U.S. Marines Pullout Newsletter
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Afghanistan War Commission hears from vets as it tackles troop surge
23 Jun 2025 12:48 GMT
At the peak of the war in Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009, about 110,000 service members were deployed to the country at a given time. At least some of those troops were gleaning insights from their vantage point on …
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King for a Day: Why Not Give Royalty a Go?
18 Jun 2025 16:45 GMT
… think twice about rebranding the U.S. Marines, though leeway might be given … fishery prior to the full pullout of the biomass. But rightfully …
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Salinas, Monterey join Saturday’s nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest
13 Jun 2025 10:36 GMT
… is scheduled at the Pfeiffer Pullout from 4:30 p.m … and the deployment of 700 U.S. Marines by President Trump to quell …
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'Pain does not go away': Anger persists for family of U.S. Marine killed in Kabul
17 Aug 2022 10:17 GMT
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The last text message Darin Taylor Hoover sent his mother from Kabul's airport a year ago was short but one she still reads every day.
"Mamma I'm safe, I love you," the 31-year-old Marine Corps staff …
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Psaki threatened with subpoena in Afghanistan pullout probe after Biden watch-check lie
22 May 2024 18:38 GMT
… interview about the botched US pullout from Afghanistan — or face a … withdrawal wrapped up. via REUTERS
US Marines at Hamid Karzai International Airport …
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Afghans chose razor wire suicide over Taliban when Kabul fell, US Marine tells lawmakers
09 Mar 2023 00:57 GMT
… ” about the botched US troop pullout last year after President Biden … and saved more people.
“Multiple US Marines assigned to [Kabul airport’s …
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Chaos at Kabul’s airport delays the arrival of thousands of U.S. Marines in Afghanistan.
16 Aug 2021 13:01 GMT
… were cleared.
About 3,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers were expected to … with the American military’s pullout. But it said last week …
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Latino U.S. Marine veteran compares tumultuous pullout in Vietnam to Afghanistan withdrawal
27 Aug 2021 04:52 GMT
Images of the deadly United States evacuation of Afghanistan brought back horrible memories clearly for a veteran Latino soldier - one of the last American servicemen to leave Vietnam almost five decades ago.
Juan José Valdez and nine other Marines hid on …
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Terrifying reality of how Nato would stack up against Putin WITHOUT £3.8TN US military might amid fears of Trump pullout
26 Feb 2024 13:51 GMT
THE US ditching its Nato allies would be "the worst possible case scenario" and would "embolden Vladimir Putin to push into Europe", a former army commander has warned.
As Donald Trump edges closer to snatching back the keys to the …
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Afghan Couple Accuses US Marine Of Abducting Toddler In Lawsuit
21 Oct 2022 11:52 GMT
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The marine sought to adopt the baby after she lost both parents in Kabul in 2019
By the time he was granted custody, Red Cross had tracked down the next of kin
The child's relatives allege she was taken from them when they came to the U.S. …