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Terminal Lance Creator Feels 'Gross' After Marine Corps Shares His Video

Humor
Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels/US Marine Corps

The video is simple and light-hearted. A U.S. Marine lance corporal stands next to a Korean private first class. They introduce each other, then they both start beatboxing for about a minute.

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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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An Interview With The Comic Mastermind Behind 'Terminal Lance'

The Long March
U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Samantha K. Braun

Editor’s note: The Long March will be closed for inventory the month of August. We regret any inconvenience this causes our loyal customers. In an effort to keep you reasonably content and focussed, we are offering re-runs of some of the best columns of the year. We value your custom and hope you will stick around for . . . the Long March.

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Just How ‘Political’ Can — And Should — Service Members Get?

Analysis
U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Donald Hudson.

There’s an old saying about opinions. This family-friendly reporter cannot repeat it, but the punchline is, “Everyone has got one.”

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Why Does Everyone In The US Military Hate 'The Hurt Locker'?

The Long March
Maximilian Uriarte

It seems to me that that in military circles, The Hurt Locker was the most hated film in recent years. I confess I really don’t understand why. I mean, you all seem to love Top Gun.  

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The New Terminal Lance Book Is The Satire Marines Deserve

The Long March
Maximilian Uriarte

In 2010, when Maximilian Uriarte created Terminal Lance, the comic strip represented institutional heresy, utterly antithetical to the tailored public image of the Marine Corps. Marines were not portrayed as steely-eyed warriors in pitched firefights, heroically defending the American Way. Instead, Uriarte portrays the unfiltered satirical perspective of the average day enlisted Marine infantryman – equal parts absurd, mundane, and profound.

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