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Archive: 2004

Parris Island Instructors Mold Recruits Into Marines

Marine recruits headed for Parris know they won't be seeing the Eiffel Tower or experience romantic strolls along the Seine River. Instead, those young men and women will challenge themselves as never before during 12 weeks of grueling, gut-check Marine training at Parris Island. Tucked away near the Atlantic coast in southeastern South Carolina,

25 years later, the Corps is still his home

When 52-year-old Master Gunnery Sgt. Stephen C. Doutt, supply/operations chief, Center Logistics Division, graduated from boot camp in 1979, Gen. Robert H. Barrow was the 27th commandant of the Marine Corps. Women Marines were finally given assignments as embassy guards and Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran taking

Insurgent Barricades Targeted As Fallujah Action Increases

U.S. military and Iraqi security forces stepped up offensive operations against insurgent strongholds in Fallujah overnight by attacking several fortified fighting positions in the city. Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, with the help of Air Force bombers using precision-guided munitions, destroyed several barricaded positions in

LA County Honors Marines With Proclamation

In honor of the 229th Marine Corps Birthday, The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recognized the Marines for their service to the nation during a morning proclamation ceremony at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration here today. Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Corcoran, training chief, and Sgt. Jaime Arroyo, H&S Co, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, Encino,

Four More Years: Bush Remains Commander in Chief

President George W. Bush will remain the commander in chief of the U.S. military for four more years.Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry of conceded the election in a phone call to the president this morning, and was expected to do so publicly this afternoon in Boston. Bush was scheduled to speak later in the day here.During the campaign, Bush vowed

Act sets stage for equipping force of tomorrow

The fiscal 2005 National Defense Authorization Act provides the equipment the American military needs to fight the war on terror. The bill, signed Oct. 28, provides both equipment the military needs today and the seed money to design and build equipment the military will need in the future. It will also fund major weapons systems designed to

1st Tank Battalion celebrates 63 years of service

The seasoned Marines of yesteryear celebrated 1st Tank Battalion’s 63rd birthday with today’s generation of warriors at a windblown ceremony Monday. “The 1st Tank Battalion was activated on 01 November, 1941 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,” read parade narrator Staff Sgt Horace Miller, battalion wire chief. The battalion participated in World War

Red Ribbon Week: Have the power to be Drug Free

It was because of a Marine who chose to make a difference that the entire nation celebrates Red Ribbon Week.For the last 17 years, schools across the United States have recognized Red Ribbon Week in honor of Drug Enforcement Agent and Marine veteran, Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Camarena grew up in a dirt-floor house with hopes and dreams of making a

Miles of Memories kicks off with Marine Corps Marathon

With the starting gun of this year’s Marine Corps Marathon near the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Va., at least one of the 17,000 runners will be running for someone other than himself. Commander Jay Erickson, a Navy Family Physician stationed at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital here, will commence 315 miles of marathon runs in memory of those

Pa. Extends Absentee-Voter Deadline

Military and civilian Pennsylvania residents living overseas today received an eight-day extension on the deadline to get their absentee ballots counted. The extension came about when a federal judge today settled a lawsuit between the governor of Pennsylvania and the parents of two servicemembers, according to news reports. So the state's

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