October 30, 2012 — Last year, the Marine Corps Ball was the place to take a celebrity date.Mila Kunis got invited. Justin Timberlake got invited. Linda Hamilton, of Terminator fame, flipped the script by asking yours truly.Timberlake had such a good time he even blogged about his ball date with Marine Sgt. Kelsey DeSantis, who is now in the reserves.“I knew I would MORE
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October 29, 2012 — Gunnery Sgt. Raoul P. Sheridan has deployed before. He’s been to the cities and deserts of Iraq, where he provided fire support for Marines. But his last deployment was unlike any other. He found himself sweating in more than 90 percent humidity, freezing at night when the temperatures dropped below minus five degrees Fahrenheit. He hiked mountains MORE
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October 26, 2012 — Think fighting one war is tough? Try fighting two — at the same time.These men did.The Marines of Montford Point not only fought in foreign wars but fought a war for civil rights every day. They were no different from any other Marine. They had honor, courage and commitment. The only thing was — they were black, in the 1940s.“They said, ‘They’re MORE
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October 26, 2012 — More than 100 Reserve Marines from units across the country, such as New York, California and the District of Columbia, enrolled in this year’s Marine Corps Base Quantico Reserve Combat Marksmanship Coaches Course held Oct. 8 to Oct. 21 at the Weapon’s Training Battalion."The course is for Marines to simply learn more than the average shooter and MORE
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October 24, 2012 — Approximately 550,000,000 people throughout history can call themselves American. But only 0.00001 percent of them have been awarded the Medal of Honor, the Nation’s highest military decoration. Retired Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Williams, known more affectionately as “Woody”, is one of those Americans. He is the last living Medal of MORE
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October 23, 2012 — The Reservist of the Year is a Marine who stands out, over and above 39,000 others in the Corps’ Reserve Force. Sgt. Dante Capane, did just that. He was selected from a highly qualified group and submitted to the sergeant major of the Marine Corps. Capane’s nomination came from his commanding officer, Capt. John M. Schneider. “Sgt. Capane’s MORE
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October 19, 2012 — The 350 Marines and sailors of BSRF 12 returned home Aug. 22, following a deployment that took them from the snow-capped mountains of Georgia to the picturesque Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania. MORE
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October 16, 2012 — Since Opha May Johnson signed the dotted line in 1918, women have been making their mark in United States Marine Corps history. To ensure the traditions and history of women Marines are passed on to new generations, the Women Marines Association was established in 1960. The Molly Marine chapter LA-1 of New Orleans received multiple awards at their MORE
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October 15, 2012 — The 4th Marine Aircraft Wing is looking for a few good men and women at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Oct. 12 through the 14, as it recruits to support its "Way Ahead."
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October 12, 2012 — While frequent moves, deployments and lengthy training assignments are not uncommon for active-duty Marines, Reserve Marines face the unique challenge of leaving their civilian salary for a military salary, which is sometimes much less lucrative. In response to this need, Louisiana citizens have come together since 2005 to offer veterans up to MORE
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