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An entry in a Marine’s service record from 1926 shows that even though the Corps has come a long way in 100 years, Marines are always gonna Marine.
A currently serving Marine recently shared a disciplinary record for his great-grandfather on Reddit. He asked that his name not be included in the story because he is still in the Corps, and he identified his great-grandfather by his first name only: Edmund.
Edmund served in the Corps from 1922 to 1953, the Marine said. The record shared on Reddit lists his rank in 1926 as a sergeant.
Marine Corps Compass Points
William Tecumseh Sherman said, “War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.”
Extraordinary world events are won by unsung heroes.
Wall Street Journal
The president-elect’s provocative comments about the canal draw an angry rebuke from Panama’s president.
American Conservative
Colby and Duffey, in particular, have been heralded by foreign policy realists and restrainers.
Rebecca Grant, RCD
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Photo – Barry Galloway, Aviation Geek Club
When I was a young, green, brand new pinned-on Captain, flying combat rescue HH-3Es out of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, a ‘friendly fire’ incident occurred in early 1990 with base aircraft.
An F-15 being ferried to a forward operating alert base at Galina was carrying a live AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, and launched it on another Elmendorf F-15 during an exercise enroute.
BAE Systems has secured contracts totalling $68m to produce 44 additional cold weather all-terrain vehicles (CATVs) for the US Army.
The K9 155mm artillery platform is produced by South Korea’s Hanwha Aersopace and has achieved significant success in European sales.