marine corps

Saying Goodbye to Sam

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 28, 2019 Samuel Hynes was a professor, a decorated Marine and an important writer on war and its horrors. But to me, most of all, he was a friend. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Defense Secretary: Jury Is Out on Women’s Success in Combat

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Sep 25, 2018 Jim Mattis says there are too few women in the infantry ranks to provide enough data to determine how they're doing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marine General Overseeing Sexual Assault Allegations Reportedly Calls Them ‘Fake News’

Emily Wells / Truthdig Apr 11, 2018 Brig. Gen. Kurt Stein, who has been suspended, allegedly made the remark at a meeting attended by hundreds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marines’ ‘Always Faithful’ Motto Doesn’t Apply to Fellow Females

H. Patricia Hynes / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 Online nude-photo scandal underscores a pigheaded cluelessness about women in the ranks. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Dark Side of the Prestigious Marine Barracks

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig May 8, 2012 The Marine Barracks in Washington, DC, is the showplace of the Marine Corps It is also the home of officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps who have been accused of sexually harassing, assaulting and raping female Marine officers and enlisted and civilian women who work there, is the showplace of the Corps It is also the home of Marines who have been accused of sexually assaulting the women who work there. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

General Says Obama’s Plan Helps the Enemy

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2010 Gen. James Conway, the head Marine in charge, says of the president's promise to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by next summer: "In some ways, we think right now it's probably giving our enemy sustenance." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )