A Message from the Chaplain - Suicide Prevention Series Pt. 3
Every Marine has a story, and they have different needs because of it. Knowing what to do or where to go isn't always easy, but it is the first step to getting help. The Marine Corps has a variety of resources to help those in need.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call 988 for the suicide and crisis hotline.
Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman passed away at 94 last week.
He was one of the nine surviving code talkers.
Semper Fidelis, Marine.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaLMROqx1wc
Marines and sailors serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion gathered during a memorial for Staff Sgt. Caleb Medley, a force-reconnaissance Marine who died during a training exercise Feb. 26, 2013.
Video by: Lance Cpl. Joseph Scanlan
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZctKLKoW-0
Honor Them
Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor the service members who never made it out of uniform; the ones who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this Nation.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMoi75LeWRs
On April 18, 2004, Cpl. Jason L. Dunham gave his life shielding his fellow Marines from a grenade. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his selfless actions. Ten years later, his legendary actions live on.
Produced: Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan
Imagery courtesy of Marine Corps and Navy archives
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jplc41iWExU
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis-Response Central-Command Marines held a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the fallen from all branches May 27, 2018.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Carlos Lopez)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JNYOGqn3K4
Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the first complete Marine air group to be transported by sea to a combat zone, launched from the USS Princeton to the shores of Vietnam, Sept. 1, 1965. Immediately, they began providing troop lifts, air strikes, medical evacuation, resupplies, and reconnaissance insertions and extractions in the southern area of operations. MAG-36 flew daily in support of Marines on the ground. Meanwhile, while many U.S. and South Vietnamese forces celebrated the Tet holiday, tens of thousands of North Vietnamese soldiers, Viet Cong guerrillas and local communist militants moved under the cover of night. Their objective was to simultaneously attack more than 100 U.S. and South Vietnamese occupied cities and bases. In the early hours of Jan. 31, 1968, the Communist-led Tet Offensive was in full force.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3mSwwlIZC8
Task Force Southwest works to train members of the Afghan National Army in tactical combat casualty care in Helmand Province Afghanistan.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8KqfwgOGNA
Athlete of the Year ?
#MarineCorps 1st Lt. Riley Compton and Staff Sgt. John Stefanowicz Jr. were named the Marine Corps Athletes of the Year for 2021.
The Marine Corps Athlete of the Year is awarded to active-duty Marines who demonstrate the best the Corps offers, both in sport and the embodiment of #USMCValues.
1st Lt. Compton shared her path from college athletics to becoming a #Marine officer. She took her athleticism to the next level by participating in an online combine for Team USA Bobsled and Skeleton and has since represented Team USA in the North American Cup and the National Team Push Championships. She qualified for the Junior World Championships in Austria and is on track to become a 2022-2023 National Team member and an Olympic athlete in 2026.
Staff Sgt. John Stefanowicz, a member of the All-Marine Wrestling Team and U.S. National Team, elected to move up a weight class during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Tokyo Olympics. He proceeded to win six straight matches defeating the first, second, and fourth-seeded opponents. In doing so, he became the first Marine in 30 years to represent the United States in wrestling at the Olympic Games. At the Tokyo Games, SSgt Stefanowicz finished in 12th place.
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#MarinesOfTheCorps #USMCTalent #USMC #SemperFi
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJUE95H-ZWE
Commandant of the Marine Corps. Gen. David H. Berger and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black reflect on the nation’s 244th birthday and Marines' service to protect and defend America’s freedom.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUqor1ktN4