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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chattanooga, Tenn., Marine teaches NBC classes

Fifteen attentive firefighters hang on every word of what the young Marine at the front of the classroom has to say. What she is telling them could save their lives. Lance Cpl. Deborah A. Jones, a 2d Marine Division Nuclear, Biological and Chemical defense specialist, teaches classes to firemen from Camp Lejeune regarding the use of tools able to

Wireman gets 'wired in' to the Corps' benefits

Tameka Hill worked as a telemarketer during high school with little room for advancement and no money for college. Little did she know, Uncle Sam was looking to hire someone with those very skills. One year later, Pfc. Hill, a 19-year-old wireman and telephone troubleshooter for 2d Marine Division now has her college money and her promotion -

Marine safety specialist learns lifelong lesson

Whether seeking money for college and adventure abroad, or out of a desire to serve their country and pursue physical, mental and moral self-improvement, the young men and women of America join the ranks of the United States Marine Corps for reasons as diverse as the individuals who serve. For one Marine, it was pursuing a lifelong dream, and he

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