Marine Raider

A Marine Raider who assaulted a bunker and recovered a wounded Afghan soldier during a four-hour firefight in Afghanistan last year was one of several special operations Marines recognized for valor when he was awarded the Silver Star last week

'Our sincere thoughts are with the family during this difficult time.'

An LAPD helicopter, 50 first responder vehicles and 1,500 private cars turned up to honor Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, who was killed March 8 while fighting ISIS in Iraq.

Both men face a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.

There is 'no evidence' that Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott Koppenhafer or a U.S. military contractor were killed by U.S. or Iraqi troops, according to Operation Inherent Resolve

On Aug. 10, 2019 Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer, 35, was killed after "being engaged by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations," according to an Aug. 11 statement from the Pentagon.

Instead, Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar died sometime in the early morning of June 4, 2017, after four special operators broke into his room while he was sleeping, taped him up, placed him in a chokehold, then tried to cover up their actions

This is the second high profile case where an investigator has been accused of misconduct

Last week, hundreds of people traveled to Shrub Oak, New York to attend the funeral of Robert Graham, a 97-year-old veteran who served in the Pacific as a Marine Raider during World War II.

“People see me at events, or hear that I was combat wounded, and they look at me, and I don’t...

A Marine Raider who sprinted through enemy fire to man an exposed shooting position in the back of an open...

A routine traffic stop and speeding ticket in June became the catalyst for a patriotic display on Aug. 6, when...

Occasionally, someone will ask me for advice on how to pass the United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command assessment...