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Seven Marines Killed When Helicopters Collide Over Arizona Training Range
February 23, 2012 Details are still coming in about the incident. The Marines were on a nighttime training mission.
The Two-Way
Video Depicting Urination On Corpses Won't Derail Peace Talks, Taliban Says
January 12, 2012 Though experts warn it will inflame anti-American sentiment in Afghanistan, a video that appears to show four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of three Afghan men will not affect efforts to begin such talks, a Taliban spokesman tells Reuters.
The Two-Way
Pentagon Disgusted, Marines Investigating Disturbing Video
January 11, 2012 It appears to show four U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of three dead men in Afghanistan, but has not yet been verified. Regardless, "it's hideous. It turned my stomach," says Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby.
The Two-Way
Report: 'Marines Promoted Inflated Story For Medal Of Honor Recipient'
December 15, 2011 While Dakota Meyer "by all accounts deserved" to be nominated for the award, many of the claims about his bravery were exaggerated, according to McClatchy Newspapers.
The Two-Way
Policy Reversed: Marines May Wear 'KIA Bracelets' Honoring The Fallen
October 18, 2011 Commanders had banned the wearing of such memorials. But Commandant Gen. Jim Amos is changing the policy, Marine Corps Times reports. Many Marines were upset about the ban.
The Two-Way
Medal Of Honor Recipient Is Among 'Best Of A Generation,' Obama Says
September 15, 2011 "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty," U.S. Marine Dakota Meyer was just presented with the nation's highest honor for valor on the battlefield.
The Picture Show
In Afghanistan, Flowers Call The Shots
May 13, 2011 Poppy is a key crop in the deadly Sangin District, and in a way, flowers fuel the fight: The Taliban earns hundreds of millions of dollars from the drug trade, which supplies 90 percent of the world's raw opium used for heroin. And during harvest season, fighting practically comes to a halt.
The Two-Way
Obama's Marine Corps Commandant Pick Says DADT Repeal Could Hurt Morale
September 21, 2010 Obama's choice to lead the Marine Corps says repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell would hurt morale.
Blog Of The Nation
Where The Paintbrush Is As Mighty As The M-16
July 26, 2010 The Marine Combat Art Program sends U.S. troops into war to paint. Now, the future of the program is in question.
The Two-Way
U.S. General Still Upbeat Despite Marjah, Afghanistan Gov't Shift
July 12, 2010 Marine general upbeat on sudden change of governor in Marjah, Afghanistan.
NPR Ombudsman
When Cultures Clash
March 8, 2010 NPR ran a riveting 9-minute piece where a reporter captured a battle in Afghanistan against the Taliban. It included the moments before one Marine died. Some listeners thought it powerful journalism; some found it offensive. Among them was the fam...
