Category: Marines

Soldiers Surprise Their Loved Ones With Unexpected Homecoming

Big hugs and tears of joy show how much their families missed them. (Video courtesy of St. Paul Saints, Shannon Conrad) …


Bodies of 4 Marines Killed During NATO Training Flight in Norway Returned to US

The bodies of four Marines who were killed when a military aircraft crashed during a NATO training flight in northern Norway earlier this month have been returned to the United States. The Marines were identified as Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Capt. Ross A. Reynolds of Leominster, Massachusetts; Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy of Cambridge, Ohio;…


US Identifies 4 Marines Killed During NATO Training Flight in Norway

U.S. officials have identified the four Marines who were killed when a military aircraft crashed during a NATO training flight in northern Norway on March 18. Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Capt. Ross A. Reynolds of Leominster, Massachusetts, Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy of Cambridge, Ohio, and Cpl. Jacob M. Moore of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, were…


4 US Marines Die in NATO Drill After Osprey Crashes

HELSINKI—Four U.S. Marines were killed when their Osprey aircraft crashed in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to Russia’s war in Ukraine, authorities said Saturday. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere tweeted that they died in the crash on Friday night. The cause was under investigation, but Norwegian police…


2 Marines Eject and Survive South Carolina Fighter Jet Crash

BEAUFORT, S.C.—Two Marines were able to eject and walk away alive when their fighter jet crashed on the family plantation of South Carolina’s former governor. The F/A-18D Hornet was on a routine flight over the Beaufort, South Carolina area, on Thursday afternoon, Marine Corp Air Station Beaufort said in a statement. At the crash site,…


Nearly 50 More Marines Booted for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccines

The U.S. Marine Corps has kicked out another 45 Marines for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines, the military branch announced Thursday. The Marines were removed “for vaccine refusal,” a spokesman said in a statement. Any active-duty Marine who did not finish their primary COVID-19 vaccine regimen by Nov. 14, or any reserves who did not…


Military Still Ignoring Religion for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Exemption, Despite Media Narrative: Mike Berry

The U.S. Armed Forces recently granted its first religious accommodations for the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Stories on this made headlines in most major outlets, yet the situation on religious accommodation is still far from ideal, according to Mike Berry, general counsel for the First Liberty Institute. The two Marines who have been granted exemptions are…


‘Military Leadership Is Failing Us’: Unvaccinated Marine Officer Who Was Denied Religious Exemption Speaks Out

An unvaccinated Marine Corps officer is sounding the alarm, saying that the denial of religious exemptions for the Defense Department’s (DoD) COVID-19 vaccine mandate which went into effect in August is a direct assault on the rights of service-members everywhere, and may be part of a larger effort to purge the military of conservative-leaning Christians….


Patriotic 14-Year-Old Artist Paints Giant Military, First Responder Mural Covering 8,000 Sq Feet in Illinois Town

One young artist from Marion, Illinois, has painted an 8,000 square-foot mural highlighting American military and first responders—from Iwo Jima to Vietnam; from Operation Iraqi Freedom to 9/11. Madeline Deiters, or Maddie, 14, a ninth-grader who’s been homeschooled her whole life, began mapping her composition just days after September 11, and the massive mural took…


Navy Discharges First Sailors From Service for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

The U.S. Navy announced that it discharged 20 sailors for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Wednesday news release, while the Marine Corps confirmed that 251 Marines have been discharged. The service said that as of Jan. 5, there have been 20 “entry level separations” due to COVID-19 vaccine refusals, which is…