A call to arms: Vietnam veteran returns to Corps
February 21, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The events that unfolded on Sept. 11, 2001, shocked the nation. While the tragedy enraged many, countless others were inspired to stand and fight, including one veteran who had already been to war and back.When 9/11 struck, Jim Burke was 55 years old. Following the attack, this Vietnam veteran, who had MORE
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Guard Rider will never forget
February 15, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. − When a young soldier returned home from the war in Vietnam in the spring of 1970, there were no welcome-home signs or family members waiting for him.With little to no communication, a young soldier was often disconnected from his family and bypassed in family matters. One service member, hours after MORE
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Combat Logistics Regiment 15 returns
February 13, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Dozens of friends and families gathered at the 22 Area parade deck to welcome home more than 230 Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at a homecoming, here, Feb. 7.As the buses approached the parade deck, loved ones welcomed home their troops with teary eyes MORE
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Sailor meets daughter for first time
February 8, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – After a five-month deployment, flight delays, seemingly-endless hours of waiting, and an anxious bus ride back, the moment is finally here.On Feb. 3, Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Stearns, a dental technician with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, saw his daughter, Jocelynn Marie, for the MORE
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Course prepares Marines, sailors for civilian life
February 4, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Life in the military is very different than in the civilian world. Marines living in the barracks don’t worry about rent, and most civilians don’t wake up at 5 a.m. for physical training.Due to the current military downsizing, many Marines and sailors are preparing to leave the service to pursue civilian MORE
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From field wireman to special ops
February 1, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – In the narrow streets of a small village in Eastern Afghanistan, 2009, a patrol comprised of Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers converse with locals when, suddenly, an insurgent appears out of a corner and aims in on a Marine.Time freezes for Sgt. Dennis Rollins as the attacker pulls the trigger. MORE
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