“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” ~ Winston Churchill. No one exemplifies the ‘rough men’ standing ready more than the US Marines. God bless you all and happy birthday.
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December 16, 2010 11:43
The price of freedom
Speech by Lt. General Kelly to the Semper Fi Society of St. Louis
November 10, 2010 10:18
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!
“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” ~ Winston Churchill. No one exemplifies the ‘rough men’ standing ready than the US Marines. God bless you all and happy birthday.
July 5, 2010 05:49
Hueys Take to Skies Supporting ANSF, NATO Troops
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Marine Corps aviation assets in Afghanistan bring a huge advantage for Afghan national security forces and NATO troops who are constantly ambushed by an enemy that rarely sticks around to fight.
April 6, 2010 05:58
Dishonoring the war dead
Marine’s father has to pay court costs to horrible wacko protesters at son’s funeral.
March 17, 2010 00:00
Marines endure fleas, flies, filth in Marjah
By any estimate, the living conditions at Combat Outpost Coutu can only be described as grim.
March 16, 2010 11:22
Will Congress Lose Afghanistan Like It Lost Vietnam?
A Marine father’s letter to his Marine Afghanistan-bound son. ‘But, as in Vietnam, the administration has all but eliminated the phrase “win the war” from its rhetoric about the conflict.’
March 15, 2010 05:08
Gates’ Bad Bet on F-35 to leave Air Force short of fighters
Development of the Joint Strike Fighter, as it is also known, has fallen so far behind schedule, with huge cost overruns, the defense secretary ordered the firing of the F-35 program manager.
The risk in Gates’ decision is hammered home by this stark fact: the Air Force estimates it could be short 800 fighter-bombers by 2024. Levin called it “a shortfall that’s large enough that if it were realized could cause us to tie up aircraft carriers at the pier for lack of aircraft to send with them.
March 12, 2010 01:16
Mayor of Haitian city not eager to see Marines leave
U.S. Marines in Carrefour say they’ve achieved “victory” here by helping local government, aid groups and community leaders set up their own systems for earthquake relief and job creation, but the city’s mayor is reluctant to see the military presence end.
March 4, 2010 06:58
Continuing their push with unpopular legislation, Democrats & Lieberman, Push Ending Ban on Gays in Military
A group of US Senators are introducing legislation to end a ban on gays serving openly in the military — a plan backed by President Barack Obama but opposed by some top brass. The current law, dubbed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” calls for service members to be discharged if they disclose that they are homosexual.
