Marine Corps
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!
245 years young, here’s to many more. Presidential Message on the 245th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps As Commander in Chief, I proudly join our Nation in wishing the United States Marine Corps a happy 245th birthday. Officially established by the Second Continental Congress on November 10, 1775, the Marine Corps has protected […]
Vietnam – The Marines at Khe Sanh 1968
The 2nd link below is to a video regarding the 1968 Battle for Khe Sanh, a USMC base built in the northern highlands of Vietnam. The video is narrated and is restored color, transferred to video. The attack on the Khe Sanh base came ahead of the Tet Offensive, starting on 21 January 1968 and […]
Two men arrested in plot to kidnap Michigan governor were Marine veterans
Jeff LPH 3 sends along an update on the men who are accused of plotting to kidnap Governor Whitmer (D-MI) and kill cops to kickstart a civil war. Two of the 13 men arrested in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were Marine veterans, according to Marine officials. Joseph […]
Man Sentenced to 16 Months for Stolen Valor
The Marine Corps Times and Newsweek report that a man was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for claiming to be a Marine that was wounded twice in combat; then using these claims to fraudulently obtain medical and other benefits. The man, James Jonathan Stiles of Orange California, was also to ordered to pay […]
Marine two-star under investigation for using a racial slur
ninja sent in this news; The two-star general in charge of U.S. Marines in Europe and Africa is under investigation for allegations that he used a racial slur during a recent training event with his troops, the Corps said Friday. “We are aware of the allegations,” said Capt. Joseph Butterfield, a Marine Corps spokesman. “The […]
Politicians Are Now Involved
The Marines are thinking, as reported earlier, of closing two bases currently used for recruit training. (Yes, as we all know quite well, Dave Hardin will tell you that Marines do engage in thinking, no matter how many headaches it gives them.) Anyway, now that politicians have found out about it, those in whose state […]
‘Marines make excellent soldiers’: Over half a Marine tank company just joined the Army National Guard
Since the Marine Corps has axed their tanks, those Marines are looking for (going to channel Jeff LPH 3 here for a second) greener pastures with the Army. Over three-dozen former Marine Corps tank company members became soldiers last weekend, after their prior unit disbanded under a broader plan to redesign the service for more agile naval […]
Valor Friday
I’m going to start a new series about valorous chaplains. My first subject is a name known to many, in particular US Marines. The Grunt Padre himself, Father (Lieutenant) Vincent Capodanno. Capodanno was born in 1929 in Staten Island, NY. He’d go on to graduate high school there and attended college and seminary before becoming […]
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