CorpsStories Memorial Day 2013 Editorial

11 Years Ago CorpsStories Was Borne.
11 Reasons We Remain.

Beirut Memorial

1.      Great Marines, great unsung Marines, keep coming. Keep being brave and selfless and kind and happily willing to die for us.

2.      Selfless loved ones, selfless supporters keep coming. Keep giving and helping and understanding and fighting and speaking up for our Marines.

3.      Freedom of Religion allows us to write about the faith of Marines... (click for more)

  April 2013  Noteworthy Books: Exclusive Audio Interview:

Co-authors LtCol Michael Moffett & Fahim Fazli  "Fahim Speaks"

Marine Officer with
Feature-Film Actor & Marine Interpreter
Tell Amazing Life Story

Corps Stories EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW:

Commandant USMC Gen. James Amos & Sergeant Major USMC SgtMaj. Michael Barrett  
Senior Staff Respond to Questions
Commandant Leads Marines Through Sequestration
 18 March 2013
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Click to visit auction websiteRodney Hilton BrownExclusive AUDIO Interview:    Rodney Hilton Brown
 February 2013 

Auction date: 22 February 2013, NYC
WWII Iwo Jima Memorial  & Other Outstanding Artifacts (more)    

Hassell's beloved Madame Desiree, a primary WHH character. Photo by HassellNoteworthy Books:"War Horse Heaven"
 By Agostino von Hassell and T. J. Cahill  December 2012

 What sets “War Horse Heaven” (WHH) (Agostino von Hassell, T. J. Cahill) apart from other recent books on PTSD is its literary approach. Rather than a memoir, medical or self-help tome, Hassell and Cahill have created a Dante-esque fantasy: ...(MORE)

Exclusive Interview: Steven C. Barber Part 2:
Hollywood Director Honors Hallowed Marine Ground    June 2012

If our fallen guide us from their Heavenly station, Steven Barber has the divine navigation of 500 angry angelic Marines whose rest has been recklessly destroyed. "I'm on a divine mission," Barber said. Indeed, it appears he operates under celestial orders. .(more)

Easter Guest Editorial: Funeral of Capt. William "Tom" Moore, USMC    April 2012

From Within The Grieving: A Rare Insider's View  of an Extraordinary Marine's Final Sendoff

Exclusive Special Assignment:  Combat Marine Outdoors:
An Inspiring, Necessary Means to Healing   March 2012    

Combat Marine Outdoors
works like this:

Go to one of the nation's best VA hospitals.  Get a severely wounded Marine.  One who's frustrated, annoyed, discouraged.  Drive him far away from people.  Give him a big gun and plenty of ammo.. (click for more).

Funeral procession of Capt. William T. Moore, USMC (Ret.)    March 2, 2012.
Capt. Moore was a fierce supporter
of CorpsStories mission and a confidant to this editor.
His legacy of kindess and service to his beloved Corps,
community and countries, of birth US and ancestry Ireland,
will likely never be matched.
Rest in peace brave Warrior.
Photo courtesy Teri Moore (click for entire gallery)
Leavenworth, KS

Exclusive Interview:  Steven C. Barber: Film Director Gains Ground for Marines    July 2011

"God. That's all. Just God." Oscar-qualified director Steven C. Barber's depiction of Marines in now three critically-acclaimed documentaries has earned him the Corps' respect - something rarely given to Hollywood. And with the same humility as a Marine, he gives the credit of his work...(more)

 

Exclusive Interview:    Phil Irizarry: Marine Won't Drop His Pack     June 2011

"There is so much freedom to do anything else." Phil Irizarry said as he leaned forward in a quiet cantina not far from Marine Corps headquarters. Then, with his eyes planted, Irizarry forced his point in a quiet and gentle voice. "And they go to the scariest places on planet."

That is what he admires in the veterans he assists via Operation First Response, a nonprofit (more...)

REVIEW:  "Combat Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD  a resource and recovery guide"

Noteworthy Books June 2011

The beautiful thing about Combat Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD is that it puts in a nutshell information and help that all too often fills volumes (then confuses sufferers and delays treatment). (more...)
The Sixth Anniversary of the Haditha Hospital Ambush

CorpsStories revisits our exclusive Special Assignment   7 May 2011

Three Marines and a Corpsman were Killed. The Remaining MAP 7 Marines
Pinned Down and Surrounded held insurgents off and were rightly decorated as
Amongst the bravest of the entire Iraq War

The Passing of Maj. HG Duncan, USMC   March 28, 2011

 We at Corps Stories deeply regret the loss of Maj. Gene Duncan, one of the most well-known and well-respected authors in Corps history. He had an unmatched positive impact on this writer and this publication.
 Maj. Duncan's son and grandsons await the transfer of his remains to graveside. Quantico National Cemetery
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