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Web Wilson said Navy personnel from the USS Cole and Marines from Naval Station Newport helped with the clearance. She s helped out a lot of people in the community through the years, he said of Tinney. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Jour de Fete celebration this weekend Aug 8, 2008
Official opening ceremony features distinguished visitors, local celebrities and officials, the Project Pioneers LaHaye and Schweigert families, a flag raising by the Compagnie Frenche de la Marines, and music by the Ste ... The French Marines will be performing military drills at various times during both days. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Spotting Designer Knockoffs Online Jul 4, 2008
Defense Department Extends Combat Tours For 2,200 Marines By 30 Days After Promising For Months To Bring Them Home On Time. . (CBS News -- Early Show)
TV entertainers head honours list Jun 14, 2008
The same honour goes to John Newnham, for voluntary service to the Royal Marines Association in Shropshire, and Uanu Seshmi, co-founder, of the From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation in Peckham, south-east London. His organisation aims to tackle gun crime and gang culture among black and minority ethnic youths. (BBC News -- UK)
LETTERS: NCT, May 19, 2008 May 20, 2008
" I think that describes Robert Green's letter today. While he is correct about declaring war on Japan, and Germany declaring war on the US, he obviously leaves out a very important part of that history.The Isolationists. Having just finished WWI, and being in an economic depression {sound familiar?} the majority of American citizens and their politicians were adamant isolationists. We see the same thing happening today. NOW the story on Hussein is, according to the liberals.. Is that Saddam... (North County Times)
4 Marines in Japan to face courts-martial on rape charges Mar 6, 2008
The U.S. military will court-martial four Marines in Japan for the alleged rape of a Japanese woman, a U.S. Marine Corps official said Thursday ... The four Marines accused of an attack on a 19-year-old woman in October were charged by the military in December ... Dates for two other Marines Gunnery Sgt. Carl M. Anderson, 39, and Gunnery Sgt. Jarvis D. Raynor, 34, have not been set yet, he said, adding that the military is not releasing their hometowns. (International Herald Tribune)
Letters to the Editor - 3/4/2008 Mar 5, 2008
What the Marines should do is send all the panty waist generals home and give command to the lieutenants and captains, and allow the Marines to do what they were trained to do ... ONe of our submarines launched three cruise missles (three million dollars) at some village in somalia. (North County Times)
Business in Brief Feb 8, 2008
Seven North County restaurants have teamed up to help raise money for the Anderson-Snyder Memorial Fund, established following the deaths of two Marines from North County -- Norm Anderson and Josh Snyder -- in Iraq in 2005. As part of the "Taste of Freedom" fundraiser. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
What’s going on in and around Richmond Richmond County? Feb 3, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008 Edition. Today's Weather Rockingham, NC Sponsored By: Today's Stocks. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Pentagon to propose increase of U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan Jan 11, 2008
If approved, most of the 3,200 troops, all marines, would be sent to southern Afghanistan, where NATO forces are facing a Taliban resurgence ... Commanders in Iraq, he said, requested the additional marines to ensure that NATO and Afghan troops would be ready for any attacks from the Taliban - anticipated after the spring thaw. (International Herald Tribune)
Marine testifies in Afghan attack Jan 10, 2008
Nathaniel Travers, a former marine intelligence sergeant assigned to the 30-man Special Operations convoy that was patrolling on March 4 last year, testified in a military court here Tuesday that a few marines fired at civilians and other unarmed noncombatants after the suicide bomber struck ... No marines have been charged with a crime in the episode ... Travers, who left the marines last year, said the rest of the ride back to base was "pretty quiet," The AP reported. (International Herald Tribune)
Afghan civilians were killed needlessly, ex-Marine testifies Jan 9, 2008
Nathaniel Travers, a former Marine intelligence sergeant assigned to the 30-man Special Operations convoy that was patrolling on March 4 last year, testified in a military court here that a few marines fired at civilians and other unarmed noncombatants after the suicide bomber struck. No marines have been charged with a crime in the episode ... The account by Travers, who left the Marines last year, contrasts sharply with those given by the American military and the Afghanistan Independent Human... (International Herald Tribune)
