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Marine Gets 30 Days in Hazing Death

Jacob Jacoby admitted to punching, kicking fellow Marine Harry Lew

(Newser) - Lance Cpl. Jacob Jacoby admitted to punching and kicking fellow Marine Harry Lew before Lew committed suicide , and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Jacoby, who pleaded guilty to assault, will also see his rank reduced to private first class. Prosecutors withdrew additional charges that Jacoby threatened and humiliated...

Obama Cutting Thousands of Ground Troops

Military no longer expected to be able to fight two wars at once

(Newser) - The US military is going to end up with a lot fewer boots on the ground as a results of cuts included in the debt ceiling deal. As part of the Obama administration's military overhaul , to be unveiled today, air and sea forces will be boosted, but Army and...

Deer Love Grazing at FBI Shooting Range

Hunting regulations make Quantico safe for animals

(Newser) - The busy FBI training ground in Quantico, Virginia, is a bit of a zoo—including foxes, turkeys, groundhogs, and free-roaming black bears. Most noticeable of all are the deer, which graze safely around the 547-acre academy despite the crackle of more than 1 million marksman bullets every month. "They'...

Medal of Honor Recipient's Story Inflated: Report

McClatchy says parts are exaggerated

(Newser) - President Obama told a tale of staggering heroism when he awarded the Medal of Honor to Dakota Meyer : The Marine had rushed to save ambushed US troops against orders, gunning down eight insurgents, rescuing 13 Americans, and jumping down from his turret to rescue 24 Afghan soldiers. It would be...

Purple Heart Ornaments Sent to Dead Marines

Corps apologizes for Christmas mix-up

(Newser) - The Marine Corps has apologized for accidentally sending Purple Heart Christmas ornaments to 1,150 dead Marines and sailors. The thank-you packages, which also contained a letter to the Marine and information on a physical reconditioning program, were intended for living Purple Heart recipients, Stars and Stripes reports. The Marines...

Mila Kunis Attends Marines Ball With Scott Moore
 Mila Kunis Hits Marines Ball 
Nov 20, 2011 7:37 AM CST

Mila Kunis Hits Marines Ball

Actress makes good on promise to accompany Sgt. Scott Moore

(Newser) - Chalk up another celeb who's made good on a YouTube promise: Not to be outdone by Friends With Benefits co-star Justin Timberlake , Mila Kunis has hit her own Marine Corps ball. The actress accompanied Sgt. Scott Moore— who cheekily invited her in a YouTube video that went viral —...

JT: Marine Ball 'Changed My Life'

Timberlake pens tribute after date with corporal

(Newser) - Not only did Justin Timberlake attend the Marine Corps Ball Saturday night—afterward, he wrote a moving tribute that brought a tear to the eye of even the famously snarky Gawker . “I knew I would have an evening that I wouldn't forget... Something I could tell my friends...

Justin Timberlake Parties With Kelsey De Santis at Marine Corps Ball in Richmond
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 Parties at 
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A PROMISE KEPT
Nov 13, 2011 1:03 PM CST

Timberlake Parties at Marines Ball

Keeps date with Marine Kelsey De Santis

(Newser) - Maybe it was Kelsey De Santis' beefcake Marine brethren in the background, but Justin Timberlake didn't welch on his promise to take the martial-arts expert and corporal to last night's Marine Corps Ball in Richmond. Timberlake grudgingly agreed to go after De Santis posted a video invite on...

Marines to Be Court-Martialed for Hazing

Humiliated fellow Marine shot himself in Afghanistan

(Newser) - Three Marines accused of hazing a fellow Marine so harshly that he committed suicide are to be court-martialed, the Marine Corps says. Harry Lew, a 21-year-old from Hawaii, shot himself in a foxhole in Afghanistan earlier this year after he was allegedly attacked and humiliated by the trio. The three...

Marines: Let Us Wear Memorial KIA Bracelets

Troops frustrated at inconsistent ban

(Newser) - Lance Cpl. Glenn Payne used to wear a bracelet carrying the name of a close friend who was killed in action in Afghanistan—until he was ordered to take it off. Marine Corps policy sees such KIA bracelets as unauthorized jewelry, but the ban on them is enforced inconsistently—and...

