Marine Corps
Marines: Second Marine Misidentified in Famous Iwo Jima Photo
The website newser.com and nbc.com published articles that state that the Marine Corps is now saying that another serviceman was misidentified in the famous photo of the flag-raising at the Battle of Iwo Jima. For the second time in less than four years, military historians have revised the list of the Marines seen in one of history’s […]
William Murphy – Phony Combat Marine
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on William Alfred Murphy Jr. who lives in Moselle, Mississippi. Murphy proudly posts his photo of when he was back in the Marine Corps, and claims he is a 100% US Marine Corps disabled veteran. And he caught the dreaded PTSD from rescuing the dead and […]
Joe Carollo – Official Military Records – Update
You may recall our previous post about Joe Carollo, who had his military career in question by several, including a reporter. Leaving nothing to chance or speculation, you now get to see for yourself… Seems like his fan club is growing. DON’T PISS OFF THE U.S. MARINES: NEW INFORMATION INDICATES THAT COMMISSIONER “COMEMEIRDA” CAROLLO […]
Certification Revoked
You may have remembered Jeff Treu, whom we posted about here: https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=87205 For years, Treu had people believing he served in the Marine Corps. He was involved with law enforcement and even made Wisner Police Chief. When the story broke, he resigned as Wisner Police Chief on Friday, May 17, 2019 Well, it seems that […]
Marine Who Warned Of Insider Threat Should Remain In The Corps, Military Board Says
Quil Lawrence Jason Brezler, seated center, holds a meeting with local governors in Afghanistan in 2010. Brezler faced discharge after emailing classified documents over an insecure network. He challenged the Marine Corps’ decision. One of our ninjas sends us the some good news for Marine Major Jason Brezler. He was separated from service for sending […]
Fallen Marine Raider Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer…
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer’s death on Saturday at first blamed on extremists …Victim of Friendly Fire? The U.S. military is currently investigating whether friendly fire caused the first combat death involving an American service member in Iraq this year, defense officials said. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer was part of a team […]
CGM Award to Montford Point Marine
A Montford Point Marine has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The full story is here: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/08/06/94-year-old-montford-point-marine-veteran-awarded-congressional-gold-medal/ From the article: President Harry Truman would eventually desegregate the military in 1948. In 2011, then-President Barack Obama signed legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines. But to date, less than 2,000 of […]
Is He the Very Model of a Modern Brigadier General?
From a production of “Pirates of Penzance”: You have to admire the capability of the actor in managing those tongue-twisting lyrics. And the subject at hand is an inquiry into the behavior of one BGen Cooling during a confab at the five-sided nut farm in Foggy Bottom. This BGEN Marine may be either be […]
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