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Rows of Marines stand at attention at an outdoor ceremony aboard a ship

18 Marines become citizens in battleship ceremony in North Carolina

The ceremony was one of the largest ever for a Marine infantry battalion.

By Irene Loewenson

10 months ago

North Carolina Marine base remembers Beirut attack 39 years later

For many residents of Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville, North Carolina, the bombing that took place in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983, touched them personally.

By Irene Loewenson

11 months ago

4 Marines still hospitalized nearly a month after suicide bombing in Afghanistan

One is in “is very serious but stable condition, three are in serious but stable condition."

By Philip Athey

24 months ago

Marines in Afghanistan pull baby over barbed wire to safety

An update on the baby pulled over barbed wire in viral video:

By Philip Athey

2 years ago

Marine wounded in Afghanistan during first days of airport defense

The Marine was shot Monday as Marines were trying to establish the perimeter around the airport and create a defensive.

By Philip Athey

2 years ago

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