The feeding patterns of seabirds around the UK coastline can be used to help identify the location of possible Marine Protection Areas, a study says.
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Feeding areas key for conservation
(This story has been updated.) The White House on Thursday stood by the decision of the Department of Defense to award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Dakota Meyer despite a report that the Marine Corps embellished some of Meyer’s actions in presenting his story to the public as President Obama awarded him the military’s highest honor. Read full article > >
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It was after dusk one evening this month when the Marine casualty assistance officer knocked on the door of the home of Kathy and William Angus in Thonotosassa, Fla. The Marine was bearing bad news. Again. The last time, a similar knock from the same Marine had signaled a death knell. Their son, Sgt. Daniel M. Angus , 28, married and daddy to a little girl, had been blown apart by a bomb in Afghanistan. But that was almost two years ago. What did this solemn Marine standing outside want now? Read full article > >
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Dover mortuary’s treatment of Marine’s remains shocks his parents
The memorial service for Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt was a major event in San Antonio. More than 500 mourners packed the Oak Hills Church to honor the Marine who was killed in combat in Afghanistan on Oct. 6. Schmidt’s father, David Schmidt, is the team doctor for the San Antonio Spurs, and several of the team’s stars mourned with the family. Read full article > >
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For some families, Marines fall short on friendly-fire protocol
More than 100 proposed Marine Conservation Zones for English and Welsh waters are published, to protect nature and help industries.
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Marine protection bids unveiled
A former Marine corporal who repeatedly braved enemy fire in attempting to rescue four comrades in Taliban-infested eastern Afghanistan has been selected to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest award given to members of the armed services, the White House announced Friday. Dakota Meyer, a former turret gunner and scout sniper from Kentucky, is only the third living veteran of the Afghan and Iraqi conflicts to be chosen for the honor, and the first living Marine to designated for the award since 1973. Read full article > >
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Former Marine Anthony Sowell shows no emotion as he is sentenced to death for the murders of 11 women whose rotting remains he kept in his Ohio home.
Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, said Thursday that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell should be repealed as soon as this summer-and he compared the holdouts to the Alamo. “We’ve not seen issues,” Amos said when testifying before Congress….
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Libya’s helicopter forces are its greatest threat, the head of the Marine Corps said Tuesday.
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An opinion poll placing Marine Le Pen in front for next year’s presidential vote sends shockwave through French politics.
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Le Pen poll rating shocks France
Before he addressed the crowd that had assembled in the St. Louis Hyatt Regency ballroom last November, Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly had one request. “Please don’t mention my son,” he asked the Marine Corps officer introducing him.
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Fishermen in west Wales urge the assembly government not to introduce tougher marine conservation zones.
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Warning on fish protection zones
An objection to the Faroes bid to have its mackerel fishery certified as sustainable is upheld by the Marine Stewardship Council.
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Sustainable mackerel bid blocked
If Duane Clarridge’s antics sound like something from a paperback thriller, maybe it’s because he’s given his reports to author and frequent Glenn Beck guest Brad Thor, as well as Fox News’ former Marine Oliver North. After leaving the CIA more than…
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Profile of Marine Le Pen, new leader of France’s National Front
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011Dover mortuary’s treatment of Marine’s remains shocks his parents
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice
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