military Legal System, Part 1
2008-09-01 20:36:00 This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Jose Nazario CaseNote: The following is Part 1 of a series explaining why the military justice system needs to be abolished, and the Armed Forces judged based on Constitutional law instead of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Last week marked the “end” of a two-year ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Nazario: NOT GUILTY!
2008-08-29 00:00:00 RIVERSIDE, California (AFP) ? A former US Marine was acquitted of manslaughter here Thursday in the shooting deaths of unarmed Iraqi prisoners during 2004 fighting in Fallujah. Jose Luis Nazario, 28, was found not guilty of all charges after a landmark trial at the US District Court in California, southeast of Los Angeles. The case was the ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Nazario Case Goes to the Jury
2008-08-28 02:58:00 This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Jose Nazario CaseIt’s all a waiting game now. “If you find the defendant did not abide by the rules, no matter how he might have fought or how many days he spent in the military, if he violated the `law of war’ that day, you have ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Nazario: Honor in Action
2008-08-26 21:05:00 This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Jose Nazario CaseThe case of a former Marine NCO charged with murdering Iraqis during the Battle of Fallujah is getting crazier by the minute. Sgt. Jose Nazario’s men, Ryan Weemer and Jermaine Nelson, still refuse to testify. After being thrown in jail twice for contempt, the ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Killer of Marines dead
2008-06-08 10:16:00 A southern insurgent with a million-baht bounty on his head for the brutal 2005 murders of two kidnapped Marines died in a gunfight with government forces in Narathiwat province, police said on Saturday, after a night of insurgent terror attacks. Alinsan Nikaji was killed after 100 police and soldiers sealed off the village of Tanyong Limo in a hunt for a suspected militant hideout. A 20-minute gun battle broke out as government forces found four suspected rebels inside a home in the village. Alinsan, 25, was killed during the battle. Thai authorities had a 1 million baht ($30,000) reward for Alinsan, who was wanted in the hostage-taking that ended when he and accomplices beat the two Marines to death in Tanyong Limo in 2005. Two other men, each with 500,000-baht rewards on their heads, were arrested after the Friday night firefight, police said. In the hostage crisis in Tanyong Limo, hundreds of veiled women and young children dramatically faced down heavily armed ...
By: Thailand News
US Marines imprisoned for beating taxi driver in Okinawa
2008-06-06 18:34:00 Two US Marines were each sentenced to several years in prison Thursday for beating up a taxi driver and fleeing without paying him the fare on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. (...)
By: Taxi Blog
[Hero] WWII hero who joined the Marines at age 14 and won the Medal of Hono
2008-06-06 12:58:00 Minneapolis Star Tribune
Insurgent: Marines! They?re everywhere!
2008-06-05 01:33:00 A Marine in Iraq wonders why American media can’t seem to grasp the progress that’s been made… From an entertaining mil-blogger, One Marine’s view… Local Sheiks in our area have continued to tell of stories about how life was with Al-Qaida present. The evil that existed and now, its not a new way of life, it?s a ...
¿Al Qaeda derrotada? Díganselo a los marines
2008-06-04 22:26:00 Así que Al Qaeda está ?casi derrotada?, ¿no? Ha habido avances mayores y prácticamente está derrotada. ?Haciendo un balance, nos está yendo bastante bien?, aseguró el jefe de la CIA, Michael Hayden, según The Washington Post. ?Al Qaeda, casi derrotada estratégicamente en Irak, en Arabia Saudita, sufre significativos retrocesos a escala global. Aquí usaré la palabra ?ideológicamente? refiriéndome a que el mundo islámico está volviendo a la forma original del Islam y rechazando el propuesto por Al Qaeda?. Bueno, pues sí que me engañaron. Seis mil muertos en Afganistán, decenas de miles en Irak, un atentado suicida diario en Mesopotamia, el nivel más alto de suicidios dentro del ejército estadunidense. La prensa árabe, sabiamente, publicó las palabras de Hayden primero jactándose de su éxito y luego anunciando que habrá bases estadunidenses permanentes en Irak después del 31 de diciembre ¿Y así dice que ganamos? Hace menos de dos años una afirmación igualmente demencial sobre la gue...
By: BlogMemes
So Al Qaeda Is Defeated, Eh? Go Tell It to the Marines
2008-06-02 17:19:00 AlterNet So al-Qa'ida is "almost defeated", is it? Major gains against al-Qa'ida. Essentially defeated. "On balance, we are doing pretty well," the CIA's boss, Michael Hayden, tells The Washington Post. "Near strategic defeat of al-Qa'ida in Iraq. Near strategic defeat for al-Qa'ida in Saudi Arabia. Significant setbacks for al-Qa'ida globally -- and here I'm going to use the word 'ideologically' -- as a lot of the Islamic world pushes back on their form of Islam." Well, you could have fooled me. Six thousand dead in Afghanistan, tens of thousands dead in Iraq, a suicide bombing a day in Mesopotamia, the highest level of suicides ever in the US military -- the Arab press wisely ran this story head to head with Hayden's boasts -- and permanent US bases in Iraq after 31 December. And we've won? [..]Am I alone in finding this stuff infantile to the point of madness? As long as there is injustice in the Middle East, al-Qa'ida will win. As long as we have 22 times as many W...
Marines Accused of Proselytizing in Fallujah
2008-05-30 07:23:00 This article literally sickens me. God forbid the Marines who are laying down their lives for these people get thanks. Instead, they get articles like these, written in a tone of hatred and disdain. Disgusting. FALLUJAH, Iraq ? At the western entrance to the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Christian Marines evangelizing Iraqi Muslims
2008-05-29 20:28:00 As if the situation in Iraq wasn’t bad enough it appears that American marines are contributing to the problem by attempting to convert the Muslim residents of Fallujah to Christianity. According to this report, unidentified Marines are said to have passed out evangelical coins at the gates of Fallujah while serving as guards. One side of the ...
