Local Marine veteran competes in Valor Games
Eye, paddle, ball.Eye, paddle, ball.Eye, paddle, ball.Glenn McClary has his new table-tennis routine down pat.This year is the first he will participate in that sport for Valor Games Southeast — held...
View ArticleLocal veteran a finalist in national 7-Eleven franchise giveaway
An Onslow County veteran is one step away from the top prize: a 7-Eleven franchise.Jean Cetoute of Richlands, a retired Marine Corps staff sergeant, is one of the three finalists in 7-Eleven’s...
View ArticleMemorial Day service will honor fallen service members
A Memorial Day service on Monday will commemorate the sacrifice of fallen service members.Weather permitting, more than 500 guests are expected to attend the 8th Memorial Day service hosted by the...
View ArticleHoliday weekend kicks off with a Memorial Day remembrance
The Carteret County Memorial Day service ended Saturday with a show of gratitude as participants placed small American flags in the ground in front of the Veterans Memorial.For many, it was a chance to...
View ArticleDocumentary focuses on Marine's exposure to radiation, death
A Marine Corps order to the Nevada National Security Site left Donald Guy suffering from the effects of radiation exposure until his death in 2009. Now his wife, Mary Guy, 77, of Jacksonville is...
View ArticleService members remembered for their sacrifices
The realization that life doesn’t stop after a military service member has fallen can be a hard lesson to learn.For those that don’t have a loved one or family member in the military, Memorial Day can...
View ArticleHundreds gather for Memorial Day services
A can of Pepsi flanked a small, empty bottle on the Marine’s grave as Taps resonated to the crowd of hundreds.The memorial was among many creative displays meant never to forget those who died in...
View ArticleCoincidence leads to an Arlington burial for WWII Marine
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — When Jim Johnson's quest to find out more about his namesake uncle killed in World War II led him to Mark Noah, the two men discovered they lived on the same island in the Florida...
View ArticleBlue Angels pilot killed in crash flew at Cherry Point Air Show
Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss spoke of his love of flying in interview with Havelock journalist
View ArticleKayak for the Warriors continues tradition of raising funds to help veterans
PINE KNOLL SHORES | After a successful weekend of running, organizers of the 9th annual Kayak for the Warriors are getting ready for a lot of paddling.The event’s signature kayak and paddle board race...
View ArticleMilitary Appreciation Day to be held Saturday in Swansboro
SWANSBORO | A day of thanks will be held this weekend in Swansboro.For the 14th year, the Military Affairs Committee of the Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce and Hammocks Beach State Park are...
View Article'I Run To Remember' virtual 5k/10k runs this weekend
The finish line is in sight for a virtual 5k and 10k run that allows runners to pick their own course and start times as they honor of a fallen service member, those currently serving, or those who...
View ArticlePTSD awareness event will aid fly fishing program
Yesterday a local neuropsychiatric medical practice hosted an event with a push-up challenge, raffle, silent auction and donations-only bake sale to raise awareness for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...
View ArticleUS sailor arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Japan, prompts...
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Navy banned drinking and restricted off-base activity Monday for its personnel in Japan after a sailor was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on the island of Okinawa in the...
View ArticleMarine airlifted to New Hanover following parachuting exercise
Updated at 5:59 p.m.A MarSOC Marine pinged his cell phone to share his location after he crashed into a tree while parachuting during a training exercise, allowing his general location to be sent out...
View ArticleLanding zone crash under investigation
Few new details were released in an open investigation of a MarSOC Marine who parachuted into a tree in Holly Ridge during a training exercise.The Marine’s name, rank and unit were withheld per policy...
View ArticleGovernor attends Camp Lejeune graduation ceremony
N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory congratulated sixteen active-duty Marines as they graduated from an intensive 18-week welding and piping program taught on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.The United Association...
View ArticleVeteran walking 1,000 miles to Camp Lejeune
HUDSON | Every day, roughly 22 veterans lose their battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and take their own lives.In fact, more veterans have died through suicide than the total amount of service...
View ArticleMarine Corps, Army host drone demo for unmanned resupply missions
Unmanned drones took over the airspace near Onslow Beach Thursday in an aerial demonstration that simulated what’s possible for future resupply missions in the battlefield.Several models of the Drone 3...
View ArticleMarines: Man in Iwo Jima flag raising photo misidentified
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the six men long identified in an iconic World War II photograph showing the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima was actually not in the image, the Marine Corps...
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