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The Mosquito Bowl: ‘Three hours of pure joy’ amid the horrors of war

A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger brings to light a most unusual football game on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal during the second world war

The Guardian - US

Did Biden take a bad deal on marriage?

It was the most joyous celebration I've ever seen at the White House — with disturbing undertones to follow

Salon

Congress set to rescind COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress

The Independent UK

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Commentary: The military must take responsibility for ‘forever chemicals’

Since the early 20th century, the U.S. military’s negligent use, storage and disposal of harmful chemical substances on its bases has exposed countless troops to severe health hazards. One example is Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina, where toxic contamination went unnoticed for several decades until measures…

Tribune News Service

Don't Ask Don't Tell in "The Inspection"

Elegance Bratton on a progressive military and how neither the gay or straight male space addresses intimacy

Salon

White House to host its 19th wedding

Granddaughter of President Joe Biden is set to tie the knot with Peter Neal. This will be the first wedding with a President’s granddaughter as the bride

The Times of India

Military suicides drop as leaders push new programs

A new report and Pentagon data show that suicides across the active duty U.S. military decreased over the past 18 months, driven by sharp drops in the Air Force and Marine Corps last year and a similar decline among Army soldiers during the first six months of this year

The Independent UK

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Marine vet Ald. Villegas urges city to reinstate Veterans Affairs Office

The office was disbanded in 2019, but the need remains for former U.S. service members who need help with homelessness, joblessness, substance abuse and other issues, the 36th Ward alderperson said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Marine Corps halts surf use of combat vehicle after mishap

The Marine Corps has halted some operations of its new amphibious combat vehicles after one of the armored vehicles rolled over in surf during training off of California’s Camp Pendleton

The Independent UK

Nicole Mann becomes first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission

Mann is a Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut and member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.

WEKU

Mississippi seeks execution date in 2000 killing of teenager

The Mississippi attorney general’s office is asking the state to set an execution date for a former U.S. Marine Corps recruiter who was convicted in the 2000 rape and killing of a 16-year-old waitress

The Independent UK

Tommy Fury to face former Marine Corps Paul Bamba on Floyd Mayweather vs Deji undercard

Fury has been out of the ring since April, with travel issues costing him an August fight date against Jake Paul at Madison Square Garden, but he is back in action this November

Daily Mirror

Lynn Schmidt: A cheer to those who answer the call to something greater than self-service

At a time when it seems like our society is spiraling with out-of-control selfishness, consumed with immediate gratification, self-centeredness, illiberalism and grievance, it can be helpful to remind ourselves that there are plenty of folks around who practice altruism.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jimmie Johnson surprises Tampa veteran with new car

TAMPA, Fla. — Marine Corps veteran and Tampa resident Barry Morgan didn’t know how he was going to be able to make it to his soon-to-be 6-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party in New Jersey next weekend.

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Reuters

'Pain does not go away': Anger persists for family of U.S. Marine killed in Kabul

The last text message Darin Taylor Hoover sent his mother from Kabul's airport a year ago was short but one she still reads every day.

Pedestrian.tv

Purple Hearts Is A Racist Mess Of Military Propaganda Belongs In The Bin, Not On Our Screens

The moral of the story is that "hunting down some goddamn Arabs" is acceptable if he's hot, actually.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Joint Saudi, US Military Exercise Kicks off in Yanbu

Saudi Arabia and the United States kicked off on Saturday the joint “Outrageous Anger 22” exercise along the Red Sea coast in the western city of Yanbu. The drill brings together the Royal Saudi Armed Forces and US Marine Corps for training on bilateral operational and logistical plans, exchange of…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Camp Lejeune’s water poisoned lives. Decades of fighting finally caused change

Jerry Ensminger sat in the balcony of the U.S. Senate chamber watching a vote that had begun to feel like a pipe dream.

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The Independent UK

Marine general takes over Africa Command, sees challenges

Marine Gen. Michael Langley took over as the top U.S. commander for Africa Tuesday, heading U.S. military operations on a continent with some of the most active and dangerous insurgent groups and a relatively small Pentagon footprint

The Guardian - US

Trump wanted Pentagon generals to be like second world war Nazis, book says

Ex-president complained to John Kelly ‘why can’t you be like the German generals?’ according to excerpt from the New Yorker

Tribune News Service

Empty Minnesota seat, potential milestone for Vermont women highlight Tuesday elections

WASHINGTON —Voters on Tuesday are filling a House seat in Minnesota that’s been open since Rep. Jim Hagedorn died in February. Vermont may move toward sending its first woman to Congress ever. And, just like last week, a member of “The Squad” of ultraliberal House Democrats faces a more mainstream…

Roll Call

Empty Minnesota seat, potential milestone for Vermont women highlight Tuesday elections - Roll Call

Tuesday's elections will fill a Minnesota House seat open since February while Vermont might move toward sending its first woman to Congress.

The Independent UK

A first: African American Marine promoted to 4-star general

The Marine Corps has its first African American four-star general

WEKU

A former Marine details the chaotic exit from Afghanistan — and how we should mark it

As the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan last year, Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman was frantically rebuilding a network of old allies to help desperate Afghans escape.

Tribune News Service

Long push for Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits clears Congress

Nancy “Catherine” Daniels had assumed it was God’s will when three of her babies died at birth while she and her Marine husband lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

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