Marine Corps
Navy Gets One Right
The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke Guided Missile Destroyer, DDG-121, bears the name of Frank E. Petersen Jr., former Marine Lieutenant General and at the time of his retirement, the senior ranking aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. His distinguished career began as an enlisted Electronics Technician and concluded as the Commanding General, Marine […]
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!
On November 10, 2021, Marines across the globe will recognize and acknowledge 246 years of service to their country, the sacrifices made to defend democracy, and the Marine Corps’ enduring legacy as America’s premier fighting force. The Marine Corps’ annual tradition celebrates the establishment of the organization on November 10, 1775, by the Second Continental […]
1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing
‘And the building was gone.’ On Sunday morning, 23 Oct 1983, a 19-ton yellow Mercedes stake-bed truck entered a public parking lot at the heart of Beirut International Airport. The lot was adjacent to the headquarters of the U.S. 8th Marine Regiment’s 1st Battalion, where some 350 American service members slept in a four-story concrete […]
Skip Archer – Fake Vietnam POW
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on Howard “Skip” Archer. “Skip” – as he prefers to be called – comes to us from Centerville, Pennsylvania but also shows current addresses in Flemington, Missouri as well as Ashtabula, Ohio. Archer is 72 y/o at the time of this writing – Aug 2021. Archer has […]
Dan Wall – Still Waddling the Lie
Daniel J. Wall is still at it. Telling people he is a disabled veteran. We wrote about Dan here and here. He claims he was the BLT 2/8 supply officer that inspected the truck that bombed the US Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983. Wall then claims that he was allegedly trapped […]
Marine general fired over fatal amtrac accident
Multiple people have sent this one in. A very high ranked Marine has been permanently relieved of his position after nine Marines and sailors died in an amtrac accident off the California coast last year. From American Military News; A Marine Corps general has been permanently relieved of duty after the service determined he […]
PETA To Protest Marines Eating Snakes
I honestly thought this was a spoof article at first, maybe even from the Onion. Just goes to show you that the line between truth and absurdity is becoming blurred. PETA to protest at SECDEF Austin’s home over Marines eating snakes, scorpions in annual Cobra Gold exercise in Thailand The People for the Ethical Treatment […]
Marine Released After Plea
Thae Ohu, (Former Corporal, USMC) A Virginia Beach now former Marine whose legal case drew national attention because of its focusing on mental health and sexual assault issues has been released. Under a plea agreement finalized last week, the Marine Corps dropped an attempted murder charge that stemmed from a domestic incident last April in […]
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