Author: Cpl. Wally Beddoe

By Dan Lamothe – Staff writerPosted : Thursday May 20, 2010 18:26:16 EDT MARJAH, Afghanistan — The bullets snapped overhead angrily, and all I could…

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A couple months ago, I was contacted by Bruce Williams-Burden, a former Navy Corpsman. Bruce was wrapping up his book “LUMINOUS BASE”, which is a…

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Help us send dog tags to troops in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan so they can send them to their kids back home! This is a…

You won’t find ‘River City’ on a map in Afghanistan Northern Helmand Province – U.S. Marines stationed in Now Zad only have one link to…

“Where do I begin to tell the world about my Marine? There isn’t enough paper to describe him accurately. He is the epitome of what…

“For the record, America’s 1stSgt hates Oorah! I can’t stand it for a number of reasons. Let me just reiterate if Oorah! had a mouth…

Time to help recognize some true Marine blogging efforts here: Read below.  Vote.~Wally Hey people!I need you to go and vote for Castra Praetoria if you…

RIP Captain..~Wally ———- Forwarded message ———-From: Milblogging.com Webmaster Date: Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 16:51Subject: Honoring a Fallen Milblogger: Air Force Captain, Jenna WilcoxTo: usmc81@gmail.com…

STATEMENT OF GENERAL JAMES T. CONWAY, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS,  BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ON THE 2010 POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES…

My good friend Jim Hatch directed me to this story, he was a Marine helicopter co-pilot during the battle for Hill 400. Great story, enjoy…

From my cousin, a civilian contractor, working with the military in Iraq. Now, don’t get me wrong, we Marines love our Sister branches of the…

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February 18, 2010The short essay below is by Jordan Blashek, Princeton 2009, who decided to turn down acceptance to medical school to join the U.S….

On February 7, 1969, a Marine helicopter crashed in Vietnam, killing six of the seven on board. On February 7, 2007, a Marine helicopter was…

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Sitting in the stadium-seating theater this evening, wearing my 3-D glasses, my son Jake and I anxiously waited for the opening scene of Avatar. We…

In my philosophy class, the discussion of women in combat is on the agenda this week. So many people believe that if a woman wants…

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Story by Cpl. Wil Acosta MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (March 4, 2005) — Military Unit Coins. Throughout the Corps, one can find…

By WARREN KOZAK Five years ago, a particularly gruesome image made its way to our television screens from the war in Iraq. Four U.S. civilian…

by Wally Beddoe, December 2009 University of Bridgeport, Psychology Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that can develop after someone has experienced a life-threatening…

Watch the video bottom of this article~Wally FOX NEWS/WASHINGTON — America is at war. According to the latest opinion polls, that is not what many…

Thursday, a dreary, cold day in Southern California . My pal Lisa Agustsson and I drove down the 405 Freeway to the 5, immense ten…

A guy gets time to think over here and I was thinking about all the support we get from home. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. We get…

Think of Yankee Lima Four Two as a time machine: Jump in and you’re back in Vietnam. By Stephan Wilkinson Air & Space Magazine, July…

The oldest military insignia in continuous use in the United States. It first appeared, as shown here, on Marine Corps buttons adopted in 1804. With…

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Source:https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/09/marine_lejeunename_092908w/ Group wants everyone to say it exactly the way the general did By Dan Lamothe – Staff writerPosted : Wednesday Oct 1, 2008 18:42:30…

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Castra Praetoria: Warrior Culture 101: “. Now everybody get back in formation!” https://www.thesucklife.com

I am a Marine, Born in 1775. Through two centuries, I’ve fought the best; And through two centuries, survived. I’ve fought the British twice, And…

A carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Donald Hogan off of a transport airplane. Hogan graduated from Tesoro…