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Dorothy Schmidt Cole, Oldest Living Marine, Dies at 107
A North Carolina woman recognized as the oldest living U.S. Marine has died at age 107
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Photos: Somber Memorial Held for Fallen Military Members Killed in Training Incident
The lives of eight U.S. Marines and one U.S. Sailor were honored Friday during a somber memorial at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
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2 Marines Accused in Drug Overdose Case of Fellow Marine
Two U.S. Marines have been arrested on a federal grand jury indictment alleging the lance corporals were involved in drug sales, including to a fellow Marine who died of an overdose in May.
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Marines Halt Search for 8 Missing Troops, All Presumed Dead
The Marine Corps says eight troops are presumed dead after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise
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‘He Was Such a Strong Man': Marine Veteran Dies of COVID-19
It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. If anything, Robert Mendoza should’ve died in Iraq, or Afghanistan, or even on a training mission while jumping from an aircraft, but instead, an invisible enemy took his body hostage over Easter weekend and showed no remorse. Mendoza, 43, died Monday inside the Tri-City Medical Center Intensive Care Unit after just a...
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2 US Marines Killed During Raid on ISIS Cave Complex in Iraq
Two U.S. Marines were killed in Iraq during a mission to clear out an extensive mountain cave complex where ISIS fighters were hiding and living, three military officials said Monday.
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New Details on Marine's Plot to Hunt Child Traffickers at US-Mexico Border
A Camp Pendleton Marine whose disappearance prompted a nationwide search has been court martialed after investigators discovered he purchased a cache of weapons and ammunitions to allegedly hunt human traffickers along the U.S. and Mexico border.
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24 Marines Discharged Over Human Smuggling, Drug-Related Charges
Two dozen Marines have been less-than-honorably discharged as a result of human trafficking and drug-related offenses dating back to July 2019. Twenty-four Marines were arrested during battalion formation at Camp Pendleton on July 25, 2019, accused of illegal activities. In a brief update Saturday, Camp Pendleton confirmed that nine out of the 24 Marines were sent to court-martial. Eight of those…
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Man Arrested For Recruiting Marines In Human Smuggling Operations
Agents with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) have arrested a suspect who allegedly recruited Camp Pendleton-based Marines to smuggle undocumented immigrants from the border.
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California Marines a Part of Baghdad Embassy Defense
Southern California Marines are reinforcing the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, where dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the compound Tuesday in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory, the U.S. Military confirmed.
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Dodgers Honor Veterans and Their Families at Stadium
Dodgers hosted veterans and their families at Dodger Stadium for the 10th year in a row. Those in attendance were able to participate in batting practice with the team, all in remembrance of those who have served, as seen on California Live Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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Super Bowl Coin Toss Salute for Medal of Honor Recipients
The NFL will salute 15 recipients of the Medal of Honor, the United States’ most prestigious military decoration, when they participate in the coin toss before the Super Bowl on Feb. 4. World War II veteran Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, who received the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Iwo Jima, will flip the coin, surrounded by the others being honored.
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Sex Assault Reports Up at Navy, Army Academies
Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned. The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a slew of programs designed to prevent assaults,...
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Marine Veterans Playing ‘Pokemon Go' Help Catch Attempted Murder Suspect
Two Marine Corps veterans playing “Pokemon Go” in Fullerton helped nab a man wanted for attempted murder and other crimes, police said.
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Lost Purple Heart Returned to Family of Local Marine Killed in World War II
A once-lost Purple Heart and other medals belonging to a U.S. Marine killed during World War II were presented Friday to his surviving relatives in Lake Elsinore.
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Salvage Crew at Site of Military Helicopter Crash That Killed 11 Off Fla. Coast
A salvage barge moved off the Florida Panhandle coast to lift the wreckage of a shattered Black Hawk helicopter from the waters, days after seven Marines and four soldiers were killed when the aircraft crashed in dense fog on a nighttime training mission.
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Names of 7 Marines Killed in Fla. Helicopter Crash Released
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in dense fog during a training mission in Florida was carrying seven special operations Marines forces based in North Carolina, along with four National Guard soldiers from Louisiana. All were killed. The salvage of the helicopter could begin Friday afternoon and is expected to take several hours....Click to read more about the servicemen...