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Navy Snowflakes Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Millennial snowflakes expect an easy ride in the Navy

By Gary Anderson

Former Marine runs in memory of son who dreamed of joining

By JOHN DOMEN - Associated Press

Marine Corps led to life of public service for Vietnam vet

By DEBORAH HIGHLAND - Associated Press

Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, "While the political space is clearly very charged right now, we haven't seen a change in the posture of North Korean forces." (Associated Press)

Dunford says NKorea military posture unchanged amid tension

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

This Sept. 6, 2016, photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Marines with the 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion aboard AAV-7 Amphibious Assault vehicles during an exercise on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tenn. The Marine Corps said Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 that an AAV-7 similar to these one caught fire during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and 15 Marines were taken to area hospitals, including several with serious injuries. (Lance Cpl. Jered Stone/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Amphibious vehicle ignites, 8 Marines sent to burn center

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Female recruits stand at the Marine Corps Training Depot on Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith) ** FILE **

Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Marine from Maine among 3 killed in Australia Osprey crash

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Howard Banks, a 92-year-old World War II veteran who was assaulted while trying to defend the U.S. flag outside his Texas home, was surprised Sunday with an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. (Fox 4)

Howard Banks, WWII vet, surprised with Honor Flight after assault by flag vandals

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Monday, July 10, 2017 frame from video, smoke and flames rise from a military plane that crashed in a farm field, in Itta Bena, Miss., killing several. (WLBT-TV via AP)

The Latest: Charges possible for taking Marine crash debris

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Terry Murray hugs his daughter Grace, 18, after speaking on behalf of his family about the loss of his son, Marines Sgt. Joseph Murray, at a press conference in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Sgt. Murray was one of the Marines killed in a plane crash Monday in Mississippi. (Bob Mack/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

On plane: Lover of planes, newlywed with 2 tours overseas

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Emergency officials respond to the site of a military plane crash near Itta Bena, Miss., Monday, July 10, 2017. Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a late briefing that more than a dozen bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta. (Elijah Baylis/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

The Latest: Governor warns against taking plane crash debris

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis briefs the press prior to a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan at the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Trump Mattis McMaster military advice

By Bruce Fein

In this June 21, 2017 photo, Cannon Beach volunteer firefighters TJ White, left, adjusts his wife Shaunna's safety equipment prior to a vehicle extrication training exercise in Cannon Beach, Ore. For some couples, romance is a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates. But for the Whites, romance looks more like driving a big, red fire truck. The couple, who have been married for six years, serve as volunteers for Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, and have done so together for the past three years. (Colin Murphey/Daily Astorian via AP)

Dynamic duo: From the front lines to firefighting

By BRENNA VISSER - Associated Press

Vietnam-era Marine helps veterans with health care, housing

By DEBORAH HIGHLAND - Associated Press

Vietnam-era Marine helps veterans with health care, housing

By DEBORAH HIGHLAND - Associated Press

Fire at air station injures 2 Marines working on aircraft

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An Indiana student from Crown Point High School was ordered by the school's principal not to wear Marine dress blues to its 2017 graduation ceremony. Jacob Dalton Stanley graduated in December, went to boot camp, and then returned to walk with his classmates on June 6, 2017. (Image: Marines.com)

Marine fresh from boot camp denied high-school graduation walk over dress blues dispute

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Official fired after Marine recruit’s death faces hearing

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Marine continues lifetime of service in Arkansas

By LARA HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn Walters speaks during an interview, Friday, April 7, 2017, at the Pentagon. Two male Marines have been demoted and about two dozen other military members are being investigated in connection with the investigation into nude photographs that were shared online, the Marine Corps said Friday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

2 Marines demoted, more investigated in nude photo probe

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press