Marine Leaders Back Out Of House Hearing On Nude Photo Scandal

Marine Leaders Back Out Of House Hearing On Nude Photo Scandal

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Marine Corps leadership was set Wednesday to appear before the House to testify on updates regarding an investigation of the nude photo scandal, but now then backed out of the meeting. According to Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier’s office, the assistant to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller wrote a…

Active-Duty Marine Arrested For Allegedly Slaughtering Two Women In Their Own Home

Active-Duty Marine Arrested For Allegedly Slaughtering Two Women In Their Own Home

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Authorities arrested active-duty Marine Rafael Ari Aikens on Thursday for allegedly slaughtering two women in their own home in San Bernardino. Aikens, a 22-year-old Marine, was arrested in his housing unit at the Twentynine Palms base in connection with a March 24 double homicide, The Sacramento Bee…

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Veterans’ Group Asks First Lady To Weigh In On Marine Corps Nude Photo Debacle

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett A veterans’ group critical of President Donald Trump has asked the First Lady to condemn Marines sharing the nude photos of other female service members. Trina McDonald of Common Defense said that the group is waiting for Melania Trump blast the hundreds of unrepentant Marines involved in sharing…

Former Marine Fired For Lowering Flag On Memorial Day

Former Marine Fired For Lowering Flag On Memorial Day

By Saagar Enjeti Charlotte Marine veteran Allen Thornwell, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was fired by Time Warner Cable for lowering the company’s flag to half-staff on Memorial Day. Thornwell was employed in technical support after serving as a radio operator in the Marine Corps from 2005-2014. A manager at the veterans placement…

HERO: Blue Angel Pilot Did Not Eject So His Plane Wouldn’t Crash Into Apartment Building

Pilot and Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss died Thursday afternoon near Smyrna Airport in Tennessee during training exercises for an upcoming air show. As tragic as the incident was, Kuss’s heroism is now being lauded as it becomes clear the pilot refused to eject so he could maneuver the craft away from an apartment building. American Military…

WATCH: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Teens Assualt Decorated Marine at McDonald’s

WATCH: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Teens Assualt Decorated Marine at McDonald’s

Video has been released of the brutal assault and robbery of decorated marine, Chris Marquez, at a McDonald’s in Washington D.C. “I remember this group of teens harassing me while I was eating, they surrounded my table and kept on asking me ‘Do you believe black lives matter?’” Marquez told reporters. As reported on The…

Bikers travel 1,300 miles to free Marine Sergeant jailed in Mexico

First it was militias flocking to protect a rancher. Now bikers are riding to free a Marine. Nationwide, outrage over the government’s actions (or inaction) has spurred ordinary citizens to take a stand for justice. Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi‘s has been imprisoned in Tijuana, Mexico for the past three months. After making a wrong turn across…