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'Nobody is hiding data.'

“This is exactly why fucking females in the military fucking kill themselves."

"It was a long war and I blew up a lot of things."

"Either out of ignorance or luck, he ended the danger.”

"Fundamentally, I think bereavement leave is the right thing to do.”

Corporal Don Graves was in a fox hole on Iwo Jima, close to Japanese lines, when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over.

Reach out and touch someone

You might be surprised by how simple red dot sights are — or how long they’ve been around.

"I feel like I'm, more or less, just beating a dead horse."

“It is critical that we hear from you because you are a central part of the solution."

We spoke with six Marines who were in the battle and asked them to share the most unbelievable things they witnessed.

Marines can officially kiss their existing rifle optics goodbye: the service just issued a $64 million contract to furnish grunts with a brand new Squad Common Optic.

"The loss of two of our teammates is something that affects us all.”

"The United States will not serve as a safe haven for human rights violators and war criminals."

“It’s what Marines are expected to do."

“Now I look back, and I'm horrified that I put that female Marine through that level of crap over it."

The film captures Green Berets with the 10th Special Forces Group conducting field training exercises.

It sounds like an idea that was cooked up in a Hollywood writer's room, but it really happened.

Fuck that.

“Tattoos and long hair do not change my combat effectiveness.”