SANGIN, Afghanistan — When U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Goins deployed to the most dangerous place in Afghanistan five months ago, he mentally prepared for the risk of getting shot by the Taliban or stepping on bombs buried throughout this southern river valley.
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Marines defend making WikiLeaks suspect sleep nude
WASHINGTON – The Army private suspected of giving classified U.S. documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks was stripped of all clothing for two nights to keep him from hurting himself in his military jail cell, a Marine Corps spokesman said Friday.
VA Healthcare Rating
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Dave Barnes, sr
Drill Instructor Ambush
A Marine recruit on fire watch gets ambushed by his DI's.
Airplane truck drop.
Hummvees being ejected out the rear end of a cargon plane.
Navajo Code Talker Joe Antonio Silversmith
Window Rock, AZ—For the second time this year, President Ben Shelly has
ordered Navajo Nation flags to be flown at half-staff from March 2 to March 5
in honor of the late Navajo Code Talker Joe Antonio Silversmith, he was 86.
Silversmith, a Marine Corporal, passed away at his home in Coolidge, New
Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Westboro Baptist Church
A day after local residents experienced a Westboro Baptist Church's protest, the Topeka-based church known for it's anti-homosexual stance, won their case in the U.S. Supreme Court.
According to a story in the Huffington Post, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the fundamentalist church Wednesday, stating that the First Amendment protects their right to picket outside military funerals, even though it may cause grief for the families.
The Blue Diamond
The Blue Diamond
The official newsletter of the First Marine Division
Government Shutdown Would Halt Vet Burials
If the government shuts down on March 5 over unresolved differences in a stopgap spending bill, the impact may be felt more by the families of aged veterans than on government workers or military troops.
That's because the Department of Veterans Affairs office responsible for burying veterans will close up shop if the cash stops coming, putting a halt to the internments of thousands of deceased vets. Just how many would be effected is hard to guess – it would depend on how long a shutdown dragged on. According to a Congressional Budget Office projection, the VA could be burying up to 100,000 veterans in 2011.
Corps’ total force to be reduced by 15,000-plus Marines
As the Corps carries out a massive restructuring plan over the next few years, Marines can expect to see fewer infantry and artillery battalions, armor companies, aviation squadrons and headquarters elements.
Preliminary results of the Marine Corps’ force structure review, carried out by a group of 100 officers and senior civilian officials between September and January, are set to be published on the Corps’ official website March 1.