Story by Sgt. Michelle Reif | 9th Marine Corps District | 06.08.2018
Each Marine has a story. Each Marine has a reason why they decided to leave home to join the nation’s most elite fighting force. For some, the attraction is in the benefits, education and experience they earn. For others, the draw is more about answering a call to service. For the Ramirez twins, the call was strong enough to give up promising athletic careers to become Marines....
Story by Samuel King Jr. | 96th Test Wing | 03.13.2018
In full dress uniforms of black and blue, the Scott brothers performed a facing movement and stood face to face, each one a mirror reflection of the other. They faced each other not as twins or even family, but as military members – an officer and senior non-commissioned officer. But as Senior Master Sgt. Antone Scott’s final salute of his career fell to Cmdr. Anthony Scott, they......
Story by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 04.01.2016
Twin brothers are deployed together to the same base, same unit and even the same building
Story by Staff Sgt. John Healy | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs | 12.16.2015
Two years ago, Spc. Dusheun Saine left his home in sunbaked Arizona to join the Army. After attending advanced individual training to become a cavalry scout, Saine was sent to Fort Hood, deep in the heart of Texas, to be a member of the 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. “Now I’m here in Korea freezing like a popsicle,” said......
Story by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.13.2012
The drizzle of rain and sound of bagpipes playing "Amazing Grace" set the mood for a 9/11 memorial service at Havelock 9/11 Memorial Plaza Sept. 8. Children too young to remember, let alone grasp the immensity of the tragedy that took place 11 years ago played in puddles, waving American flags....
