President Obama will award the Medal of Honor tomorrow afternoon to Dakota Meyer, the first living Marine in 38 years to receive the nation’s top valor award. For many, the ceremony is heavily anticipated. There are many people still recovering from the scars created in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, on Sept. 8, 2009, when the heroism of Meyer and others prevented an awful situation from becoming even worse. As it was, the battle led to the death of five U.S. service members and at least eight Afghan troops. Meyer already is in Washington, and appeared Tuesday night at the Marine Corps Scholarship…
Browsing: social networking
Grief at our fingertips. The Internet is many things to many people, but for families with loved ones in a war zone, that is one of them. It’s a sad, yet inevitable fact, given the modern-day news cycle, social networking and the hundreds of ways in which information is shared in 2011. It’s the down side to all the positives we have, like being able to send friendly emails across the world that cheer up those we care about in a matter of seconds. For another reminder of that, we need to look no farther than the story of Cpl.…
The Marine Corps has always had the reputation for being creative when it comes to recruiting. Now, the service is launching a new Web site that focuses on “influencers” — the parents, mentors and other adults who guide America’s youth — and its prospective Marines. The site, LifeAsAMarine.com, just went live within the last few days, Marine officials say. It allows parents, friends, and supporters to share their own Marine Corps story, with the obvious intention of allaying fears in parents whose children are considering joining. The Corps posted a 60-second promotional video on YouTube this week: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFgr1SuYKOM[/youtube] The site also serves as a clearinghouse…
