“Triangle, Va. — A monument to a chestnut-haired, Korean War combat seasoned female Marine beauty will stand proudly in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, adjacent to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Her strength, determination and espirt de corps made her a valuable asset long before there was ever a thought of women in combat.  But then, she was no ordinary female.  SSgt Reckless was a small horse who served valiantly with a Marine recoilless rifle platoon and was even decorated for her actions…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/07/26/korean-war-horse-honored-at-marine-museum.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“PRESCOTT, Ariz. – During the summer months in Arizona, fires are an ordinary occurrence. But the bravery shown by the Hotshot crew, 19 men who gave their lives saving the small town of Yarnell on June 30, was anything but commonplace.

It Was Sunday

Sunday was normally a day off for the Granite Mountain Hotshots, but a wildfire blazing outside of Yarnell that day had grown enough to put an end to any weekend plans. After a morning run at six, the men said goodbye to their kids, kissed their wives and donned their protective gear one final time to battle the 2,000-acre Yarnell Hill wildfire….”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/07/24/marine-veterans-among-19-firefighters-killed.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“The Marine Special Operations Regiment (MSOR) consists of a Headquarters Company and three Marine Special Operations Battalions (1st, 2d and 3d). The Regiment provides custom military combat-skills training and advisor support for certain foreign forces in order to enhance their tactical capabilities and to prepare the environment as directed by USSOCOM. They also possess the capability to form the nucleus of a Joint Special Operations Task Force….”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/special-operations/marine-special-operations-regiment.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“SAN DIEGO — The military’s highest court has denied a government request to reconsider the overturned murder conviction of a Marine who has served more than half of his 11-year sentence in one of the biggest war crime cases to emerge from the Iraq war.

The denial from the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces clears the way for the release of Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III of Plymouth, Mass. from the brig at California’s Marine Corps Air Station Miramar…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/07/19/military-court-denies-navy-appeal-iin-iraq-war-case.html?ESRC=marine.nl

“MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marine Corps infantry instructors are expected to be physically fit, mentally strong and have a vast amount of knowledge in their occupational field.

Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Guest, the chief instructor of the Advanced Machine Gunners course at the School of Infantry-West’s Advanced Infantry Training Battalion here, is no exception.

“When I joined the Marine Corps, I chose to join the infantry because I like action and being in the thick of things, and because of the challenge it presents,” said Guest, a native of Spokane, Wash. “The infantry is very dynamic, because there are a lot of different aspects you can master like weapons or tactics.”

Guest deployed four times, three times to combat zones, in his career…”

Forrás : http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/07/18/amputee-leads-marines-at-infantry-school.html?ESRC=marine.nl