Wednesday Warfighter

Photo: Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a table 3 live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge while at sea, April 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels.

Worth A Thousand Words: Live Fire

Posted on May 8, 2013 by kfinley

Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a table 3 live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge while at sea, April 30, 2013.
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David Thatcher, a staff sergeant during the Doolittle Raid, smiles with pride as he listens to a speaker talk about the Doolittle Raiders, April 20, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. This was the final dinner of the Doolittle Raiders’ last reunion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)

Doolittle Raiders: Real Superheroes

Posted on May 8, 2013 by glenn.selby

Lt. Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, all Doolittle Raiders, were honored during their last official reunion, April 17-20, 2013.
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Photo: U.S. Marines, assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit walk to their temporary living quarters after arriving at Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 21, 2013, for exercise Eagle Resolve 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual, multinational exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston

Worth A Thousand Words: Forward March

Posted on May 4, 2013 by bniegel

U.S. Marines walk to their temporary living quarters after arriving on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 21, 2013, for exercise Eagle Resolve 2013.
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Horse Therapy for Wounded Warriors

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

A non-profit organization, that goes by the name of “Back in the Saddle Warriors”, uses horseback riding as a way to help wounded warriors get back on their feet.
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Adaptive Sports Boost Wounded Warriors’ Confidence

Posted on May 1, 2013 by glenn.selby

Several wounded warriors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center learn the ins and outs of adaptive lacrosse.
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