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Marine Corps Active-Duty Non-Combat Deaths On The Rise Again

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The Marine Corps has suffered the highest number of non-combat related active-duty deaths in three years, branch officials told Task & Purpose on Monday.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

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Only A Quarter Of US Service Member Deaths Since 2006 Occurred At War

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In some ways, the aviation mishap crisis that's roiled the Pentagon in recent months only underscores something U.S. service members have known for years: Military service can be damn dangerous even if you never see combat.

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Fort Stewart Soldier Dies From Injuries Suffered During Live-Fire Training

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A Fort Stewart soldier died Dec. 12 of injuries he suffered last week while participating in a nighttime live-fire training exercise on the coastal Georgia Army post, Army officials said on Dec. 13.

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'I Love You Bro': Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Left Behind Poignant Last Messages To An Old Army Buddy

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A couple of days before his death in Afghanistan, an Army soldier from Anchorage texted a friend from his early service days.

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US Troops Keep Dying Far From Combat. Mattis And McCain Think They Have A Solution

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More and more U.S. military personnel are dying far from active battlefields — and Secretary of Defense James Mattis is on a mission to figure out why.

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