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Mass Shooting Suspect Saw Combat As Marine Grunt During Afghanistan Troop Surge

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A man identified in media reports as the suspect in a mass shooting that killed 11 people at a California bar is a Marine veteran, Corps officials confirmed on Thursday.

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Every Marine Should Watch 'Barry' On HBO Right Now

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When HBO announced that it was releasing a show about a Marine veteran-turned-hitman, I thought, "neat." When I learned that Bill Hader was being cast as that Marine veteran, I was confused. Imagining the SNL funny man playing the role of a Marine was a stretch for me, but the trailer did enough to pull me in. You need to watch Barry.

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Former Marine Rams Truck Into Store He Thought Was Run By Muslims

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A Louisiana man with former ties to law enforcement and the military was arrested after authorities said he committed a hate crime, targeting a Livingston Parish convenience store because he believed the owners were Muslims — a group he blamed for "killing his fellow service members overseas."

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Fleeing Shoplifter Surrenders To Marine Vet In His Dress Blues

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When a shoplifter decided to snag some swag from a Walmart in Plano, Texas, on Dec. 9, he committed a critical intelligence error: The local Marine Corps League was hosting a Toys for Tots donation drive in front of the business.

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96-Year-Old WWII Raider Gets A Police Escort On His Way To A Marine Corps Reunion

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A routine traffic stop and speeding ticket in June became the catalyst for a patriotic display on Aug. 6, when police  officers escorted 96-year-old Marine Corps vet Harold Sheffield from Bristol, New Hampshire, to the state line in a “rolling salute.”

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2 Marine Vets Taught The World’s Worst Purse Snatcher A Lesson

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A would-be thief made a huge mistake on Aug. 2 when he tried (and failed) to steal a woman’s purse outside of a supermarket in Cape Coral, Florida. His mistake? Like many — and we mean many, many would-be thieves — he didn’t count on a few Marine veterans standing nearby.

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