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Photo by Lance Cpl. Dana Beesley | Headquarters Marine Corps | 09.10.2016
Hattie Powell-Rey, 52 — Harrisburg, Virginia
I was working in the Pentagon — up on the fifth floor.
Before the plane hit the building, a group of us were actually watching the twin towers coverage on TV. Then we felt the impact. The plane hit just three wings over from where we were.
We weren't sure what had happened. My initial reaction was fear.
Today, I want people to take......
Hometown: Harrisburg, VA
Story by Cpl. Jennifer Webster | 9th Marine Corps District | 09.01.2016
GREAT LAKES, Ill. – “Ten weeks of trying to impress this group of extremely talented Marines, trying to prove that you’re good enough to join this organization, that you’re good enough to join this family. Then you get your eagle, globe and anchor, and they’re shaking your hand… It’s an indescribable feeling.”
This is the sentiment of 2nd Lt. Rhavean Anderson, a former......
Hometown: La Quinta, CA
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Okula | Navy Office of Information West | 08.31.2016
160830-N-HP195-090 SAN PEDRO, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2016) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class James Lambert, a Greensboro, N.C., native attached to USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), looks over the Port of Los Angeles at the approach of USS America (LHA 6), the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship. America and Wayne E. Meyer, both homeported in San Diego, will be docked pierside for the duration......
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Video by Lance Cpl. Calvin Hilt | American Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan | 08.07.2016
As Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni makes room for the influx of Sailors, the base provides more opportunities for training. Lance Cpl. Calvin Hilt reports. This story includes sound bites from Maj. Thane Norman, Oak Ridge, North Carolina, and Sergey Nenashev. This story is also available in high definition....
Hometown: Oak Ridge, NC
Courtesy Story | 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command | 08.03.2016
“That which does not kill me will make me stronger.”
This was the attitude I took when facing the shock and awe of my beloved wife’s death. For the first couple of months, I was numbed, perhaps living in a zombie-like existence. All was surreal. Oh, I was in touch with reality. I found a way, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to function while in the midst of pain. I was a shell of a......
Hometown: Durham, NC
Photo by Sgt. Kimberly Menzies | 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command | 08.02.2016
Chaplain (Col.) Kenneth F. Revell, Command Chaplain, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, shares lessons learned from a life-changing event, the death or home-going of Anna Naomi Revell, his beloved wife of 28 years, in August 2014....
Hometown: Durham, NC
Video by Lance Cpl. Nichole Stoehrer | American Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan | 08.01.2016
Marine Wing Support Squadron 171's Headquarters Company takes a break from shooting weapons to hike and patrol the woods around Camp Fuji. Lance Cpl. Nichole Stoehrer reports. This story includes sound bites from Sgt. Raymond Perry, Durham, North Carolina, and Sgt. Moises Salgado, Annapolis, Maryland. This story is also available in high definition....
Hometown: Durham, NC
Video by Lance Cpl. Calvin Hilt | American Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan | 08.01.2016
This video contains footage of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171's Headquarters Company attending company week. To view the story involving this footage, search "Headquarters Company attends company week " or visit the American Forces Network Iwakuni DVIDS unit page....
Hometown: Durham, NC
