DoD investigating death of deployed Marine
The New Year’s Day death of Marine serving in Afghanistan is under investigation, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Sgt. Jacob Hess, 22, died Wednesday in Helmand Province while supporting...
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Humana Challege salutes the military: Vets get free admission to tournament
All active duty, Reserve, and retired military and their dependents will be treated to free grounds admission throughout the week during the Humana Challenge golf tournament, organizers announced...
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Jr. ROTC cadets from Coachella Valley high schools to compete on Saturday
Photo provided by Ret. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl Lewke Jr. ROTC units from high schools in and around the Coachella Valley will participate in the annual Coachella Valley Jr. ROTC Drill Meet...
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MV Cape Ray sets sail on historic voyage to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons
The MV Cape Ray, a 648-foot container ship outfitted with two Field Deployable Hydrolysis Systems designed to neutralize mustard gas and other chemicals capable of producing VX and sarin nerve agents,...
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Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos talks global security,...
The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, right, poses for a photo with Sgt. Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor recipient, during the Commandant’s Birthday Ball at the Gaylord National...
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Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team to play at Big League Dreams
The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will take on the National Pro Fastpitch 2013 Champions, the USSSA Florida Pride, in an exhibition game at 6 p.m. on Feb. 19 at Big League Dreams sports park,...
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Veterans get in free at Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival
Pigs race to the finish line at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. Denise Goolsby/The Desert Sun The Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival...
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Twentynine Palms Marines commanding general talks budget, priorities
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger speaks at Desert Falls on Feb. 21, 2014. Denise Goolsby/The Desert Sun Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Commanding General, MAGTFTC, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,...
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Beloved bagpiper, St. Louis Rams executive Jim McCallum dies
Bagpiper Jim McCallum begins the 9/11 Remembrance ceremony at Palm Desert Civic Center Park on Sept. 11, 2010. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun Jim McCallum of Palm Desert, beloved bagpiper, dedicated...
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USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor commemorated on postage stamp
The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday honored the USS Arizona Memorial with the dedication of a Priority Mail Express $19.99 stamp. The swooping white concrete structure marks the resting place of 1,102...
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