“The Pale Blue Eye” premieres on Dec. 23 and lands on Netflix Jan. 6. The ceremony was one of the largest ever for a Marine infantry battalion. “There was a large swell, the conditions were rough, but I had to help, so I jumped,” Cpl. Robert Farmer said. For many residents of Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville, North Carolina, the bombing that took place in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983, touched them personally. 3M sold its Combat Arms earplugs to every branch of the armed forces, but design defects may have caused hearing loss for service members. By James McCormick
2 years ago National Purple Heart day is on August 7. Watch "Purple Hearts" on Netflix. Romay Davis is being honored for her service with the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which got mail to U.S. troops in Europe during the war. An "information war-fighting" tool the then-young lieutenant used on patrol in Iraq in the mid-2000s? Beanie Babies. Infantry battalions will be more distributed than ever before, and that will be the new normal. Load More