December 29, 2011 — The American military will be leaner in the years ahead, but it will remain lethal and without a match in the world, President Barack Obama said at the Pentagon today.Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed the new defense strategic guidance during a news MORE
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December 29, 2011 — ‘Don’t expect any miracles’ – that’s what doctors told Christine Cooley when she received news that her son, Sgt. Joshua Cooley had been severely injured by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2005.“I got the phone call on July 6,” Christine said. “They told me that I was going to be escorting his body home.”The injuries Cooley sustained were MORE
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December 25, 2011 — We “yomped” forward. Carrying two days of food rations, including six liters of water and hundreds of machine gun rounds, mine detectors, grenades, ladders, radio equipment, heavy javelins, and other explosives; their packs were heavy. My pack was just the bare necessities – water, a few meals, and my camera.The sky was gray. It was raining, muddy MORE
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December 21, 2011 — No one steps foot into the combat zone in hopes to be wounded. But it’s a fact that some Marines in combat will be wounded or injured as a result of enemy action, with many of the Marines being eligible for award of the Purple Heart.A recent decision by the commandant of the Marine Corps has expanded the number of Marines who will now be eligible MORE
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December 20, 2011 — Four Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 were awarded the Individual Action Air Medals with the combat distinguishing device, Dec. 16, for heroic actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Capt. Thomas M. Keech, the mission pilot, Capt. Matthew A. Cave, co-pilot, Sgt. Justin K. Bartfield-Smith, aerial gunner and observer, and MORE
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December 16, 2011 — As the red Arizona soil cloud cleared from the sky, the observing Havasupai tribe people turned around from protecting themselves from the dust stirred up by the loud swooshing sounds. They were finally able to see a Marine CH-46E helicopter landing in middle of their village. The children cheered not only for the Marines but the special guest they MORE
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December 12, 2011 — Over 20 wounded, ill and injured Marines gathered at the Virginia G. Piper Sports and Fitness here today to learn how to play wheelchair basketball. The camp was hosted by the Wounded Warrior Regiment’s Warrior Athlete Reconditioning program and serves as a precursor to the 2012 Marine Corps Trials aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., MORE
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December 12, 2011 — Ronald A. Katz received the Marine Corps Spirit of Hope award at the Pentagon in Washington Nov. 15. Katz was recognized for his crucial role in Operation Mend, an organization that is a partnership between the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center in Antonio, TX, and the Veteran’s Affairs- Greater Los Angeles Healthcare MORE
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December 07, 2011 — Marines from the logistics section of Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group took time out of their operational schedule to support a charity for under-resourced families in the Virginia Beach, Virginia area, Nov. 30.
The Marines assisted in assembling and pre-staging gear at The Salvation Army Christmas Depot, which is part of the Salvation Army MORE
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November 30, 2011 — The path to success is not always straightforward. However, Marines across the nation are proving that their goals can be accomplished regardless of their wounds, illnesses or injuries. With assistance from the Wounded Warrior Regiment’s transition cell, wounded, ill and injured Marines have identified education and job training resources that MORE
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