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I would like to congradulate my son, LCPL David Cole Lang, for his honorable discharge after serving in the Marines for 4 years. Cole has served two tours in Iraq and his last deployment was in Afghanistan, where his platoon, 2/7...

Posted by kjgalyan - Sat Sep 27, 2008 17:52:44 PDT

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Remembering those who have served our country

Volunteering

PROJECT D.E.F.T. DON'T EVER FORGET THEM Don't Ever Forget Them is what my heart tells me every day. Project D.E.F.T. is something that was started two years ago. At that time, my daughter and I mailed approximately 200 Christmas...

Anonymous user - Thu Sep 18, 2008 16:36:13 PDT

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2nd Annual Support our Troops Ride

Volunteering

Harleys, Hondas and Heroes. All were gathered Thursday evening for the Second Annual Support our Troops ride from Bikersfield Leather and Accessories at 2622 Fairhaven Road to Chuy's on Rosedale Highway. The...

Posted by meandpete - Fri Sep 12, 2008 14:02:27 PDT

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One month down...

I can’t believe it has been a month since I said good-bye to my husband. I can now say I have officially survived one whole month of deployment. Wow! One month … gone just like that, oh sure -- I can handle this....

Posted by militarywife - Tue Sep 2, 2008 09:53:23 PDT

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Russian-built Su-30MKI Fighters Over Nellis AFB / Red Flag 8-4

NELLIS AFB - AUG 18-21, 2008: High heat and humidity couldn’t stop the usual group of diehard aviation photographers from attending the fourth Red Flag of fiscal year 2008 at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nv. The highlight this time...

Posted by saguarowestphotography - Tue Aug 26, 2008 09:31:24 PDT

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Douglas C-133 "Cargomaster" last flight

On Aug. 30th a historic chapter will come to a close when the last airworthy Douglas C-133 "Cargomaster" transport will make it's final flight from Anchorage to Travis AFB in California. (see attached photo) This flight...

Posted by Contributor - Wed Aug 13, 2008 14:57:57 PDT

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Last of the Nighthawks Leaves Palmdale (F-117A retirement now complete)

Monday, August 11th, 2008, marked the true end of the F-117A program, with the departure of aircraft 'ED' #85-0831, from Palmdale. Originally rumored to be departing on Thursday the 14th, the last Nighthawk taxied out at about...

Posted by saguarowestphotography - Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:35:06 PDT

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Devil Pups Get Marine Corps Lessons on Growth Through Challenge

Preparing young men and women, ages 14 to 17, for what life will bring them may seem like a valuable goal for a summer camp, but it takes on a new meaning when it is instilled by sweat and by screaming Marine Corps...

Posted by rdtusmc - Mon Aug 11, 2008 13:42:44 PDT

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Day 5 of the USMC Educator's Workshop

The 5th and final day of the USMC Educator’s Workshop began with a colors ceremony just outside the General's Office. It was the first time we were able to see General Salinas who is the commanding officer of the depot. General...

Posted by kkofcal - Mon Aug 11, 2008 13:34:41 PDT

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Day 4 of the USMC Educator's Workshop

Schools

Day 4 of the USMC Educator’s Workshop started at 0515 as our weary-eyed group boarded the bus for Camp Pendleton. For those of you who are not familiar with military time, that translates to 5:15 am. We had about an hour’s...

Posted by kkofcal - Mon Aug 11, 2008 13:30:39 PDT

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Day 3 of the USMC Educator's Workshop

Day three of the Marine Corp’s Educator’s Workshop started at 0715 in the morning again. We loaded onto the bus and headed out for Marine Corp’s Air Station Miramar. The public affairs person who accompanied us...

Posted by kkofcal - Fri Aug 8, 2008 15:33:27 PDT

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A Soldier's Words

During a recent email conversation I had with Sergeant Evan Webb, who spends the majority of his days and nights outside the wire in Iraq, the topic of patriotism came up. "I've always been patriotic. The "Star Spangled...

Posted by britgal - Mon Jul 7, 2008 15:20:27 PDT

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March Field Airfest 2008 report....

March Field Airshow 2008 Friday May 2 / Sat May 3 / Sun May 4 With airshow season pretty much now in full swing, thousands of aviation fans were anxiously awaiting the semi-annual “Airfest” at the March Field Air Reserve...

Posted by saguarowestphotography - Wed May 7, 2008 10:48:16 PDT

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remembering Those Who Serve

Hello to all, Our son Matthew has been deployed to Iraq from fall 2007 until spring 2009. He was deployed fall 2006 until late spring 2007 in Afghanistan. Matthew like so many other men and women missed being home with their...

Posted by brianitos - Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:38:27 PST

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My wife

Photos

Posted by bjmedic76 - Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:28:03 PST

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The War in Iraq

Just think, if Saddam was so bad, now as Bush n company try to pull sway there, more people have died in the last year than in all the years that Saddam was in power so who's the greater evil?, We seem to be worse!...

Posted by Vleeds - Thu Aug 9, 2007 15:19:18 PDT

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Community Comes Out to 'Stuff the House for Our Troops'