LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: ________________________________________________________________________________ US Marines Raised The Flag On Iwo Jima 72 Years Ago SAAGAR ENJETI Reporter 9:53 AM 02/23/2017 Six U.S. service members raised the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi during the Battle for Iwo Jima 72 years ago Thursday, which was captured in the Pulitzer Prize-winning iconic photo by Joe…
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…
Jonah Bennett Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine Corps veteran, introduced a bill in the House Thursdayto include women in the draft, a revolutionary development in the history of female military participation in the United States. Hunter introduced the bill along with Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who is a retired Navy SEAL commander. The two were inspired by…
Jonah Bennett on October 22, 2015 The Marine pilot who died after his F-18 aircraft crashed Wednesday in England apparently used his last few moments to swerve out of the way of residential homes instead of ejecting, said one witness near the scene. Karen Miles-Holdaway was working in her garden right at the time the…