Tidings from Iraq Dec 25, 2007
Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew J. Forester, 23, of New Smyrna Beach is a squad leader in charge of 12 combat Marines and one Navy Corpsman. Serving in Iraq. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Dec 24, 2007
DRILLINSTRUCTORS (Vargo, The Press-Enterprise) -- SAN DIEGO: It's called The Schoolhouse, and it's where some of the toughest, baddest, no-nonsense career Marines learn the drill-sergeant drill. 650. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
New trial is sought in arsenic case Nov 29, 2007
Witnesses called by the prosecution said Sommer used her husband's insurance money to have her breasts enlarged, had sex with three Marines, held raucous parties, and performed in a thong and wet T-shirt contest in a Tijuana bar, flashing her breasts ... Marines with whom Sommer had sex were called; witnesses testified about her baring her breasts during a thong and wet T-shirt contest; neighbors testified about drunken parties; one Marine testified that both he and his wife had sex with Sommer... (Los Angeles Times)
Community news briefs: Yard sale to benefit fire victims Nov 16, 2007
The helicopter they were in went down while trying to insert Marines ... Christie joined the Marines from Imperial Beach and Lance Cpl. Michael W. Havranek was from Missoula, MT. Christie's will be presented to his brother, Craig Christie, in Montana ... Also, the U.S. Marines will be on site with its Toys for Tots drive; patrons are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy. (North County Times)
* World News Quick Take Oct 16, 2007
He was buried in an area that the Marines evacuated and that fell under North Korean and Chinese control. It isn't clear where Walker will be interred, but his niece Carolyn Stewart of Louisville, Kentucky, said she wants her uncle buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The $300m space invader Sep 23, 2007
Some game retail outlets are opening their doors at midnight tomorrow for fans desperate for the next stage in the adventure of lead character Master Chief and his band of heavily armed marines as they fight for survival against the Covenant. More than 42,000 pre-orders have been lodged for the M-rated game in Australia, which will retail at $99. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Family's memories help shape 'The War' Sep 23, 2007
Singer did not tell this story in "The War," the Ken Burns documentary about World War II that debuts tonight on PBS. But she told dozens of others about rationing and blackouts and running from love-starved troops as a Red Cross volunteer and fretting over her brother, Sidney, who fought with the Marines on Guadalcanal ... After the Marines trained him to operate a mortar, Pvt. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Naval Sword from USS Constitution's Most Famous Captain Returns to Boston after Nearly 200 Years Aug 15, 2007
USS CONSTITUTION will host a 30-minute ceremony, "USS CONSTITUTION Versus HMS GUERRIERE Battle Commemoration." This inaugural event, honoring "Old Ironsides'" most famous engagement, will feature live gunfire and music performed by the 1812 Marines. About the USS Constitution Museum. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
what's happening...this weekend Aug 11, 2007
The French Marines will also be performing military drills around the festival area at various times during both days. A 1919 restored, 26,000 pound working Nichols-Shepard Steam Traction Engine will be on display from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on South Main Street on both days. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
New fishing charter opening Jul 13, 2007
Bridget and her husband Fred were both captains in the Merchant Marines, with 40 years' total service between them. Fred also previously owned a halibut fishing charter service. (Daily Triplicate)
The Clintons: Oldies but Goodies? Jul 4, 2007
s. only) as if iraqis dying everyday was really of no relevance we overthrew a dictator who used chemical weapons in his own country WMD, i hear a lot of we didn t find WMD how much destruction is mass, how many deaths is mass the cumulative death toll in iraq certainly shows there were weapons of instantaneous mass destruction, no, but drawn out mass destruction, yes enough devastation to kill 10 s of thousands, yes i serve in the military, and i am a 3 time veteran and i have yet to meet one... (New York Times)
