Archive for October, 2012
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Growing up in Alaska Prepares Marine To Be a Scout Sniper
A six-man team of scout snipers hiked through snowy, mountainous terrain under heavy winds. With freezing temperatures and no warming layers packed, the Marines looked to Sgt. Emmanuel P. Velayo to get them through their [Read more...]
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Cancer Survivor Continues to Lead
In the middle of predeployment night-training exercise, Staff Sgt. Nestor “Joe” Cruz struggled to lift his body from the humvee. In fact, he found he could hardly move at all. The Marines’ efforts to extract him [Read more...]
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First Lady of the Marine Corps’ Recommended Reading List
For Spouses: Separated by Duty, United in Love by Shellie Vandevoorde 1001 Things to Love about Military Life by Tara Crooks, Starlett Henderson, Kathie Hightower and Holly Scherer Help! I’m a Military Spouse–I Get a Life [Read more...]
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The Impact of the Beirut Bombing
Editor’s note: In 1982 Marines were sent to Lebanon as peacekeepers during the Lebanese Civil War. On Oct. 23, 1983, a truck filled with explosives crashed into a Marine barracks building in Beirut, Lebanon, [Read more...]
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The Sounds of Freedom
While on a deployment, Marines face stress in all aspects of their day-to-day lives. To counteract these stresses, Marines go to the gym, watch movies, read books and talk to friends and family back home. [Read more...]
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Marines Help Sangin Stand Tall
It has been seven long months for the Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, but they will soon return home from Sangin, Afghanistan, to be reunited with family and friends. [Read more...]
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Marines Secure New Areas in Afghanistan
Entering the Trek Nawa District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, provided a military presence absent to the region for nearly a year. Arriving [Read more...]
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Combat Engineers Make an Impact During Training
“30 seconds!” A small formation of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 Marines, most of them combat engineers, stares silently at a small desert clearing. It’s a pretty normal scene for Yuma’s ranges – rugged emptiness [Read more...]