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The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation pledged $30,000 in scholarships to the seven children of fallen Marines Feb. 21 in Washington. The four explosive ordnance disposal technicians died from a blast during a range maintenance operation November 2013 Camp Pendleton, Calif. The foundation created the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marine Memorial Scholarship in memory of these Marines. - The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation pledged $30,000 in scholarships to the seven children of fallen Marines Feb. 21 in Washington. The four explosive ordnance disposal technicians died from a blast during a range maintenance operation November 2013 Camp Pendleton, Calif. The foundation created the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marine Memorial Scholarship in memory of these Marines.

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation pledges scholarships to children of killed bomb technicians

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children, has pledged up to $30,000 in post-high school scholarship support to each of the seven children who lost their Marine fathers in an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) blast in November aboard Marine Corps Base Camp

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Capt. Brian Jordan and Lt. Col. William Chesarek , helicopter pilots, are the only two Marines to receive the British Distinguished Flying Cross since World War II. The award’s precedence is equal to the Silver Star Medal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Boling/Released) - Capt. Brian Jordan and Lt. Col. William Chesarek , helicopter pilots, are the only two Marines to receive the British Distinguished Flying Cross since World War II. The award’s precedence is equal to the Silver Star Medal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Boling/Released)

Marine aviator receives high-flying British honor for saving lives

A UH-1Y Venom pilot received the British Distinguished Flying Cross, Feb. 12 at the British Embassy in Washington.Capt. Brian Jordan, the second Marine aviator to earn the medal since World War II, was honored for his actions on June 21, 2012, while deployed in Afghanistan.“This has been a very amazing and humbling experience for me,” Jordan said.

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Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Juedes was presented the Purple Heart by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos Feb. 10, 2014. Juedes was injured by a rocket-propelled grenade after it struck his mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle during a mounted patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan. - Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Juedes was presented the Purple Heart by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos Feb. 10, 2014. Juedes was injured by a rocket-propelled grenade after it struck his mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle during a mounted patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Infantryman receives Purple Heart from Commandant

Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Juedes received the Purple Heart from the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos at his hospital bed Feb. 10 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. “I’m not giving you the Purple Heart,” Amos said. “I’m awarding you the Purple Heart, Gregory.”Less than three weeks prior, Juedes, an

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derrick Wilkerson logs a consolidation sheet during a field exchange program Feb. 6, 2014, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron provided training to Marines to teach bulk refueling techniques, lab analysis and issuance of aviation fuels. Wilkerson is a 9th Engineer Support Battalion bulk fuel technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Naoto Anazawa) - Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derrick Wilkerson logs a consolidation sheet during a field exchange program Feb. 6, 2014, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron provided training to Marines to teach bulk refueling techniques, lab analysis and issuance of aviation fuels. Wilkerson is a 9th Engineer Support Battalion bulk fuel technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Naoto Anazawa)

Gunnery Sgt. Trevor Havens and his daughter get ready to compete in the National Museum of the Marine Corps Second Annual MRE Cook-off in Triangle, Va., Feb. 1, 2014. The contest had extra spaces for contestants and Havens volunteered to participate from the crowd. - Gunnery Sgt. Trevor Havens and his daughter get ready to compete in the National Museum of the Marine Corps Second Annual MRE Cook-off in Triangle, Va., Feb. 1, 2014. The contest had extra spaces for contestants and Havens volunteered to participate from the crowd.