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Feb 23 7 tweets 2 min read
“I’ll never forget them or their spirit. Those boys were burned and bruised. But I never saw a Marine who was beaten.” - Navy Flight Nurse Norma Crotty Image #OTD in 1945, six #Marines of the 5th Marine Division raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. Image
Jan 31 5 tweets 2 min read
#OTD in 1968, the Battle of Hue City began in the former Republic of South Vietnam, lasting until March 2, 1968. Image The Marines of @1st_Marine_Div displayed unrelenting courage throughout the battle with two Marines – SgtMaj John L. Canley and Sgt. Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez – receiving the Medal of Honor for their actions. Image
Aug 28, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
Today, the @DeptofDefense announced the deaths of 13 service members who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, #Afghanistan. For the Marine Corps, the deceased are:

Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California.
Aug 8, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
The remains of seven Marines and a Sailor were successfully recovered Friday after underwater salvage operations following the July 30 mishap involving an amphibious assault vehicle off the coast of San Clemente Island. 1/6 The recovered Marines and @USNavy Sailor will soon be transferred to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, for preparation by mortuary affairs teams for burial. Marine and @USNavy pallbearers will place the remains aboard an aircraft bound for Dover AFB in a solemn transfer. 2/6
Aug 3, 2020 9 tweets 3 min read
Officials with the @15thMEUOfficial, @1stMEF, have identified the one Marine who was killed as well as seven Marines and one Sailor who are presumed dead after an amphibious assault vehicle mishap July 30. (1/9) Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene before being transported by helicopter to @scrippshealth in San Diego. He was a rifleman with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/4, 15th MEU. (2/9)