Archive for September, 2011
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“Dragons” fly aboard USS Essex
For almost 20 years, Marines and Sailors of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced), have supported the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during deployments to the Asia-Pacific region. Recently that tradition was continued as HMM 265 [Read more...]
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Family Focus Friday: Marine Father and Son
Story by Cpl. Justin Boling, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). Each fall, parents watch with pride as their sons and daughters attend their first day of school, or take on new responsibilities as they head [Read more...]
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Through the Ranks: Staff Sergeant
‘Through the Ranks,’ is a series of feature articles about a day in the life of a deployed Marine from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Each article will highlight an individual’s personal experience through the [Read more...]
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Invocation and benediction for Sgt. Dakota Meyer’s Medal of Honor ceremony
Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, the Chaplain of the Marine Corps, delivered the following invocation and benediction at the Medal of Honor ceremony for Dakota Meyer, where he was awarded the nation’s highest military honor.
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Killing Time (A sanctuary of spades)
Editor’s Note: This is the second 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...]
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9/11 Generation
I was three at the end of the Gulf War. Throughout my childhood, I only knew peacetime; until that fateful Tuesday morning that shook America to her core. I was 14 and I couldn’t wrap [Read more...]
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Wounded Marine Shares Story of Love and Healing
On a beautiful late April afternoon, Marcela Kazimir watched tearfully as her wounded husband was carried onto a massive C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for the flight to the United States. [Read more...]
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September 11, 2001: “This was our moment”
Like many Americans, Master Sgt. Ardell W. Brown remembers exactly what he was doing when the World Trade Center went down on the morning of September 11, 2001. It was business as usual in the [Read more...]