Category: United States Marine Corps

GOP Lawmakers Ask Marine Corps to Address Recruitment Shortage Produced by Vaccine Mandate

March 8, 2023
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Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), along with House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Reps. Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), sent a letter to the Marine Corps Wednesday to address the service recruiting shortage produced in part by vaccine mandates. “We write to express our concerns over the unprecedented recruiting challenges your service and…

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Marine Recruit Collapses, Dies During Camp Pendleton Training

October 9, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—An 18-year-old Marine recruit collapsed during training at Camp Pendleton and later died at the Marine Corps base hospital, officials said. Private First Class Javier F. Pong was pronounced dead at 9:20 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the hospital, the United States Marine Corps Capt. Joshua D. Collins said. While engaged in scheduled training,…

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San Clemente Welcomes Back the 2/4 Association of Marines Reunion

April 1, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—As a crowd gathered at Park Semper Fi next to San Clemente Pier, the First Marine Division Band played “God Bless America” to mark the start of the annual reunion of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, which returned to San Clemente for the first time in 10 years. “What…

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