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Houston Marine receives Navy Cross
Marine Pfc. Joseph B. Perez received the Navy Cross Medal from the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, during an awards ceremony Thursday at Marine Corps Air-Ground Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Perez, 23, a Houston, Texas, native, received the naval service's second highest award for extraordinary
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Las Cruces Marine receives Navy Cross
Marine Sgt. Marcos A. Martinez received the Navy Cross from the Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Gordon R. England, during a ceremony Monday at 5th Marine Regiment parade deck here. "These brave Marines did good things without notice," said England, "and without the acclaim of crowds. But they got the acclaim of their fellow Marines." Martinez,
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Huntington Beach Marine receives Silver Star
Marine Cpl. Timothy C. Tardif received the Silver Star from the Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Gordon R. England, during a ceremony Monday at 5th Marine Regiment parade deck here. "These brave Marines did good things without notice," said England, "and without the acclaim of crowds. But they got the acclaim of their fellow Marines." Tardif, 22,
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Ossian Marine posthumously receives Silver Star
Lori Bohr, wife of Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr, Jr., who was killed in action April 10, 2003, accepted the Silver Star on behalf of her husband from the Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Gordon R. England, during a ceremony Monday at 5th Marine Regiment parade deck here. "These brave Marines did good things without notice," said England,
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Aliso Viejo Marine receives Silver Star
Marine Staff Sgt. Adam R. Sikes received the Silver Star from the Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Gordon R. England, during a ceremony Monday at 5th Marine Regiment parade deck here. "These brave Marines did good things without notice," said England, "and without the acclaim of crowds. But they got the acclaim of their fellow Marines." Sikes, 27,
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Marines are gunning for goliath
Tanks are some of the most awesome and terrifying vehicles on the modern-day battlefield, and to actively hunt them down with light infantry weapons takes a special type of Marine — or at least Marines who are mad. Riding around in humvees, Marines from Combined Anti-Armor Team Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, use
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Marines mingle with flak-jacketed beauties
Kevlar... Check. Flak jacket... Check. 51 beautiful women... Check! The 50 representatives, as well as last year's winner, of the Miss USA pageant visited Camp Pendleton April 1 - no April Foolin.' Pendleton was one of many stops for the women on their tour of the country. "We came here for a day trip to talk to Marines. It's great. I'm a military
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Grunts on hunt for snipers
"We're hiring," says Staff Sgt. Timothy C. La Sage, 28, native of Milwaukee, Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, when speaking of his unit's effort to recruit for their scout sniper platoon. Marines applying for sniper status must not only be mentally sound but they also must be physically fit. They also must
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Sharpshooters aim in during quest for best at Division matches
Competitors came together March 30 through April 1 at Edson Range for the Western Division Matches, hosted by the Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The competition is one of four division matches fired throughout the Marine Corps each year as part of the competition in arms program. The other division matches are sponsored by
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Former Iraqi soldier helps Marines learn Arabic
Imagine being a prisoner of war for more than two years. Now imagine that you are treated so well by your captors that you want to help them, that is just the way Mohammad Alshamary felt. In 1991 Alshamary was serving in the Iraqi military as a heavy vehicle mechanic. Now he is an Arabic language instructor for the Berlitz Language Center, San
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