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OUR MILITARY.
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HAPPY 249th BIRTHDAY to Our United States Marine Corps.
THANK YOU ALL - Both Past and Present.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY U.S. Marines.
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And tomorrow, November 11th '24 We Honor ALL of OUR Military Veterans Who Have Served Our Country, Past and Present.
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Some USMC History (written 2006).....
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United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia
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MCMAP...( current USMC Martial Arts) ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Martial_Arts_Program
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“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
― Eleanor RooseveltAmen to that! Thank you to the Corps!
Tomb Guard Spc. Jessica Kwiatkowski Leaves Powerful Legacy
Spc. Jessica Kwiatkowski had a notable tenure as a Tomb Guard with the 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Arlington National Cemetery. Not only was...
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An Army general's final 'walk' at the Tomb of the Unknowns
William Zana, the only guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to reach the rank of general, took a final shift on his last day in the Army.
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Marine snipers, often overlooked, build a memorial for their fallen
The Marine Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation needs to raise about $5 million for the project.
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'Last man out of Afghanistan,' Gen. Christopher Donahue tapped for fourth star
The 2021 photograph of general Christopher Donahue boarding the last C-17 out of Kabul came to symbolize the U.S. withdrawal.
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To save a team of Rangers under fire, this pilot dropped every bomb from two different F-16s
Lt. Col. Craig Andrle dropped all the bombs that two different F-16s could carry to save Army Rangers in a firefight in Afghanistan.
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Bravo! All that drama could have been avoided if the 79th still had their F-4 Phantom II's from the Wild Weasel days in Vietnam. The Phantom II (designed and built my friend J.S. McDonnell) had six times the bomb payload of an F-16!To save a team of Rangers under fire, this pilot dropped every bomb from two different F-16s
Lt. Col. Craig Andrle dropped all the bombs that two different F-16s could carry to save Army Rangers in a firefight in Afghanistan.
Regardless, for the last 80 odd years, once the USAF gets involved, it's no longer a fair fight.
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If the Rangers had to show up, it already wasn't a fair fight. The USAF just showed up to make it more unfair.
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FEBRUARY 19, 1945.... https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/theerant/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=135948&view=print
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And with Okinawa, it was only going to get worse.
In 1944, the US Navy, on a half mile by half mile property, built a hospital in Houston for the anticipated casualties of the invasion of Japan. It was not needed. Later, it was built out as a VA hospital. Station 33 would be first due at Box 3171- Holcombe Blvd. and Ringness Street.
People wonder why President Truman dropped the atomic bomb.