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Female Marines bridge barriers in Afghanistan

February 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment

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

Damn, I’m Proud of the Marines!

January 27th, 2003 | Comments Off

Stolen from Sgt. Stryker This is a story told by Army General Tommy Franks, Commander in Chief of Central Command. I ended a recent operations briefing for a lot of our folks over there (in Afghanistan) by discussing some of their morale issues. I related to them about a recent tour I had with the American Ambassador when we went around inspecting all of our Marines deployed in their fighting positions. I reminded all of the assembled officers that Marines live in holes and don’t have a house to live in like ‘heavy forces’. No tanks or lots of tents to sleep in. They carry their ‘house’ on their back and they live infighting holes. Although the Marines had just lost a buddy (in a Humvee accident), their spirit was ‘uplifting’. A question posed … Read entire article »

Filed under: Afghanistan, Blogging, Marines, Military, Other Bloggers, War on Terror