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Taking care of their own…

If there’s one thing the Marine Corps does without hesitation, it is looking after its own.Marines go to great lengths on the battlefield to bring back their dead and wounded. Off the battlefield, they are the first to come to the aid of their fallen comrades’ families.

The Band of Brothers at the heart of a Marine’s soul also binds them both in life and in death.

So it’s not surprising that a group of leathernecks would fly to Mobile, Ala., to aid of the mother of a Marine who didn’t make it back from Iraq. It is something that they would consider a debt of honor, a bargain they made with their friend and fellow Marine.

It all began when Marines discovered that the mother of Lance Cpl. Bradley Faircloth, who served with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, needed help. The young Faircloth was killed in the battle for Fallujah in November 2004, leaving behind his single mother, whose home sustained damage when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.>br>

The Marines from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1/8, had stayed in touch with Faircloth’s mother, Kathleen.

When they learned her home had been damaged in the hurricane, they wanted to help her and, in the spirit of the Corps, managed to overcome great obstacles in order to fulfill their mission.

Read the rest here…very honorable.

Speaking of the Marines…

Arlington, Va. (AP) - The Marine Corps War Memorial is in the midst of its most extensive restoration in more than 50 years.

The iconic bronze statue of Marines raising a flag during the legendary World War Two battle at Iwo Jima is getting its first major facelift but remains open to the public. The memorial was originally dedicated in 1954.

Semper Fi

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