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'Nothing Else Matters To Us': Marine Body Bearers, In Their Own Words

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June 06, 2017 at 02:24 PM Community
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They are hard. They are riflemen. They are like any other Marines, but with one very special mission.

The Marine Body Bearers are an elite group of 15 Marines stationed in Washington. Their primary mission is to bear the caskets at funerals for Marines, former Marines, and Marine family members at Arlington National Cemetery and the surrounding cemeteries in the National Capital Region. The Body Bearer section is also the saluting battery at 8th and I, firing three 40mm cannons to render honors for special events and visiting dignitaries at the Marine Barracks.

Learn about their day-to-day lives, their conditioning, and their awesome responsibilities in the video above.

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Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US troops in Afghanistan

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If an agreement is sealed, it could revive hopes for a long-term solution to the conflict in Afghanistan.

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House committee threatens subpoena of Pompeo over Iran policy

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trump's ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander.

Representative Eliot Engel, the Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he scheduled a public hearing with Pompeo for Wednesday, Jan. 29.

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Pentagon dismisses idea that injuries from Iranian base attack were downplayed for 'political agenda'

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THE PENTAGON — While speaking to reporters on Friday, Chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman dismissed the idea that soldiers' injuries from the Jan. 8 Iranian attack was downplayed in order to advance a "political agenda" and de-escalate the situation with Iran.

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