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Boots trample the Reaper

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., jokes with the Marines at the booth. He does his best to visit the Marines' booth each year. - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., jokes with the Marines at the booth. He does his best to visit the Marines' booth each year.

Arnold Classic success for recruiting effort;Marines of RS Charleston earn fitness world's respect

About 100,000 sports fans and 15,000 athletes gathered here, March 4-6 for a chance to see the governor of California. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come from all over America for one of the largest fitness and body building expos in the world. Instead of seeing the Terminator, spectators were confronted with a 30-foot drill

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Air Ball - Air Force flattens Marines in tourney; Navy hosts; Army goes all the way; depot Marine picked for All-Services

The 2005 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship came to an end after the final game of the tournament Monday at Naval Station San Diego soccer field. The Marine Corps faced off against the Navy, the Army and the Air Force in the weeklong tournament that involved the best soccer players in the U.S. military. The All-Marine team consisted of players

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2 war vets bound for Super Bowl

Two Medical Holding Platoon Marines here are headed for Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Fla., on an all-expenses paid trip. Their flight left yesterday. Lance Cpls. Christopher M. H. Laha and Jesse Luong recently won the tickets in a drawing at the medical center. A local computer company that received tickets for its employees also donated two

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Pvt. Joshua McCain, Platoon 2131, Company F, collects the personal effects he brought with him to the depot 13-weeks ago when be arrived for basic training. - Pvt. Joshua McCain, Platoon 2131, Company F, collects the personal effects he brought with him to the depot 13-weeks ago when be arrived for basic training.

Marine continues his habit of helping people

While clearing wreckage in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, Pvt. Joshua McCain, Platoon 2131, Company F, decided to take his commitment to his country to a higher level, so he joined the Marine Corps. "I left something good for something better," said McCain, a native of Mount Pulaski, Ill. He was employed by Baker and Sons Tree Service, a

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Company F Marines build confidence

As his bus arrived on the depot, the first thing he saw through the windows was the confidence course. “The Marine Corps is known for its difficult training and challenging obstacle courses, so I knew that I would have to complete it eventually,” said Pvt. Michael Johnson, Platoon 2132, Company F. One week before traveling north to Marine Corps

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A stream of pepper spray hits the eyes of Lance Cpl. Jorge Pinon, administrative clerk, Headquarters and Service Battalion during Ground Security Force training here Nov. 2. The non-lethal chemical oleoresin capsicum, OC, caused irritation to Pinon?s head and neck. Depot Marines are required to experience the chemical?s effects in order to qualify to carry OC while standing Ground Security Force duty. - A stream of pepper spray hits the eyes of Lance Cpl. Jorge Pinon, administrative clerk, Headquarters and Service Battalion during Ground Security Force training here Nov. 2. The non-lethal chemical oleoresin capsicum, OC, caused irritation to Pinon?s head and neck. Depot Marines are required to experience the chemical?s effects in order to qualify to carry OC while standing Ground Security Force duty.

GSF opens Marines’ eyes to potent training

When the stream of pepper spray hit Lance Cpl. Jorge Pinon’s eyes, he felt pain. The non-lethal chemical oleoresin capsicum, a potent form of pepper spray, felt like fire in his eyes while temporarily blinded him. “I have never felt that kind of pain before,” said Pinon, an administrative clerk with Headquarters and Service Battalion. Military and

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Arnold Classic success for recruiting effort;Marines of RS Charleston earn fitness world's respect

Air Ball - Air Force flattens Marines in tourney; Navy hosts; Army goes all the way; depot Marine picked for All-Services

2 war vets bound for Super Bowl

Marine continues his habit of helping people

Company F Marines build confidence

GSF opens Marines’ eyes to potent training