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Marine Corps League volunteers left tributes at a Farmington memorial park
The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFARMINGTON – A group of volunteers laid wreaths on the graves of local veterans Dec. 17 as part of...
40 years after the bombing of Marine Barracks in Beirut, this veteran remembers
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 6 months agobeirut bombing memorial and a walk to remember shirt One of the many things that differentiates...
FedEx founder credits Marine Corps for giving him the tools to succeed
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFrederick Smith founded the multibillion-dollar shipping company FedEx, was enshrined in the...
The US Navy's new floating base for Marines and Navy SEALs is named for a Vietnam war hero
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUSS John L. Canley in San Diego Harbor.US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D....
Historian reveals complex story behind America’s first Vietnam War memorial | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSteven Trout, who is now chairman of the English Department at the University of Alabama, was for...
A guide to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMarines of the 5th and 7th regiments who hurled back a surprise onslaught by three Chinese communist divisions wait to withdraw from the Chosin Reservoir...
Hundreds attend statewide Iraq and Afghanistan wars memorial unveiling in Port St. Lucie
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 1 week agoPORT ST. LUCIE — The first monument in the state to honor by name each Floridian lost in the wars in...
How crosses and mementos help some Marines remember fallen comrades
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCrosses in honor of fallen Marines stand atop a hill near Camp Pendleton, California. Katrina...
Old pet cemetery in metro Detroit is prestigious resting place for military, police dogs
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoIn 1969, the U.S. military drafted John Meeks to serve in the Vietnam War — a bleak prospect for the...
Harvey Baker saved the lives of 2 Marines in Vietnam War. He was killed Thursday in Topeka.
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHarvey Lee Baker was a decorated Vietnam War veteran credited with saving the lives of two fellow...