Posts Tagged ‘Twentynine Palms’
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Marine Experiences First Enemy Contact
The air was still and the fading sounds of morning prayers echoed throughout the valley as our convoy lumbered to a halt. The lead vehicle had become stuck in a field and couldn’t move. The [Read more...]
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Mother, Daughter Share Common Experience in Deployment
At the start of Operation Desert Storm, a young Marine was sent to the fight, leaving behind his wife, son and newborn baby girl. His wife, Susanna Garcia, had to rely on letters and the [Read more...]
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Marine Couple Overcomes Combat Wounds Together
When you’ve practically lost yourself to a wartime attack, been set on fire, clawed yourself free of wreckage without all your limbs intact, your face, arms, legs, even your eyelids are burned away, and you [Read more...]
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Journey Through the Snow (Part 2)
Editors note: This is the second in a three-part series written from the perspective of a combat correspondent new to cold weather and high altitude training. Our first few days were spent acclimating to [Read more...]
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Killing Time (All In a Ball)
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series on Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. They are preparing for war by training in [Read more...]