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Female Marines bridge barriers in Afghanistan
Two station Marines left the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., on Jan. 14, 2010, to begin their journey to Afghanistan as members of a female-only team that hopes to bridge a cultural divide. Lance Cpl. Sorina Miller, flight clearance clerk, and Lance Cpl. Dawn Doyle, military policeman, began training in Camp Pendleton, Calif., to interact with Afghan females and children while deployed. In the Islamic culture, it’s inappropriate for males to touch a female in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
MND-SE holds memorial for fallen Marine
More than 400 Coalition Soldiers and Marines paid their respect to a fallen Marine at Basra Air Base, Iraq, May 23. Marine 1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandegrift, was honored in a memorial plaque dedication service. Lieutenant Vandegrift was killed while conducting combat operations in Basra, Iraq. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team in support of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division. The service was presided over by Marine Maj. Gen. George J. Flynn, the deputy commanding general of Multi-National Corps – Iraq, and Reverend Padre Mark Christian, the chaplain to the forces at Multi-National Division — South East. Lieutenant Vandegrift was killed while conducting combat operations in Basra, Iraq. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team in support of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Obits, War on Terror
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