Tag Archives: Marine

Worth A Thousand Words: Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 18, 2013 by bniegel

Service chiefs gather for a wreath laying ceremony on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknowns in honor of Armed Forces Day.
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Marine Overcomes Invisible Wounds

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

In 2008 he was hit by a suicide bomber in Iraq. Today, Sgt. McPherson overcame his wounds and now competes in the 2013 Warrior Games.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Warrior Games | Tagged 2013 warrior games, deployed, down range, Iraq, Marine, Marine Corps, Marine Sergeant, US Marine, USMC, warrior games, warrior games competitor, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

Warriors Continue Tough Competition During 2013 Games

Posted on May 15, 2013 by bniegel

Medals aren’t the only thing people are getting during the Warrior Games. Check out some of the great stories coming out of Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Photo: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Salazar with Wounded Warrior Battalion West practices swimming at the 2013 All-Marine Warrior Games team training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. on April 29, 2013. The training camp is a two-week camp in order for the Marines to prepare for the 2013 Warrior Games. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sharon D. Kyle MCB Quantico Combat Camera/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Practice Makes Perfect

Posted on May 11, 2013 by bniegel

Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Salazar assigned to Wounded Warrior Battalion West practices swimming at the 2013 All-Marine Warrior Games team training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 29, 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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