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January 12, 2017

Obama administration to pay billions to Marines affected by toxic water

The Obama administration has agreed to provide disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion to veterans who had been exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

January 12, 2017

Invictus: Wounded Marine gets ready for London games

Eric Burkett, who is a master archer, leaves for London next week to compete in the Invictus games – an international Olympiad of Wounded Warrior games conceived by Prince Harry.

January 12, 2017

Above and beyond: 2 states craft 'stolen valor' laws that exceed federal version

Lawmakers in two northeastern states are declaring war on phony veterans who claim combat experience in order to commit fraud.

December 14, 2016

US Marines ground all Ospreys in Japan after crash

The U.S. Marine Corps announced Wednesday it would temporarily ground all Japan-based MV-22 Osprey aircraft after a crash Tuesday six miles off the coast of Okinawa.

December 13, 2016

US Marine Osprey crashes off Japan, 5 rescued, US officials say

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crashed roughly 6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on Tuesday, marking the second crash of a Marine aircraft in the area in less than a week, two Pentagon officials told Fox News.

December 8, 2016

Marine Corps pilot who ejected near Japan is confirmed dead

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jake Frederick was killed Wednesday when his F/A-18 fighter jet crashed off the coast of Japan, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesman told Fox News on Thursday.

December 7, 2016

US pilot missing after ejecting from Marine Corps jet off Japan

Crews were racing to find a US Marine Corps pilot who ejected before his F/A-18 crashed off Japan, the Pentagon confirmed.

November 28, 2016

Former Marine faces 21 years for stealing combat veteran's story of valor

A former Marine who stole a combat veteran’s story of valor and scammed a charity and the government out of a house and benefits is facing 21 years in jail for his crimes, WFAA reported.

November 25, 2016

Marine veteran and Notre Dame quarterback make all-American moonshine

American Born Moonshine was made as a need to preserve an industry they feared might turn into “cheap vodka in jars.”

November 19, 2016

Father of fallen soldier says plane passengers booed family

The father of an Army soldier killed in Afghanistan says he and his family were booed as they flew to meet his son’s body coming home.