Tag Archives: USMC

Ten Seconds With Sgt. Brandon Morgan

Recorded in December for a DOD holiday program.

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Quote Of The Day – Sgt. Brandon Morgan

“I’m glad I can be an inspiration to someone.” – USMC Sgt. Brandon Morgan, upon learning that his “homecoming” photo had gone viral yesterday.

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USMC Homecoming

From the Facebook page Gay Marines, where this photo has garnered over 650 comments in twelve hours. Not all of the messages are friendly, but most are. UPDATE: Stogiebear found us this link. “To everyone who has responded in a positive way. My partner and I want to say thank you. Dalan, the giant in the photo, can’t believe how …

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Perry: Obama Disdains The Military

Rick Perry says that pursuing criminal charges against those pissing Marines is evidence of the Obama administration’s disdain for the military.

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How To Be Presidential

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Will He Also Not Feel Bad For The
Americans Killed In Retaliation?

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Clinton Denounces Marine Video

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Quote Of The Day – Pam Geller

“Would anyone have CAIRed if Marines urinated on dead Nazi soldiers during WWII? (Anyone besides CAIR and Nazis, that is). I love these Marines. Perhaps this is the infidel interpretation of the Islamic ritual of washing and preparing the body for burial.” – Wingnut blogger Pam Geller on the USMC video scandal. CAIR is the DC-based Council on American-Islamic Relations …

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Afghan Leadership Condemns U.S.
Marines For Body Desecration Video

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a strong denouncement of the video which appears to depict U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of killed Taliban fighters. In a statement, President Karzai’s office said: “The government of Afghanistan is deeply disturbed by a video that shows American soldiers desecrating dead bodies of three Afghans. “This act by American soldiers is simply …

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Leaked Video Depicts U.S. Soldiers Urinating On Dead Taliban Members

The Pentagon and the USMC are facing international condemnation after the posting of a video that purportedly shows U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of alleged members of the Taliban. “Headquarters Marine Corps has recently been made aware of a video that portrays Marines urinating on what appear to be deceased members of the Taliban,” the USMC statement said. “While …

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DADT Repeal Goes Well For USMC

USMC Commandant James Amos once argued fiercely against the repeal of DADT. But now he says things are going well. The apparent absence of angst about gays serving openly in the Marines seemed to confirm Amos’ view that the change has been taken in stride, without hurting the war effort. In the AP interview, he offered an anecdote to make …

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Photo Of The Day

ABOVE: Marine Corps recruiters invited passersby to perform pull-ups at this weekend’s pride festival in San Gabriel Valley, California.

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OKLAHOMA: Marine Corps Has Recruiting Day At Tulsa LGBT Center

Yesterday Marine Corps recruiters fulfilled an invitation to set up a table at Tulsa’s LGBT community center. The Marines were the service most opposed to ending the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, but they were the only one of five invited branches of the military to turn up with their recruiting table and chin-up bar at the center Tuesday morning. …

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USMC Posts Instructions To Delete Regs Banning “Homosexual Conduct”

The Marine Corps has posted a lengthy list of directions to delete numerous mentions of “homosexual conduct” and similar language from their regulations handbook. (Via JMG reader Matt, a former Marine and straight ally.)

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This Week’s USMC Times

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RANDALL: The Crazyass Gunnery Sergeant Of The USMC

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CALIFORNIA: Three Marines Face Charges In Alleged Marriage Scam

Three Marine corporals stationed at Camp Pendleton are facing charges over allegedly sham marriages created in part, those charged say, to evade the restrictions of DOMA. The scam was hatched when a lesbian couple, one a Marine and the other a civilian, decided to live together off base, according to 1st Lt. Maureen Dooley, a Marine spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton. …

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From The Top Enlisted Marine

“Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution is pretty simple. It says, ‘Raise an army.’ It says absolutely nothing about race, color, creed, sexual orientation. You all joined for a reason: to serve. To protect our nation, right? How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now, something that …

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USMC Blocks Anti-Homophobia Site

A civilian employee of the Marine Corps writes us this morning to note that the USMC has blocked the website of the International Day Against Homophobia. The repeal of DADT is nearly official and the Secretary of State has issued a statement in support of the site’s goals. But Marines still can’t read about it. Or any other “LGBT” classified …

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Marines Train For Open Gays

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