Tag: Marines
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Monday Marine Open Comments
Untold Stories: One Marine Stood Against 1000s of Japanese at Guadalcanal “Alone, against the deadly hail of Japanese shells, [Paige] manned his gun, and when it was destroyed, took over another, moving from gun to gun, never ceasing his withering fire against the advancing hordes [of Japanese] until reinforcements finally arrived.” One man who made…
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Weekend Nice Doggies Open Comments
Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war. Or the nice doggies of war. Today, they’re a central part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan — as of early 2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed (the largest canine contingent in the world). Here’s robo-puppy! In August 2010, The Register, a…