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US Marine Kills 2 Before Turning Gun On Himself

DJ Nyke — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:36:16 +0000

Thursday night, a Marine open fired on two of his colleagues in the barracks, before turning his weapon on himself. All three were confirmed dead on the scene. The shooter and the victims, a male and a female, were staff at one of the military base’s schools. Most information is being withheld at this time [...]

Seven Marines Killed, Others Injured, at Nevada Training Site

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:59:39 +0000

An explosion during a training exercise Monday Night caused the deaths of seven Marines and injured seven others at the Hawthorne Army Depot outside of Reno, Nevada. The Marines, based out of Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, were training at the Hawthorne site because the desert surroundings create a realistic simulation of the environment in Afghanistan. Their [...]

Save The Date! Women Warriors Of Wyoming-P.O.W.W.O.W. May 18th!

Trisha Berry — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:31:03 +0000

The Second Annual P.O.W.W.O.W will be held May 18th from 8am-5pm at the Casper Events Center. As a veteran of Desert Storm, I was pretty excited to hear about this event and hope to see many other women vets join in the festivities. The event is free to all women who have served in the [...]

What Happens When a Shoplifter Meets a Marine

Jeff Easterling — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:48:51 +0000

This happened the other day at a Best Buy store in Augusta Georgia. A shoplifter tried to make off with a lap-top computer… keyword… “TRIED”. Tyrone Jackson of Augusta became irate with staff at the store while being confronted after his attempt to steal the computer was caught on surveillance video. He pulled a knife [...]

Former Marine Can't Stop Sending Spam to Troops Overseas

Kathy Landin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:43:10 +0000

Most of us get annoyed when we receive spam, but one Maryland man has spent countless hours and money sending Spam to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan so they can have a little bit of home while they’re away.