In 2008, on a private pier on the Tred Avon River, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley kicked off an effort to get property owners along state rivers to become caretakers for oysters. The Marylanders Grow Oysters program began with 250 families and has exp...
South Korea has held funerals for the two marines(海军陆战队员) killed when North Korea fired artillery shells at the South's Yeonpyeong island earlier this week. It comes as the US calls on China to do more to increase its pressure on Pyongyan...
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By Liu Enming Washington 04 April 2008 The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened in November 2006 to honor and celebrate more than 200 years of military history. Located adjacent to the Quantico Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, the museu...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 December 2007 The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps says Marines will not be deployed to Afghanistan, as he had wanted, and will continue to work in western Iraq instead. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. General J...
By Deborah Block Parris Island, South Carolina 30 May 2007 One of the training grounds for U.S. Marine Corps recruits is on Parris Island, in the southern U.S. state of South Carolina. About 17,000 recruits each year complete the challenging training...
By Meredith Buel Washington 17 May 2007 The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, General James Conway, says his forces in volatile al Anbar province are continuing to see a significant reduction in violence. He says local tribesmen are joining the Ir...
By Deborah Block Parris Island, South Carolina 10 May 2007 Instead of teaching school, a group of U.S. educators recently attended school. They went to Parris Island, South Carolina where they took part in a workshop to learn about U.S. Marines Corps...
By Scott Stearns White House 15 June 2006 President Bush has created the world's largest marine reserve. Mr. Bush acted to protect an area of the Pacific Ocean that is roughly the size of California. More than 7,000 species of marine life live in a...
By Cindy Saine Washington 07 June 2006 The top U.S. Marine faced tough questions Wednesday about reports some of his troops killed unarmed Iraqi civilians in two Iraqi towns. Speaking to reporters at...