Topic: U.S. Marine Corps
President Barack Obama was proud to award US Marine Dakota Meyer his nation's top honor, his spokesman said Thursday, after the corps rejected reports they exaggerated the young warrior's deeds.Obama welcomed Meyer, 23, into the exclusive club of Medal of Honor winners ...
In a victory for President Barack Obama, the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to kill funding for a costly alternate engine for the F-35 fighter aircraft that the Pentagon did not want.US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said through his spokesman that ...
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham are furious over the last-minute 'jam' of legislation that repeals 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain are furious over the last-minute 'jam' of legislation that repeals “Don't Ask, Don't Tell.” Both senators lamented ...
Kody Ray Brittingham is a former <a href=" He was formerly a Marine based at the Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, where the president made a speech on February 27 , 2009 . President Obama made a speech at the Camp Lejeune ...
The gardeners fighting to save Virginia Avenue Park in South Capitol Hill from becoming barracks for the Marines have kicked up their advocacy with a nicely-produced video: Richard Layman made the interesting argument last week that it makes sense to put the ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - The top U.S. Marine in the Pacific said on Friday that his forces needed to be based on the southern island of Okinawa for strategic reasons, as Tokyo struggles to resolve a dispute with Washington over relocating a base.The ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDTSonia Sotomayor will tell her story to jury tilted in her favor as high court hearings beginWASHINGTON (AP) Sonia Sotomayor has decided advantages as she begins the most important trial of her long legal career, ...
Fact Check: Bush and Congressional Democrats Spar Over Iraq War SpendingPresident Bush and congressional Democrats are locked in a fight on Iraq spending, each struggling for the upper hand in public perception.For both sides, this rhetorical tug-of-war is a question of leadership ...
Marine Corp Lawyer Says Pentagon Blocked Testimony on Harsh Interrogation MethodsA Marine Corps lawyer told a House subcommittee Thursday the Pentagon blocked him from testifying that harsh interrogation methods tripped up his prosecution of a suspected terrorist.The accusation came as the debate ...
Former Military Officials, European Leaders Side With Detainees on Access to U.S. CourtsTwenty retired federal judges, two rear admirals and a Marine general joined 383 current or former members of the European and British parliaments on Friday in urging the Supreme Court ...
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South Korea Koreas Clash
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Afghanistan Medevac Unit
In this Sept. 2, 2010 photo, a U.S. Marine, left, Flight ...AP News - -
APTOPIX Afghanistan Medevac Unit
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US Marine Corps - Making a Marine ...
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Got this from my Marine Corp. recuriter during my Delayed ...2009-05-16 -
USMC Silent Drill Platoon
This video shows the platoon's 2007 performance at a ...2007-03-20
