Author: Cpl. Beddoe

If You Know Beans About Chili, You Know That Chili Has No Beans Prepare to be amazed…

Minard Willson, 91, of Mountain Home took bomb shrapnel to a leg on Guadalcanal and got his…

“A Marine is a Marine. I set that policy two weeks ago – there’s no such thing…

I follow Ashleigh’s Blog “When Three Becomes Two”. Ashleigh’s husband, a Marine, was killed in Afghanistan. Ashleigh…

The philosopher Plato once said “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” I…

Bruce Williams-Burden, former Navy Corpsman (RVN), wrote a book earlier this year year titled “Luminous Base”. The…

In August 1814, as the British Army approached Washington, two sergeants of the detachment at Marine Headquarters…

No compilation of legends would be complete without mention of Lucy Brewer. A farm girl from Massachusetts,…

“Merry Christmas From Afghanistan” Merry Christmas from Afghanistan, oh man, it’s that time of year, and the…

The idiom “Tell it to the Marines” has a fascinating history, deeply rooted in the maritime traditions…

Many, many instances of the fighting spirit of Marines could be cited but one story in particular…

A couple of months ago, when I told General Krulak, the former Commandant of the Marine Corps,…

The team behind Restrepo bring us the incredible story of Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta, the first living…

Source: Hough, Frank O., Verle E. Ludwig and Henry I Shaw, Jr. Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal vol.1…

LT. General Kelly – Speech on Veteran’s Day – St. Louis, MO – 11/11/10 Nine years ago…

by Wally Beddoe, 2010 Abstract This report considers the moral issues associated with killing in a war….

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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of…

Having served as the webmaster for the USMC Combat Helicopter Association since 1997, I’ve had the privilege…

I ran across this piece while researching morality of killing in war. If “jus ad bellum” and…

Take a minute to read this moving post by my friend, America’s 1stSgt. Castra Praetoria: Corporal Joe…

A good collection of MAG-16 (and related) photos from Vietnam given to me last week by Doug…

Great song, video, & tribute! Trace Adkins, OOH-RAH!

Enjoy your freedoms on the 4th of July!

Life: A Dual Value. One often hears the statement “self preservation is the first law of nature.”…

Editor’s note: David Fennell of Littleton is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is stationed…

By Second Lieutenant Eric Montgomery, U.S. Marine Corps For one former enlisted Marine and veteran of the…

How to Observe Memorial Day The “Memorial” in Memorial Day has been ignored by too many of…

By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, NEW YORK POST HBO’s 10-part series on the Pacific campaign of World War…

By Dan Lamothe – Staff writerPosted : Thursday May 20, 2010 18:26:16 EDT MARJAH, Afghanistan — The…

A couple months ago, I was contacted by Bruce Williams-Burden, a former Navy Corpsman. Bruce was wrapping…

You won’t find ‘River City’ on a map in Afghanistan Northern Helmand Province – U.S. Marines stationed…

“Where do I begin to tell the world about my Marine? There isn’t enough paper to describe…

My good friend Jim Hatch directed me to this story, he was a Marine helicopter co-pilot during…

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February 18, 2010The short essay below is by Jordan Blashek, Princeton 2009, who decided to turn down…