The first American Marine has been confirmed killed in action in War against ISIL

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  • lassie come home

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    9 years ago 10/06/2014 8:09am EDT
    re: Another day in the Corps

    Another day in the Corps wrote:

    The Marines have been since the days of the Revolutionary War, the 4th Branch of the US Government. As America's only expeditionary fighting force, once the President dispatches the Marines, you don't know what to expect. By tradition Marines now in Iraq/Syria are honor bound to ignore orders, and seek out to engage ISIS in hand-to-hand combat and armed firefights. Presidents know Marines will conquer what is required and deliver it to Washington. How else did the US gain San Francisco, San Diego, ...

    That's not true.\ The US would have control of Somalia and Vietnam if that were so.

  • The American Teenager

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 10/06/2014 12:24pm EDT
    re: Football USA

    We don't want to hear about guys getting killed since people then ask why we don't join when we don't want to.

  • registered

    alanson

    Member since 07/12/2012.

    1,356 posts. Last post 1 year ago.
    9 years ago 10/06/2014 12:25pm EDT
    re: D of D

    That the USMC has made the V-22 operational is a miracle. But no other branch of the US military will touch that aircraft. In this case there was no crash - the pilots recovered the aircraft and landed back on the ship. Two crew jumped into the sea, and one of them was lost. They should have been able to rescue both - there will be repercussions at the command level.

    D of D wrote:

    Rme wrote:

    Those planes are crap.

    THIS. I'm surprised that they're still using these worthless planes which has nothing but problems.

  • ladies and gentlemen

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 10/06/2014 12:44pm EDT
    re: alanson

    Wait, so they gave up looking for this guy after all of one day?

  • USMC is separate from US Govt

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 10/06/2014 12:46pm EDT
    re: alanson

    The Marines have never been a part of the US government. The Marines have had their own ghoulish, barbaric rules outside of Congress or public scrutiny since the 1700's. Sure, the mission of the Marines is guided by Congress. But Congress lets the Marines operate like a feudal fife in the Middle Ages. Marines can muster 2000 troops, ready to attack, locked and loaded, with extra clips, grenades, bandoleers, bayonets drawn, on 30 minutes notice 24/7/365. Marines can have 100,000 troops in the same configuration in 24 hours. As a result, more Marines die alone in non-combat training practices than the rest of the federal FBI/police and regular four branches combined.

  • Join the Navy

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 10/06/2014 5:26pm EDT
    re: Football USA

    Hate to sound cruel but the American public is conditioned to expect high deaths for Marines and doesn't panic to news of Marine battle deaths. On the flip side, the American public goes berserk with anti-war demonstration, and grand displays of flag waving patriotism when the regular servicemembers are killed.

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