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This Marine Barrett .50 took a lickin and kept on tickin (PHOTOS)
by Chris EgerIn 2009, a Marine Special Operations Team was deployed on a battle scarred hill in Afghanistan, exchanging fire regularly with those who did not want them there. One .50 rifle took a hit but survived.
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Phillippe talks shooting guns, gun control and ‘Shooter’
by Brian SeayFor the show, Phillippe practiced long range shooting in preparation for the role of a Marine sniper framed for murder in Camp Pendleton with some of the Corps' finest marksmen.
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Will the Army go Glock?
by Jeffrey DenningI like the Glock trigger better than the M&P, though if the military was to go Glock, anything being possible at this point, I can foresee one huge problem.
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240th Birthday of the Marine Corps (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerOn Nov. 10, 1775, a committee from the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia and drafted the guidelines for two battalions of Marines.
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Plaque missing from grave of deceased Marine found on 5-year-old’s grave
by Jennifer Cruz“I don’t know how it got there, but that’s where it needed to be,” said Karen May, the mother of U.S. Marine Sgt. Kenneth May, who was killed in 2010.
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Marine with service dog says he was denied seat on American Airlines flight (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzJason Haag and Axel were returning home from the AHA Hero Dog Awards where Axel was honored as the Service Dog of the Year when they were denied a seat.
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To look or not to look when reholstering, that is the question (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Guns America gang met up with Daniel Shaw, a former Marine combat arms instructor, and got his feedback on looking down while reholstering.
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Meet Major Bambi: The Marine who was Disney’s famous fawn (AUDIO)
by Joey ClementineMeet the hard-nosed Marine and a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who had to hide a very dark secret during his career.
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Marine special ops war dogs train like they fight (VIDEOS)
by Chris EgerWhile all of the military branches have long-used working dogs, the Marines have perfected the Multi-Purpose Canine which embed with deploying Marine Special Operations Companies.
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A retired Marine Colonel is buying up old Harriers
by Chris EgerLt. Col. Art Nalls, a retired Marine test pilot, is searching the world for scratch and dent Harrier jump jets to add to his collection.
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WWII Marine fighter ace recognized by Congress
by Chris EgerOne of the last remaining fighter aces from the Greatest Generation received the Congressional Gold Medal at age 91 Friday for his actions over Okinawa in World War II.
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Escaped inmate meets his match in the yard of a Marine, former cop (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe homeowner told the escapee to put his hands up, but he refused. "He finally says, 'I'm not going to do it,' and I says, 'Oh yes you are,'" the Marine recalled.
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