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Archive: 2004

Pro Football Has Long, Distinguished Military History

Over the years, many associated with professional football have traded their team's colors for those of their country. "Football in America: The NFL Responds During National Crisis" is the Pro Football Hall of Fame's tribute to those who fought both on the gridiron and the battlefield. The exhibit opened this month. The display incorporates

G.I. 'Jane Wayne': Spouses get taste of Marine Corps

Instead of spending the morning working on daily routines at home, spouses of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Marines decided to take the day off-to shoot rounds down range, kick, punch, study the enemy and change a tire that is. These spouses had their day to play Marine at 3rd LAR's Jane Wayne Day Aug. 6.These "Jane Waynes" had the

Mike Battery returns from UDP

Family and friends welcomed home 128 Marines and Sailors from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, Aug. 5 as they returned to the Combat Center after a six-month tour on a Unit Deployment Program to Okinawa, Japan. Staff Sgt. Rodrigo Arias, section chief, Guns Platoon, Mike Battery, 3/11, returned home to see that his 11-month-old son,

Marines Respond in Najaf

Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines battled suspected members of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia during what was described as a "large-scale" and "repeated" attack on the main police station in Najaf, military officials reported today. Media reports from today's fighting said that a Multinational Force Iraq helicopter had been shot

Marines in Fallujah Respond to Mortar Fire

U.S. Marines used tanks and artillery fire July 29 to respond to enemy attacks on their position near Fallujah, Iraq. No Americans were killed or injured in the exchange near Fallujah, and officials had no information on enemy casualties. According to a news release from Multinational Force Iraq, the Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force had

MCCES Marines conquer Mt Whitney

Mount Whitney-14,497 feet of igneous gray granite. Eleven miles of twisting, turning, up-and-down trails. Its summit beckons to those who dare. Some do it just because, others to see if they can meet the challenge. It is the highest peak in the 48 contiguous United States. It is a formidable opponent where even the strongest person can be turned

Young Marines build friendships, increase culture during International Exchange

Teenagers from eight different countries talked earnestly to each other, sometimes tripping over the end of each other's sentences, as they eagerly learned about their counterparts. Questions and recommendations flavored with one accent after another bounced around the crowded room. "How do you say hello in Italian?" "Will you join your

Court Orders Special Provisions for Overseas Georgia Voters

A delay in the mailing of absentee ballots to Georgia citizens overseas for the state's July 20 primary election prompted a U.S. District Court to order Georgia to accept and count ballots applied for and cast by certain dates. Overseas Georgia voters whose application for an absentee ballot was received on or before June 21, may cast votes for all

Marines weather Armed Forces softball playoffs in Brooklyn

A chilly wind swirled through the trees and whipped up orange dust around nine leathernecks on the Brooklyn softball field. It dragged the cooler evening temperature lower, to a point that seemed well beneath July averages. Then the rain hit, in spite of the Marines playing softball. And almost seeming to realize how far into the game they were,

Demands Not Hurting Army, Marine Recruiting, Retention

The increased demands of the war on terrorism aren't hurting recruiting and retention for America's combat forces, Army and Marine leaders said here today. In the active Army, retention rates are still at or near 100 percent of the service's goals, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody said in an interview with American Forces Press Service

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