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  • Bronze Star awardee gears up for eighth deployment

    12/02/2005 4:37:25 PM PST · by SandRat · 11 replies · 1,096+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Dec 2, 2005 | Sgt. Joe Lindsay
    MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Dec. 2, 2005) -- Like hail during a thunderstorm, the bullets landed all around the Marine as he simultaneously fired two M-16 service rifles, one in each arm. His own weapon and the weapon of his platoon sergeant, who was busy carrying another wounded Marine on his back to safety, continuously erupted as he methodically emptied magazine after magazine into the insurgent position. The four Marines were in an open field in Fallujah, Iraq, with no cover. It was later called a miracle that any of them survived, especially considering that two rocket-propelled...
  • Purple Heart awardee tells his story

    10/31/2005 4:22:31 PM PST · by SandRat · 6 replies · 347+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Oct 31, 2005 | Cpl. Lameen Witter
    LAKE PLACID (Oct. 31, 2005) -- On any given day, the staggering heights and breath taking view of the Verizon Sports Complex’s Mt. Van Hovenburg is an attraction for many who visit Lake Placid. However, for a salty Marine veteran, the beauty of the mountain and the rest of Lake Placid is just another day at the office. A son of an Army WWII veteran, former Marine Sgt. Mike Gonyea lived amidst the frigid winters and picturesque summers of Lake Placid all his life. As young teenager, like most children of Lake Placid, Gonyea took to winter sports. Hockey was...