Posts Tagged ‘Marine’
Secretary of Defense accused of cowardnessBy Craig Masters Political commentator and best selling author, Phyllis Schafly, has called outgoing Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, a coward for making the announcement he has decided to strike down the 1994 Combat Exclusion Law and then running for the Pentagon’s exit doors. But in his last few weeks [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Continuing a trend among military members who have serious concerns about President Obama’s tenure as commander-in-chief, over 500 former generals and admirals from all branches of the military have publicly came out in support of Romney. The admirals and generals announced their support for Republican challenger Mitt Romney in [...]
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by Matt Lacy – The National Weather Service has submitted a request to purchase thousands of rounds of ammunition including hollow points which are intended to inflict maximum injury. The solicitation for the ammunition appeared on the FedBizOpps website and asked for 70,000 rounds of ammunition to be delivered to locations including Maine, [...]
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By Craig Masters Marine Cpl Jason Hallett 2010 On October 23, 2010, Marine Lance Corporal Jason Hallett was only 19 years old. He was on a minesweeping mission in Sangin district, Afghanistan. According to a story by Cpl. Ned Johnson of the Regimental Combat Team 2 titled, “Afghan soldiers help save life of Marine,” published [...]
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by Stu Wright The 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Premium is the topic of this week’s review. I recently got to test out a Marine Blue Pearl 5-door hatchback model with black striped cloth buckets and a “boxer” four cylinder power plant. The punch-counterpunch action of the boxer pistons in the Subaru [...]
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Despite shooter shouting “Allahu-Akbar” DoD refuses to say attack was terrorism by Jack Minor – An attack by a Muslim psychiatrist in the Army that left 13 people dead and dozens wounded has been labeled as a simple case of workplace violence by the Defense Department. On Nov. 5, 2009 Army Major Nidal Hasan opened [...]
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To the editor: In Jack Minor’s recent article, “Marine corps clarifies recent `don’t pee toward Mecca’ stories,” LTC George Robinson of the Marine Corps Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning took issue with my column citing a story by the North Country Times which reported that Marines at the Center were being instructed [...]
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Says statement was personal opinion, not Marine Corps doctrine by Jack Minor – The Marine Corps has said a recent news story about Marines being told not to pee towards Mecca does not reflect Corps training or doctrine. The North County Times recently reported a story on Marines at Camp Pendleton being trained prior to [...]
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Disturbing new trend among law-enforcement agenciesby Jack Minor Following 9/11, a disturbing trend has emerged. Ctizens are being arrested for videotaping police officers during routine traffic stops and other incidents. Carlos Miller, a Miami multimedia journalist, told the Gazette that, in the age of cell phone cameras, authorities are having a difficult time adjusting [...]
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Take a man and put him alone, put him twelve thousand miles from home. Empty his heart of all but blood, make him live in sweat, in mud. This is the life I have to live, and what may I ask, will you give? You have your parties and drink your beer, while young [...]
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Marine Expeditionary Unit includes ground, helicopter forces by Jack Minor The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit consisting of infantry and cargo helicopters is preparing to deploy to Libya from Camp Lejune. This is happening even though Obama declared, in a speech, that he “would not put ground troops in Libya.” Unlike the Army, which uses the Air Force [...]
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Straight troops forced to live, shower with gay soldiers under current rules by Jack Minor Training troops for the repeal of a Revolutionary war ban on homosexuals serving in the military will extend to front line troops in combat zones rather than wait for their return stateside despite no urgent reason for doing so. [...]
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Story and photo by Jack Minor In what has been called by gun rights opponents a “troublesome trend” for western states, Wyoming has passed a concealed carry bill similar to a bill working its way through the Colorado legislature. The Colorado version, which would permit residents who are already authorized to own a gun [...]
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Windsor to Greeley Story and photo – -By Jack Minor – Many parents who have concerns that School District 6 has lowered its requirements for graduation might be interested to know the graduation requirements of the Young Marines are a little stricter. Members of the Young Marines completed an 18 mile march from Windsor to Greeley as part of [...]
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May 1, 1921 ~ December 31, 2010 William Stanley Nelson formerly of Ault, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley. He was born on May 1, 1921 to William Arthur and Kathryn (Smith) Nelson in Greeley. William attended school in Gooding, Idaho; Greeley, Milliken, Pierce and a one-room school house [...]
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Obama citizenship to remain unansweredBy Jack Minor The attorney for Lt. Col. Lakin, who is being court-martialed for disobeying orders, said his client felt he had no other alternative than to disobey orders after superiors repeatedly rebuffed his requests for guidance. Retired Marine Corps Col. Neil Puckett, attorney for Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, spoke with [...]
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By Jack Minor Several witnesses in the court-martial of former Greeley resident Lt.Col. Lakin, admitted he was never ordered to board a US Airways flight as alleged in the charges against him. After more than a year of attempting to resolve questions he had over President Obama’s eligibility to be president, Lakin felt he had [...]
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Queer soldiers pose additional security risks; affect moraleBy Jack Minor While the lame-duck session of Congress persists in attempts to repeal a Revolutionary War era ban on homosexuals serving in the military, some have used the Wikileaks controversy as proof the ban should be upheld. Supporters of repealing the ban claim they wish to overturn [...]
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Story and photo by Jack Minor Marines from across the Rocky Mountain region came to Greeley to honor two of their own in a wreath-laying ceremony at Bittersweet Park this past Sunday afternoon. Colorado Springs Marine Sgt. Jason Smith, who was killed in action on Nov. 19, and Lance Corporal Brandon Pearson from Arvada, who [...]
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by Jack Minor Following two debates between Senator Michael Bennet and Ken Buck one thing is undeniable, there are stark differences between the two candidates. At the most recent debate in Colorado Springs, two questions concerned amendments to the defense bill that was filibustered by Republicans earlier this month. One of the questions concerned the [...]
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By Jack Minor One of the most famous flags of the American Revolution is the Gadsden flag, a coiled rattlesnake over the words “Don’t Tread On Me.” This flag has recently gained popularity again as a favorite symbol at many Tea Party rallies. Recently, several Marines in Connecticut asked the Legislature to fly the Gadsden [...]
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By Jack Minor Just hours before leaving for the Memorial Day weekend, Congress voted to end a military regulation that has been in effect since the Revolutionary War. This regulation barred homosexuals from serving in the military. The bill to overturn the regulation, sponsored by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Mass., states the military “may not [...]
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By Jack Minor, For the Greeley Gazette While many local area youth were celebrating graduations, the Poudre River Young Marines spent the weekend rappelling off a tower at the Evans training center. The event was organized by Shawn Kendrot, a Marine who is also a member of the Evans fire Department. Volunteers from the Evans [...]
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Alfred E. Fried, Jr. 82, of Greeley died April 29, 2010, at North Colorado Medical Center. He was born January 17, 1928 in Palmerton, PA to Alfred E Fried, Sr. and Agnes (Rehrig) Fried. He graduated from Palmerton High School and worked for the New Jersey Zinc Plant. He joined the Marine Corps in 1950 [...]
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