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• Top Marine says fears of ending gay ban unfounded

  November 28, 2011 in Nation/World Marine Gen. James F. Amos, the face of opposition in the military to lifting the ban on gays serving openly, now acknowledges his concern has proven unfounded that repeal would … 7

• Two killed in helicopter crash at Camp Pendleton

  September 19, 2011 in News CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter that went down during a training exercise at Southern California’s Camp Pendleton killed two Marines and set off a fast-moving brush fire on …

• Four service members named persons of year

    April 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 Four military service members were honored Tuesday by Greater Spokane Inc. and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The regional business organization named Senior Airman Joseph Sparks, Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel … 15

• Japan may nix Marine base

  January 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 TOKYO – Japan’s prime minister said today he may overturn a key military deal with Washington on relocating U.S. troops, after a local election in Okinawa showed that residents oppose …

• Military divorces edge up again in 9th year of war

  November 27, 2009 in Nation/World The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs …

• Marines full of thanks they’ll be home soon

  November 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 NAWA, Afghanistan – For the U.S. Marines of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment, this Thanksgiving Day in Afghanistan brought one overriding thing to be thankful for: They’re about to …

• Marines killed in Afghan blast

  July 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL – A bomb blast killed two U.S. Marines in Afghanistan’s dangerous south, where thousands of American troops have been deployed in a massive operation to oust Taliban fighters from …

• Bomber kills two near Afghanistan NATO base

  July 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A suicide car bomber struck early today outside the main NATO base in southern Afghanistan, killing two civilians and wounding 14 other people, as U.S. Marines pressed …

• Marines to live among Afghans

  July 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys today, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test …

• Mead educators report to boot camp

  June 25, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Mead High School teacher Kathy Carman reached a milestone in February. At 62, she completed Marine Corps basic training. Well, a portion of it anyway. In her high school classroom, … 1

• Marines to exit Iraq by next spring

  June 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – All but a few dozen of the 16,000 Marines now in Iraq will be out by next spring, the Marine Corps commandant said Thursday, putting a solid end …

• Reporting for diploma

  June 4, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 East Valley High School senior Al Malmo will graduate a month and a half after his retirement. At 62, Malmo will definitely be the oldest participant in the school’s senior …

• U.S. does about-face on Camp Lejeune’s tap water

  May 4, 2009 in City, Idaho, Nation/World, Region Nearly 12 years ago, a federal report told Marines and their families that adults faced little or no increased cancer risk from drinking and bathing in chemical-tainted water at North …

• Combat gear’s weight triggers injury spike

  February 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Carrying heavy combat loads is taking a quiet but serious toll on troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, contributing to injuries that are sidelining them in growing numbers, …

• Military jet crashes in San Diego

  December 8, 2008 in Nation/World, News SAN DIEGO — A military fighter jet preparing to land at a Marine base crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood today, killing two people on the ground and …

• Platoon’s survivors still stick together

  May 26, 2008 in City on Page A1 At a time when the United States was shoring up its military presence in Vietnam, the Marine Corps signed up 80 young men from Washington state and allowed them to …