The gallery about Afghanistan and Iraq opened on Oct. 6. Marine Corps Heritage Foundation photo by Stephanie Grooms. The effluvium hits you as soon as you enter the exhibit, which recreates the sights ...

Yami Reina knew Marine Gunnery Sgt. David Post was special to her. A decorated Marine who lost his left foot to an IED in Afghanistan in 2011, Post and Reina had been dating a few months when she ...

When U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Goins deployed to the most dangerous place in Afghanistan five months ago, he mentally prepared for the risk of getting shot by the Taliban or stepping on bombs ...

COMBAT OUTPOST HANSON, Afghanistan -- A turkey trot it was not. The U.S. Marines' top general, James Amos, sprinted up and down the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, visiting ...

I’ve told you about U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Mitchel, who earned his combat action ribbon on his first day in the war in Afghanistan. Months of regular combat, and then … Sometimes things happen in ...

On May 10, 21-year-old Cpl. Kurt S. Shea of Frederick, Md., died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. The incident surrounding his death is under investigation. He deployed to ...

A 21-year-old Marine from Sierra Vista was killed in combat in Afghanistan on Saturday. The Department of Defense announced that Lance Cpl. Randy R. Braggs died in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.