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Florence, Ky., native gets a head-start
Young Americans who just received the right to vote are joining the nation’s armed forces to proudly serve their country. One Boone County, Ky., native became a Marine before reaching the legal voting age. Private First Class Timothy A. Spreder, 17, couldn’t wait until he turned 18 to join the Marine Corps. He wanted to enlist as soon as he became
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Candor, N.Y., native finds his path
The Candor, N.Y., native towers over the average sized man. His body’s muscular shape along with his spike-faded haircut automatically tells you he is a member of the armed forces. For Private First Class Daniel W. McNeil the 2003 Tioga Center High School graduate, joining the military wasn’t on his mind at the beginning of his senior year of high
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Philadelphia Marine ready for Iraq
While in a foreign country, not understanding the language can be one of the most frustrating experiences in a persons life. You wouldn’t be able to get around the country or successfully interact with the people due to an inability to communicate. One Philadelphia native won’t have this problem and neither will the Marines he is deploying with.
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Dallas native receives Marine Corps’ third highest award
The Marine stands at attention, silvery hair trimmed close to the scalp, green eyes staring into the distance. The general steps forward, places a medal above his left pocket, shakes his hand, and steps back. On the Dallas native’s chest now hangs a five-point bronze star. It shines like a new penny, glittering out from the mottled green and
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Marines prepare for convoy ops
The trucks rumble along through the cool air like an armored procession of steel and rubber. The gunner in the final truck reaches up to remove his sunglasses as the sun disappears behind a blanket of grey clouds. It’s been an easy run so far - nobody’s shot at them, and without the sun, the temperature is almost enjoyable. The truck cuts over
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Corpsman teaches Marines lifesaving
“Hurry up Marines get that gear on, your fellow Marines are screaming in pain. They need your help,” yelled Hospitalman 3rd Class Shandon E. Torres as he stood over them, making sure they performed the correct procedures to save the wounded Marines lives. It was a blurry scene of green and red on the beach as Torres and his team descended the sand
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3/6 Marines work to better Khowst
Lieutenant Colonel Julian Alford, commander of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, sat conversing in the house of an Afghan doctor in the Khowjah Kalay village when a loud explosion interrupted their conversation. A militant fired a 107mm rocket at the battalion commander while he conducted an operation with Weapons Company in the mountains
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Marine gains discipline needed for the future
No matter if a Marine stays in the Corps four years or 20, each Marine still carries within themselves defining characteristics they can use their whole life. For Lance Cpl. Gavin J. Johnson of Columbus, Ga., some of the defining traits are patience, discipline and the ability to set a goal, and reach it. Johnson works as an administrative clerk
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Beirut veterans immortalized for 21st remembrance
Families, service members, veterans and respectful citizens attended the remembrance ceremony for the bombing, which sent shockwaves all the way from Beirut, Lebanon to Jacksonville on October 23, 1983. Old Glory waved tranquilly in the cool, morning breeze at the Beirut Memorial, where the names of 241 Marines, Sailors and Soldiers who died at
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Beirut monument recognizes citizen hero
A new commemoration site has been dedicated at the Beirut Memorial to Doris Downs, a devoted supporter of veterans in the local community, who died this past June after a battle with cancer. Downs dedicated the last two decades of her life to the families and veterans of the Marines, Sailors and Soldiers who died at the bombing of the Marine
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