Posts Tagged ‘combat’
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First Time, First Firefight – Marine Stays Focused During Combat
It’s a moment of truth for many Marines – the first time they are in combat and their training is put to the test. When his squad took enemy contact during a recent patrol through [Read more...]
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One Day at a Time: Supporting a Family Member with PTSD
When my kid brother left for Iraq he was just that — a kid. He returned home shattered inside. The “dark pit,” as he calls it, was hidden underneath his gruff, infantry-tattooed exterior. [Read more...]
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Through the Eyes of Infantrymen
PATROL BASE 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Infantry Marines deployed to Afghanistan endure trials that Americans unfamiliar with military life cannot begin to fathom. Inclement weather, insatiable hunger, perpetual fatigue and direct combat with enemy [Read more...]
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Women in Combat – Will it happen?
On June 12, 1948, President Harry Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. The Act gave women permanent status in the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marines. The services became an [Read more...]
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Two weeks after the last shot
After many months deployed, it came down to what seemed to be a rushed transition. I was in Afghanistan one day and Washington the next.