Former US Marine from Shelburne Falls admits to claiming false injury in bid for Purple Heart
A former US Marine has admitted to making false claims about being injured in Iraq in order to receive benefits and apply for a Purple Heart award, the US attorney’s office said in a statement. Paul ...
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Easter in Iraq: Deacon Recalls His Military Journey of Sacrifice, Service
For John Williams, then a Marine serving in Iraq, the 2004 Easter Triduum bore no spiritual revival — or so he thought. On ...
Daily Mail11d
Marines rehearse Iraq invasion
Royal Marine commandos are practising amphibious landings on Cypriot beaches in preparation for a possible conflict in Iraq. Elements of the force's A Company 40 Commando ran a full dress ...
Medscape8d
Military Fatality Rates (By Cause) in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Measure of Hostilities
IEDs claimed three out of five hostile deaths in Iraq, only a quarter in Afghanistan. Deaths per fatal IED incident averaged 1.5. In period 1, 50/117 military deaths in Afghanistan were UK or ...
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'A deep commitment to service': Marine from Lawrence becomes new veterans' director
LAWRENCE — A Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan is the city’s new veterans’ services director. Victor Ortega recently ...