Marine Corps

  April 4, 2012, 5:39 pm

Marine sergeant files to block dismissal for his anti-Obama Facebook posts

By Jeremy Herb

Sgt. Gary Stein says Facebook posts calling Obama a “domestic enemy” were not made as a uniformed Marine.

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  April 3, 2012, 11:59 am

GOP Rep. Hunter wants Marine Corps to drop dismissal of anti-Obama sergeant

By Jeremy Herb

The Marine, Sgt. Gary Stein, wrote on Facebook that he would not follow unlawful orders from President Obama.

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  March 29, 2012, 5:00 am

Rep. Jones, widows seek exoneration for Marine pilots in 2000 Osprey crash

By Jeremy Herb

For a dozen years, two widows say, the Marines have unfairly blamed their husbands for the death of 19 Marines in a fiery V-22 Osprey crash.

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  March 23, 2012, 4:21 pm

Hunter: Marine should not be punished for anti-Obama Facebook posts

By Jeremy Herb

Marine who said he would not follow an unlawful order from President Obama shouldn't be discharged, Rep. Duncan Hunter said.

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  March 23, 2012, 11:02 am

Marine who called President Obama the ‘domestic enemy’ could be discharged

By Jeremy Herb

Sgt. Gary Stein, who runs the “Armed Forces Tea Party” Facebook page, said he wouldn't follow unlawful orders.

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  March 22, 2012, 10:11 am

Rep. Chu to make personal plea against military hazing

By Jeremy Herb

The California Democrat has spoken out on military hazing since the death of her nephew, Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, last year.

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  February 23, 2012, 10:45 am

Seven Marines killed in Calif. helicopter crash

By Jeremy Herb

Two helicopters collided during a routine training exercise on Wednesday night, military officials said.

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  February 10, 2012, 3:07 pm

Marines criticized for posing with flag similar to Nazi SS logo

By Jeremy Herb

A photo of a Marine Corps unit posing with a flag similar to the Nazi’s SS logo has angered Jewish and military religious groups.

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  February 2, 2012, 5:48 pm

Rep. Chu calls for hearings on military hazing

By Jeremy Herb

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) has seen the devastating impact of military hazing in her family, and now she’s calling for major changes in the way the military addresses it.

Chu, whose nephew Lance Cpl. Harry Lew committed suicide in Afghanistan last year after he was attacked by fellow Marines, called for a congressional hearing on military hazing Thursday, after one of Marines charged in her nephew’s case was not discharged from the military.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Jacoby, one of three Marines charged in the case, was sentenced Monday to a 30-days in jail and a reduction in rank.

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  January 20, 2012, 3:40 pm

Panetta says F-35 ‘absolutely vital’ as he lifts probation on Marine Corps jet

By Jeremy Herb

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced he was lifting probation of the Marine Corps F-35 fighter variant.

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