By: Bligbi
[Cool] Marines exceed recruiting goal by 42 percent, also surpass ?kicking
2008-05-13 20:59:00 SFGate
From Iraq Desert To Afghan Mountains, The Marines?
2008-05-12 09:27:00 Even if peace is achieved in Iraq, the United States Marines will remain on active duty, but this time it will be in the mountains and valleys of Afghanistan. Senior Pentagon officials say the prpoposed shift of large numbers of Marines out of Iraq and into Afghanistan is back on the drawing board. According to ...
Code Pink Protesters Resort To Witchcraft Outside Marine Recruiting Center
2008-05-09 18:52:00 If you thought the most disgraceful and repugnant group of women in the country known as Code Pink couldn’t possibly sink any lower, you’d be wrong. The crazy b*tches from Code Pink are still protesting outside the Marine recruiting center in Berkeley, California. The protests which made headlines around the country a few months ago still ...
By: The Hot Joints
Marines Ignore Afghan Poppy Fields
2008-05-08 09:03:00 The Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Platoon, sleep beside a field of poppies as Afghan workers quietly gather up the opium bulbs. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has moved into southern Helmand province which is the world’s largest largest opium poppy-growing region. But, unlike the foolish policies of the Bush administration, the Marines are not ...
Marines Take On Motorcycle Madness
2008-05-07 17:00:00 M ay 6, 2008: Both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps have been having a growing problem with motorcycle accidents, outside of combat. Over ten percent of army and marine personnel own a motorcycle, and that number has increased rapidly since the invasion of Iraq. The reason for all this is the large amount of money many troops find themselves with when they come back from Iraq or Afghanistan. In combat zones, there aren't too many things you can spend your money on. Then there's the extra pay for being there. It adds up. If the trooper isn't married (and about half are not) many arrive back home with up to $50,000, or more, in ready cash. This leads to temptation, and that temptation often takes the form of a hot new bike. Many troops return jacked up on combat and all the fast road movement they experienced in Iraq or Afghanistan. Last year, 93 military army personnel were killed in automotive accidents. Most of these were soldiers, while 19 were marines. Whil...
Four Marines Were Killed Last Friday In Anbar
2008-05-05 16:00:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 7:00 AM MST From: Think Progress May 4, 2008 By Matt at 8:50 pm Four marines killed by roadside bomb in Anbar.» The military reported today that a roadside bomb attack in Anbar Province killed four marines on Friday in ?one of the deadliest? attacks in months on American troops in the province. Though violence has ...
By: Suzie-Q
God made Marines for One Thing! Care to Guess?
2008-05-03 19:41:00 With regard to the training aspect, I subscribe to the following: 1) Simple is what killing is, whether with a spear or a JDAM. The act itself is simple. We have been stacking them up like cordwood over here – no problem. 2) The training we did prior to coming over was simple - hardness, simple drills to get into firing position, simple escalation of force parameters. Nothing higher than that. Now at Division level and above, the planning, ROE, complexity of synchronization, and bringing in all aspects of foreign policy gets complex - but the killing time remains simple, and we do everything we can to keep it that way. We don’t brief the trigger pullers on all the complexities - we keep them at that cutting edge. 3) I know that EVERY Marine knows how to do sight alignment and sight picture (clear tip of the front sight post in a fuzzy “bullseye”). That is why we are the world’s best all-purpose marksmen. Weapons handling remains simple (”never ...
By: My Point
Mini-surge: 2,400 Marines surround Taliban stronghold
2008-04-29 23:20:00 A serious beatdown is about to occur in Afghanistan: Times Online US Marines went into action today, pouring into a lawless town in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, the first time that a sizeable American force has fought in the largely British sector of Afghanistan for several years. Some 2,400 marines, many of them veterans of the war ...
Maines Fighting in Afghanistan
2008-04-29 21:33:00 Hundreds of Marines who have previously fought in Iraq, took part in an assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan. This was the first major action for the 2,300 Marines who arrived in Afghanistan the past few weeks. US military officials said the Taliban had been expecting an assault and had planted homemade bombs. ...
Marines Launch Major Offensive in Afghanistan
2008-04-29 14:45:00 OUTSIDE GARMSER, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines in helicopters and Humvees flooded into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan’s most violent province early April 28, the first major American operation in the region in years. Several hundred Marines pushed into the town of Garmser in predawn light in an operation to drive out militants, stretching NATO’s presence ...
By: Euphoric Reality
US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for 1st time in years
2008-04-27 02:04:00 U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Another Railroad in the Making: Nelson Recommended for Court-Martial
2008-04-27 00:21:00 This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Jose Nazario CaseCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. –A hearing officer recommended a court-martial for a Marine charged with murdering an Iraqi detainee captured during fierce house-to-house fighting in Fallujah, Iraq. Lt. Col. Thomas McCann said in his findings Wednesday that there is sufficient evidence against Sgt. Jermaine A. ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Nazario: Attorney Says Civilian Jury Not Fit to Hear Case on Combat Actions
2008-04-22 11:01:00 Sgt Jose Nazario is at the center of another case I’m following. He’s charged with manslaughter in the deaths of insurgents during the Battle of Fallujah. I realize how insane that sounds, but that’s where we are now in this nation. We charge our Marines for killing the enemy. The case is one of the first ...
By: Euphoric Reality
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