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“by Hope Hodge Seck
The Marine Corps has approved two new hairstyles for female Marines, citing a request from a staff sergeant that prompted the change.
According to a Marine Corps administrative message released Monday, two-strand twists and thin locks are now approved for wear in uniform. The decision to approve both hairstyles was made by the Marine Corps Uniform Board in October, according to the message.
In a video released by the Marine Corps in conjunction with the message, Marine Staff Sgt. Cherie Wright of II Marine Expeditionary Force is credited with prompting a review of female hairstyle regulations. Wright submitted a recommendation letter to the Marine Corps Uniform Board asking for the change, officials said.
“For some, this change is culturally liberating, has financial benefits and is simply convenient,” Wright said in a statement released by the Corps…”
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“Fox News | Dec 12, 2015 | by Cristina Corbin
Joseph “Danny” Zambito was 18 when he trained as a Marine in 1964 at Camp Lejeune, where he — like one million others at the base — was exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in one of the worst water contamination cases in US history, spanning more than three decades.
Zambito, now 70, lost both kidneys and his bladder to cancer, but the Florida man said he hasn’t received a single disability benefit from the Department of Veterans Affairs — whose anonymous panel of “subject matter experts” renders medical opinions on veterans’ claims their diseases were caused by toxic drinking water at the North Carolina military training base.
“It makes me feel very angry,” said Zambito, who undergoes dialysis four times a week at a center in Zephyrhills. “They’re dragging their feet on this and giving me the runaround.”
“You just want to give up,” added his wife, Judy. “How can you fight the government?”..”
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