Suwanee makes a splash with metro newcomers Jul 3, 2007
Things have changed markedly for former Suwanee Fire Chief David Pierce, 75, who returned from the Marines in the 1950s to a small town of a few hundred people. Lawrenceville Suwanee Road was dirt until the late 1950s. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Jun 20, 2007
Muslim face of the US Marines ... Muslim face of the US Marines. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
May 16-31, 2007 Obituaries May 27, 2007
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Merchant Marines. He was a former dairyman and was a retired maintenance engineer at First Baptist Church in Americus where he was a member. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Schedule of Memorial Day events May 25, 2007
Victor Garden Club, Marines of the Bitterroot-1st Division, Disabled American Veterans-Chapter 17, Veterans of Foreign Wars-Post 1507, and the Marine Corps League-937 will dedicate a Blue Star Memorial and three new flag poles in the Victor Park on U.S. Highway 93 on Sunday at 10 a.m. The Montana flag is a gift from Schweitzer. The U.S. flag, which was flown over the nation's Capitol on April 30, was sent by Rehberg and the local veterans purchased the POW flag. (Missoulian, MT)
Last request for sheets spawns Operation Bedding May 20, 2007
When I talk to people who ve made donations, I tell them, You might have saved six Marines lives ... You joined the Marines, and you re afraid to tell your mother ... Fellow Marines on the DVD say he did. (KHOU.com, TX)
Soldier's last request _ for bedding _ inspires mom's charity May 18, 2007
"When I talk to people who've made donations, I tell them, 'You might have saved six Marines' lives.'" ... "'You joined the Marines, and you're afraid to tell your mother? You might want to toughen up.'" ... According to his fellow Marines on the DVD, he did. (NEPA News, PA)
Calendar of Events May 17, 2007
During the month of May, organizers of the Million Thanks program hope to collect one million individual hank you cards and notes that will be sent to active duty soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in the coming weeks. A collection box for individual messages will be available at Parsons of Antigo, located on Highway 45 North. (Forest Republican, WI)
21 Civilians Killed in Afghan Airstrike May 9, 2007
It also comes one day after the U.S. military apologized and paid compensation to the families of 19 people killed and 50 wounded by U.S. Marines Special Forces who fired indiscriminately on civilians after being hit by a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan in March. Afghanistan's upper house of parliament on Tuesday passed a bill calling for a halt to all international military operations unless coordinated with the Afghan government, action seen as a rebuke of the international mission here. (Idaho Press-Tribune)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Golfers still welcome for tournament May 4, 2007
Women Marines to meet. OCEANSIDE -- The next meeting of the Edith Macias Vann Southern California Chapter of the Women Marines Association will be at 11:15 a.m. May 12 at Grandma's Hilltop Cafe in the Oceana Shopping Center, 539 Vista Bella ... Women Marines to meet. (North County Times)
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Second Wal-Mart phase complete; Four-lane would take out A&M Plaza Apr 4, 2007
At a Loss wrote on March 29, 2007 8:47 AM:"Why do so many people think Wal-Mart will ruin the businesses on Main Street? The last I knew you could not buy antiques at Wal-Mart, nor sign up for the Marines, buy a beer, have a sit down dinner, see a movie or hear an outside concert on a beautiful lawn. Wellsville has a lot to offer and Wal-mart will not take that away unless we the people of Allegany County allow it to! ". Resident wrote on March 29, 2007 8:43 AM:"If Walmart comes into town, the... (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
Brundidge Marine receives third-degree burns in explosion Mar 6, 2007
He loved what he was doing and he planned to make the Marines his career ... Jackson is a 2001 graduate of Pike County High School and joined the Marines the day before 9/11. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Waveland parade Feb 12, 2007
A 1939 Jaguar and two bright red Hummers driven by Marines caught the attention of the crowd. The NJROTC from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans marched as they performed military gun salutes. (Sun Herald, MS -- News)
AROUND THE VALLEY Jan 18, 2007
Merchant Marines will meet at 11 a.m. Friday at Moose No. 252 Red Rock Lodge, 4970 W. Charleston Blvd. (732-1369). STAMP CLUB. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
