Marine Corps
Edmonds artist remembers fallen soldiers with sketches
For the past eight years, Edmonds artist Michael Reagan has been sketching free portraits of U.S. service members who have lost their lives in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the wars against terrorism.
Date: 05/28/2012 | Local News
Afghan soldier kills U.S. Marine, wounds another
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan soldier killed one U.S. marine and wounded another before being shot to death in return fire Sunday in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of attacks against foreigners blamed on government forces within their own ranks.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Nation & World
Marine from Tacoma killed in Afghanistan
TACOMA -- The Defense Department says a Camp Pendleton Marine from Tacoma, Wash., has been killed in Afghanistan.The department said Lance Cpl. Ramon T. Kaipat, 22, died Wednesday in combat.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Northwest
Texas A&M Cadets get 1st black commander
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Nearly a half-century after African-Americans were admitted to predominantly white Texas A&M University, a black student has reached the pinnacle of one of its signature organizations.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Nation & World
Judge won't block discharge of Marine critical of president
SAN DIEGO -- For a second time, a federal judge Friday refused to order a halt to the Marine Corps' process of discharging a sergeant who made comments critical of President Barack Obama on Facebook.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Nation & World
Struggling in U.S., F-35 fighter pushes sales abroad
TOKYO — Detractors say the F-35 stealth fighter, the costliest military plane ever, is destined to go down as one of the biggest follies in aviation history. But it may have found a savior: deep-pocketed U.S. allies hungry to add its super high-tech capabilities to their arsenal.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Business
U.S. commits to new F-35 fighter jets for Marines
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, Md. -- The U.S. military is committed to developing the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fighter jet, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday, but he warned that the program is "not out of the woods yet."
Date: 01/21/2012 | Nation & World
Marines name general to handle urination video probe
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps on Friday laid the groundwork for deciding what, if any, disciplinary action will be taken in the case of an Internet video purporting to show Marine snipers urinating on dead bodies in Afghanistan.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Nation & World
Desecration of the dead is as old as war itself
Since before Achilles dragged Hector's body around the walls of Troy, warriors have been desecrating the corpses of their vanquished enemies, whether to send a message or exact revenge.And for just as long, they have known in their hearts it was wrong.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Nation & World
U.S. deplores video of Marines urinating on dead Taliban (Video)
WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses — an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and further strains U.S.-Afghan relations.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Nation & World
Military cargo drone makes debut in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new drone for its arsenal, a pilotless helicopter intended to fly cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys.
Date: 01/07/2012 | Nation & World
Did jealously play role in Navy pilots' murder-suicide?
SAN DIEGO — Investigators trying to determine the motive behind a New Year's Day murder-suicide involving two Navy pilots and two other people were looking Thursday at whether jealousy might have played a role.
Date: 01/04/2012 | Nation & World
As Iraq war ends, fallen Marine’s mom asks that we remember sacrifices of many
Shellie Starr has a hope and a message."I really hope there's success in Iraq. I hope that Iraq will remain stable," the Snohomish woman said Thursday.Shellie and Brian Starr lost their only son in Iraq.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Local News
Marines promoted inflated story for Medal of Honor winner
WASHINGTON — With Dakota Meyer standing at attention in his dress uniform, sweat glistening on his forehead under the television lights, President Barack Obama extolled the former Marine corporal for the "extraordinary actions" that had earned him the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest...
Date: 12/14/2011 | Nation & World
Marine deserved Medal of Honor, his comrades say
WASHINGTON — Dakota Meyer's commander had good reason to nominate the former Marine Corps corporal for the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest decoration for valor.
Date: 12/14/2011 | Nation & World
Marine: Fears of end to gay ban prove unfounded
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Marine Gen. James F. Amos, the face of opposition in the military to lifting the ban on gays serving openly, now acknowledges his concern has proven unfounded that repeal would undermine the war effort. In fact, he says, Marines have embraced the change.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Nation & World
Marines to wind down combat in Afghanistan in 2012
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- U.S. Marines will march out of Afghanistan by the thousands next year, winding down combat in the Taliban heartland and testing the U.S. view that Afghan forces are capable of leading the fight against a battered but not yet beaten insurgency in the country's...
Date: 11/27/2011 | Nation & World
Injured protester spent days at work, nights at Occupy rallies
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Iraq War veteran injured during a clash between police and anti-Wall Street protesters this week wasn't taking part in the demonstrations out of economic need.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Nation & World
Occupy Wall Street protester seriously injured
OAKLAND, Calif. -- In what appears to be the first serious injury nationwide in the Occupy Wall Street movement, a 24-year-old Marine Corps corporal and Iraqi war veteran lay in an Oakland hospital Wednesday night with a critical skull facture, adding a new level of intensity in a mass...
Date: 10/27/2011 | Nation & World
2 die in chopper crash at Calif. military base
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A helicopter that went down during a training exercise at Southern California's Camp Pendleton killed the two Marines onboard and set off a fast-moving brush fire on the base Monday.
Date: 09/19/2011 | Nation & World
The battle within
Back home in Lake Stevens, a war veteran learns to live again
Date: 09/18/2011 | Local News
Marine awarded Medal of Honor for bravery in Afghan battle
WASHINGTON — The desperate call crackled over the radio in the predawn darkness: A small team of American and Afghan troops were pinned down in a remote village under withering fire from three sides. A young lieutenant was begging for artillery or air support. Without it, he said, "we are...
Date: 09/16/2011 | Nation & World
Active Duty: News about county residents in the armed forces
Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Cort was promoted to his current rank Aug. 1. He is based at Camp LeJeune, N.C. Cort attended Mariner and ACES high schools. He is the son of Muriel Cort of Edmonds and William Cort of Everett.
Date: 08/15/2011 | Local News
Monroe Marine uses light touch to break tension with Afghans
There she was, sitting in the room in Afghanistan without a translator or any real way to communicate with the women and children around her.
Date: 08/08/2011 | Local News
Taliban controls valley where 30 U.S. troops died Saturday
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The 30 U.S. troops who died Saturday in the U.S. military's single biggest loss of the Afghan war, were operating in a Taliban-controlled valley where frequent U.S.-led night raids have won the insurgents popular support, area residents said Sunday.
Date: 08/07/2011 | Nation & World
Motorcycle and car shows in Marysville to benefit Navy, Marine relief society
MARYSVILLE -- Car and motorcycle enthusiasts can help the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society during a two-day event.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
Warm welcome home
Marine home from Afghanistan to spend time with family
Date: 07/04/2011 | Local News
Marines charged in alleged sham lesbian marriages
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Three Southern California Marine corporals are facing charges of defrauding the government for entering into sham marriages for financial gain, the military said Saturday.
Date: 07/02/2011 | Nation & World
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