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Jess Levens

Jess Levens

Jess Levens is a communications professional, photographer and designer. He served as a Marine combat correspondent and as editor of the Chevron and Navy Compass.

Recent articles from Jess Levens

Thanksgiving Marines
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This Thanksgiving, I’m Most Thankful For My Military Service
A former Marine shares his gratitude during Thanksgiving for his military service and the gifts it has given him and his family.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Bergmann of Summerville, S.C., assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, takes a second to enjoy his 20" catch prior to releasing it back into the lake during an early morning fishing expedition at Camp Victory, Iraq, April 3.
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How Fishing Benefits A Man
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.”
NEW YORK - Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York raise their hands at the World Trade Center site after their commanding officer asked who among them enlisted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Marines joined Sailors, Coast Guardsmen, New York police and firefighters in a memorial run to Ground Zero as part of Fleet Week New York 2010. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jad Sleiman)
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As A Marine I Never Served In A Warzone, But I Still Got To Stick It To Al Qaeda