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Marine gunner has AWOL charges tossed, gets reprimand for statements
A senior Marine Corps weapons expert who had a Navy Cross recipient and retired major general testify as character witnesses left his court-martial Friday night with a reprimand, having been ...
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The Navy’s newest ship is named for a Medal of Honor recipient
Canley was initially awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in the Battle of Huế. A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor.
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75 years ago, Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone was killed in battle at Iwo Jima
John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism — making him the first and only enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor ...
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US Navy's new amphibious warship honors post-9/11 Marine killed in Iraq, carrying on his legacy
Impact Link The US Navy announced ... a post-9/11 Marine killed in combat in Iraq. The USS Travis Manion, an amphibious transport dock, will honor the Silver Star recipient, his family said ...
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Navy names new ship USS Travis Manion in honor of Marine from Doylestown
The U.S. Navy is naming a future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock after a Bucks County marine killed by sniper fire in Iraq in 2007. On Jan. 10, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro ...