A Marine and a Cab Driver in Iraq. Posted: 6 months ago by buddha
Tell the Mujahideen that we'll be here for another hour and we want to play...
Some language, he is a Marine after all.
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`Miracle' Marine dies; badly burned in 2005 Iraq blast Posted: 5 months ago by jhordie
A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22.
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2 Iraq tours and a Purple Heart later, Marine finally allowed to be a US Citizen Posted: 7 months ago by moe
About fuggin' time.
/Salute Marine Cpl. Mario Ramos-Villalta
Semper Fi
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Marine Returns Home To Canine Friend From Iraqi War Zone Posted: 6 months ago by cb__
After more than a month of being apart, Marine Maj. Brian Dennis began to worry if Nubs the dog would still remember him..
(Follow-up to this post.)
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UPDATE: Puppy-throwing Marine Posted: 7 months ago by doggylives
Marine Corps Base Hawaii is investigating a shocking video of a smiling Marine throwing a puppy off the top of a steep hillside in Iraq into a gully below.
Update and information on This post
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Pregnant Marine missing from North Carolina base Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
A search is under way for a pregnant 20-year-old Marine who has been missing from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, since December 14.
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Marine Worm's Jaws Say 'Cutting-edge New Aerospace Materials' Posted: 3 months ago by bjk1903
Researchers in California and New Hampshire report the first detailed characterization of the protein composition of the hard, fang-like jaws of a common marine worm. Their work could lead to the design of a new class of super-strong, lightweight materials for use as construction and repair materials for spacecraft, airplanes, and other applications.
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Charges dropped against widow accused of killing Marine Posted: 6 months ago by dollyllama
A woman once convicted of killing her Marine husband with arsenic to pay for breast implants was cleared Thursday after new tests showed no traces of poison.
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World's Largest Protected Marine Area Created Posted: 8 months ago by MandolinOrange
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change.
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Bizarre creatures discovered deep off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Posted: 1 year ago by DrNothing
Marine scientists in Dartmouth sent the robot into the Sable gully marine protected area and several other regions where it registered photos of an octopus with ears that make it resemble "Dumbo the Elephant" and other equally strange animals.
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Missing pregnant Marine was killed, sheriff says Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
Missing pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach has been killed, Onslow County sheriff said Friday.
*this just announced. Updates my earlier post which I'm not going to link, since it's irrelevant now.
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Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists announced today the discovery of reef structures they believe doubles the size of the Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and richest reef system, the Abrolhos Bank, off the southern coast of Brazil's Bahia state. The newly discovered area is also far more abundant in marine life than the previously known Abrolhos reef system, one of the world's most unique and important reefs.
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Fake Marine ordered to tend military graves Posted: 1 year ago by kxmk
What a piece of scat this guy is. They ought to enlist him and give him a real taste of Marine life.
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Man accused in fellow Marine's death captured Posted: 6 months ago by dollyllama
U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, the main suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine, has been captured in Mexico, federal authorities announced Thursday.
*update to this post.
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Hundreds of new marine species discovered: Australian scientists Posted: 4 days ago by AutumnLotus
Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.
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Marine biologists interpret whale sounds Posted: 3 months ago by bingo
The splashes, barks and grunts of baleen whales carry much more meaning than biologists thought, according to the latest survey of the marine mammals.
The scientists behind the study say that these noises could be the ideal characteristics for conservationists to monitor to understand the growing impact of noises made by humans on the underwater environment.
[audio clip in article]
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Marine pleads guilty to assaulting Iraqi Posted: 2 years ago by tlovesd
A Marine pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice in the death of an Iraqi civilian.
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Tyler & Renee Ziegel Getting Divorce Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
We all remember and were touched by the story of Tyler & Renee Ziegel. He was the marine who suffered horrible burns from a suicide bomber, she was his childhood sweetheart. Their story, how she stood by him and married him was movie material. Sad to say they are now getting a divorce.
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Royal Marine survives jumping onto grenade to save comrades Posted: 3 months ago by tigertony
He refused to be evacuated for medical treatment, and an hour later shoots a Taliban insurgent. Will take time out from polishing huge brass balls to receive George Cross from the Queen.
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Iraq War Dog to Retire with Fallen Marine's Family Posted: 10 months ago by mandolinorange
Lex, a U.S. military dog whose handler and best friend was killed in Iraq gets a new assignment on Friday: retirement with the late Marine's family.
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Father of Fallen Marine Sues Westboro Baptist Church Posted: 12 months ago by icepigs
Read the article, then go to www.matthewsnyder.org. Hopefully, we can shut down the idots at Westboro!
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