Archive for February, 2012

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  Venom of substance abuse

  Corps Connections, Features  //  February 29th, 2012  //  By Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Wetzel

  Editors Note: The Department of Navy policy on use of synthetic chemical compounds or designer drugs, including synthetic marijuana substances like Spice is simple and clear – zero tolerance. Marine Corps personnel determined to be  [Read more...]

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  Faces of Transition (Passing the Torch)

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  February 29th, 2012  //  By Cpl. Reece Lodder

  This is the third installment in an ongoing series featuring members of the Afghan National Security Forces, and the Marines and sailors serving with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during their 2011-2012 deployment to Afghanistan’s  [Read more...]

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  Stolen Valor Unconstitutional?

  Features, On Target  //  February 22nd, 2012  //  By Sgt. Priscilla Sneden

  Today, a federal appeals court in San Francisco will begin to hear arguements in one of the first cases of prosecution under the Stolen Valor Act. Originally posted Sept. 16, 2011 “Congress shall make no  [Read more...]

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  Portraits of a Warrior

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  February 21st, 2012  //  By Sgt. Mark Fayloga

  It’s not their wounds that unite them, but their warrior spirit. More than 300 Wounded Warrior Marines, veterans and allies came to Camp Pendleton, Calif., to test their mettle at the 2012 Marine Corps Trials.  [Read more...]

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  Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Cpl. Josue Barron)

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  February 20th, 2012  //  By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

  Pride. That’s one thing Cpl. Josue Barron will always have. You can see it as he sinks three-pointers on the basketball court and as he maneuvers his hand-crank bicycle to the front of a race.  [Read more...]

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  Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Sgt. Maj. Raymond Mackey)

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  February 18th, 2012  //  By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

  Sgt. Maj. Raymond Mackey has been in the Marine Corps for 29 years but will be the first to tell you he can still hang with even the youngest Marines on the basketball court. As  [Read more...]

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  Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Lance Cpl. Chuck Sketch)

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  February 16th, 2012  //  By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

  With no legs to steady himself, Lance Cpl. Chuck Sketch maps out a path with his hands and carefully lowers himself into the water. He positions himself along the edge of the lane before ducking  [Read more...]

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  Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Cpl. Anthony McDaniel)

  Features, Marines Uncovered  //  February 16th, 2012  //  By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

  Cpl. Anthony McDaniel sits sprawled on the grass in a pair of red sweatpants and Air Jordans. His smile is genuine and his laugh contagious as he quotes comedian Kevin Hart with one of his track  [Read more...]

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  America’s First Female African American Combat Pilot

  Marines Uncovered  //  February 10th, 2012  //  By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

  Ever since she was young, Capt. Vernice Armour wanted to be a cop. But more than that, she wanted to speak and be a role model. It wasn’t until she became America’s first female African American  [Read more...]

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  Women get one step closer to combat

  Features, On Target  //  February 10th, 2012  //  By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

  For the last several years, in the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, women have fought and died in combat zones. Although not serving in infantry units, female medics, military police officers and intelligence officers  [Read more...]