Admin clerk's lethal hands belie gentle, caring touch
April 18, 2002 — Deep among the tangled streets of Los Angeles, a homeless man awoke on a sidewalk in front of a sandwich shop and found a gift sitting with his few belongings stashed behind a trashcan. Cpl. Rodney Solorzano Jr. had bought a sandwich for the man he guessed would wake up hungry. "I hope he doesn't just throw it away," the 27-year-old Marine MORE
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New I MEF sergeant major seeks to change mindsets
April 18, 2002 — The new I Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major says the greatest privelege of rank is leading - not micromanaging - Marines. Accordingly, Sgt. Maj. William Kinney says ideas will flow more than one way - not just from the top - and that his door will be open. "There will be no hierarchy here - no supreme sergeant major telling all the other MORE
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Pendleton Marines honored for highway heroism
April 18, 2002 — With the sun high overhead, two Marines rode in a humvee on a typical Southern California day. Suddenly, a car swerved in front of their vehicle, changing not only their itinerary, but also their lives. Now, they're being recognized among peers as heroes for putting themselves in harm's way to rescue a carload of strangers. Their valor earned them MORE
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Volunteers ensuring vets receive funeral honors, but half still don't get salute they're due
April 18, 2002 — Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, most of them aging military veterans, about half of veterans nationwide receive military funeral honors. That's a marked improvement from just five years ago, when only 2 percent received such honors, said Paul Adkins, chairman of the Riverside National Cemetery's support committee. About half of the MORE
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Veterans spread word about funeral cost assistance, thousands can be saved through VA benefits
April 18, 2002 — The financial hardship of burying a loved one can compound the grief - but there's relief for families who lose a veteran. The Department of Veterans Affairs at the Riverside National Cemetery helps grieving families save $5,000 to $6,000 by making them aware of available benefits. "There was one case in Barstow where a young Marine's 6-week-old MORE
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13th MEU departs early, gets star-studded send off
December 6, 2001 — After a shortened, jam-packed 4 1/2-month predeployment cycle, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) set sail from the San Diego Naval Station Saturday in support of the war on terrorism. The approximately 2,200 Marines and sailors onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, Ogden and Pearl Harbor got a star-studded send-off Friday MORE
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1st MEB changes hands
July 12, 2001 — Brigadier Gen. James R. Battaglini, commanding general, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and deputy commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, relinquished command July 5 to BGen. James N. Mattis, former senior military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense. Brigadier Gen. Battaglini departed I MEF to take command of the 3rd Marine MORE
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KBX explores emerging 21st century technology
June 28, 2001 — Battlefield computers, mini-reconnaissance planes and electric-powered surveillance vehicles may sound like gizmos out of a science fiction movie, but they are just some of the new technology used during Exercise Kernel Blitz Experimentation 2001, which began June 18 and wrapped up 10 days later. One of the largest experimentation and MORE
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Engineers pave river for crossing
May 17, 2001 — The 1st Marine Division crossed the Colorado River, May 8 and 9, using a ribbon bridge constructed by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The bridging operation is an integral part of the Division's command and control exercise, Desert Scimitar 01, and is the first time the Marine Corps has MORE
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Division trekking in Patton's footsteps
May 10, 2001 — The 1st Marine Division is using cyberspace to call the shots as it retraces steps Army MajGen. George S. Patton took more than 50 years ago prior to deploying his units for World War II. Desert Scimitar '01 is a tactical exercise without troops, in which the 1st Marine Division will move more than 1,800 Marines and 500 vehicles, 170 miles across MORE
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