Marine Asks Betty White to the Ball

Sgt. Ray Lewis promises actress a good time

(Newser) - Forget Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis . The latest hot date for the Marine Corps ball could be Betty White. Sgt. Ray Lewis posted a YouTube video appealing to the 90-year-old actress to accompany him to the big fete in November. "She's funny, she's sweet, she's mature,...

Timberlake to Marine: It's a Date

Justin says he never gets asked out

(Newser) - It's Justin Timberlake's turn in the hot seat over a date request from a Marine, and backed into a corner at a media event, Timberlake said yes, reports People. "I'll tell you what: I accept," he said, "But not because she shouted out one...

Yes, I Am Going on YouTube Marine Date: Mila

Kunis sets the record straight

(Newser) - Go ahead, breathe a sigh of relief: Mila Kunis will be attending the Marine Corps Ball with Sgt. Scott Moore after all. Kunis accepted Moore's YouTube invitation , eliciting a nationwide feeling of warmth and fuzziness that quickly dissipated when reports surfaced that she bailed on the whole thing . But...

Mila Kunis Cancels Marine Ball Date, as Justin Timberlake Gets His Own YouTube Invitation (Video)
 Mila Cancels Marine Ball Date 
Jul 14, 2011 10:40 AM CDT

Mila Cancels Marine Ball Date

Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake gets his own invitation

(Newser) - Well, you can say awwww again , but this time for a very different reason: Looks like Mila Kunis won't be going to the ball with the Marine who invited her on YouTube after all. Gawker and Reuters note that yesterday on Access Hollywood Live, Billy Bush announced Kunis can'...

Mila Kunis Says Yes to Marine's Date Request

YouTube invitation gets unexpected response

(Newser) - Say it with us now: Awwww. After receiving an invitation from Sgt. Scott Moore, via YouTube, to attend the Marine Corps Ball with him, actress Mila Kunis has agreed to go. Kunis apparently didn't know about the invitation until she was ambushed by Fox News and her Friends With ...

Solar Panels Power Marines in Afghanistan

Alternative energy test wins over skeptics

(Newser) - US Marines in Afghanistan say flexible solar panels aren't just helping them cut back on fuel consumption, they're making military personnel safer. A unit testing the Solar Portable Alternative Communications Energy System—SPACES—says it reduced generators' diesel consumption from 20 gallons a day to 2.5 gallons a day,...

Bea Arthur Was a Secret Marine
Bea Arthur Was a
Secret Marine
Dec 10, 2010 10:35 AM CST

Bea Arthur Was a Secret Marine

Actress later denied serving, when asked

(Newser) - Before she was a Golden Girl, Bea Arthur was a Marine. She denied it when asked in interviews, but the Smoking Gun found records showing that Arthur (then Bernice Frankel) served in the Marine Corps for two and a half years, starting in 1943 when she was 21. She was...

Top Service Generals Challenge DADT Repeal

Army, Marines, Air Force leaders warn of 'disruption' among troops

(Newser) - Top generals of the Army, Marines, and Air Force testified today that a quick repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell could cause “stress” and “disruption”—despite a Pentagon study that found a repeal posed little risk, the Hill reports. “Assimilating” openly gay troops could...

Ex-Marines Sold Weapons to Gangs: Cops

LA trio arrested in ATF sting

(Newser) - Federal authorities have arrested three ex-Marines accused of selling assault weapons to Los Angeles gangs. The trio were arrested, along two other people, after the alleged ringleader sold two crates of weapons to a federal informant he believed was a gang member, authorities say. Police sources tell the Los Angeles ...

Shots Fired at Marine Museum in Area's 4th Shooting

Bullets fired after closing, no one hurt

(Newser) - Police in Virginia say shots have been fired at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the fourth time someone has fired at government buildings in the area. Multiple shots were fired sometime after the museum, located about 30 miles south of the Pentagon, closed last night, police say.

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