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Sgt. Tyler Harman, left, holds his son Mason, 3, while being congratulated for being awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony at the Pensacola Naval Air Station on Thursday, April 12, 2018. On February 1st, Harman saved his 2-year-old neighbor Rylan Strother's life when he was choking on a grape.
As a refugee, Lynn Le landed at Camp Pendleton among thousands of mothers and fathers clutching their children, desperately searching for a sign that at last they would be safe in America, far from Communist persecution at the end of the Vietnam War. Her father, Phong Le, held her close to his side.
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has failed to build a strong team around President Donald Trump and, in fact, may not even like the commander in chief, former White House communications director Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci told Newsmax TV on Friday. "One of the legacies that John Kelly is going to have is that I don't know one person that he brought into the White House that he was able to recruit during his tenure as chief of staff," Scaramucci said on Newsmax's "America Talks Live."
The Tactical Airlift Program Office Integrated Warfighting Capability Weapons team celebrated a successful five-week developmental and integrated test live fire event utilizing a newly configured KC-130J with the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit Plus installed. The HH+ flawlessly completed multiple sorties, demonstrating successful strikes on both fixed and moving targets.
The M777A2 and M777ER side by side at a test site. Retrofitting an M777A2 howitzer into an M777ER-the "ER" stands for extended range-only requires changing five components, which add little additional weight or cost.
The U.S. Marine Corps partnered with BAE Systems to build the ACV 1.1, a high-tech amphibious combat vehicle. This 8x8 amphibious platform can carry 13 embarked Marines, plus a crew of three, and boasts a special 'H-Drive' System to provide full time all-wheel traction both on land and in the surf zone.
The USS Gunston Hall is preparing to pick up Marines in North Carolina before deploying to Central and South America for several months to work with allies in the region. The Navy said the dock landing ship is scheduled to leave Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on Monday.
Korea, the long-forgotten war fought by a long-forgotten generation, is, thanks to President Donald Trump, finally back on the front burner. As part of the denuclearization deal, the North Korean leader committed to the recovery and repatriation of the remains of some 6,000 U.S. soldiers killed in North Korea.
A VA facility in Indiana took down flags from each military branch and replaced them with LGBT pride flags for a day, even as the Pentagon opted not to acknowledge Pride Month. A person visiting the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System recently snapped a photo of five flag poles that lined the entrance to the facility, WKRG reported .
Valley Stream Central seniors Daniel Toy and Lucas Camacho have spent the past year helping honor veterans who walked the same high school halls. After graduating from Valley Stream Central, Toy and Camacho will share a unique journey -- becoming United States Marines.
The United States has told Australia in the clearest terms yet that it would like Australia to participate in naval and air shows of strength that challenge China's claim over artificial islands. The commander of US Marines in the Pacific, Lieutenant General David Berger, said during a visit to Canberra on Friday that each country had to make its own decisions but the US would "absolutely" welcome Australia taking part in so-called freedom-of-navigation operations.
The US Marine Corps started issuing the Glock 19M pistol to marines, which they call the M007, in May 2017. "The M007 has a smaller frame and is easier to conceal, making it a natural selection to meet the Marine Corps' conceal carry weapon requirement," Gunnery Sgt.
For marine corps veteran Jonathan Whitlock, the sacrifices of going to war were more than simply putting his life on the line. The marine deployed to Iraq in 2003, not knowing if he'd make it home to meet his unborn child.
Earlier this week we told you about the handmade quilt Alex Jenison got from his mom, as a graduation present. The quilt is made from all of Alex's football t-shirts from high school.
Jim Fargo, of the American Legion Post 22, salutes during the playing of "Taps" on Monday at the Page County Veterans Memorial on South Court Street during an annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program. Jim Fargo, of the American Legion Post 22, salutes during the playing of "Taps" on Monday at the Page County Veterans Memorial on South Court Street during an annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran and bagpiper Joel Daniel performs the "Star-Spangled Banner as the colors are presented by the Murrieta Mesa High School NJROTC during the Murrieta Memorial Day ceremony, May 28. Residents from throughout Southwest Riverside County recognized the Memorial Day holiday at a variety of city events Monday, May 28. Citizens of Menifee gathered at Menifee Veterans Memorial park to enjoy a special ceremony including the presentation of colors, Pledge of Allegiance and keynote speaker Senator Mike Morrel. Throughout the morning there was a flyover, family activities and even funnel cakes.
Several organizations took part in the Memorial Day observance held Monday morning at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, including the U.S. Marine Corps, Yuma Police Department, Border Patrol, Vietnam Veterans of America, Yuma County Sheriff's Office, Yuma Young Marines, American Legion Post 802 and Navy League Sea Cadets. Members of the American Legion Ceremonial Team give a gun salute during a Memorial Day observance held Monday morning at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Yuma.
When the war was over, 2,706 Marines from the 5th and the Navy Corpsman that served beside that regiment had died in Vietnam. At Camp Pendleton's Memorial Garden Monday the 5th Marines Vietnam War Memorial honoring those service members was dedicated in front of a crowd that included Gold Star families and Vietnam Veterans.
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The solemn display of tens of thousands of U.S. flags that first appeared on Boston Common for Memorial Day nearly a decade ago, honoring service members who died defending the nation, is slowly becoming a national movement. The flag gardens, as they are known, can be seen this weekend in Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and New York, all started by residents inspired by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund tribute established in 2010.