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A profile of Seth Moulton, the junior congressman from Massachusetts.
A profile of Seth Moulton, the junior congressman from Massachusetts.
Michael Kruse Politico Jul 2017 30min Permalink
How the death of a Muslim recruit revealed a culture of brutality.
Janet Reitman New York Times Magazine Jul 2017 40min Permalink
A U.S. Marine’s journey from the Afghan war to an Illinois prison.
C.J. Chivers The New York Times Magazine Dec 2016 1h10min Permalink
Raheel Siddiqui was a young Muslim who dreamed of becoming a Marine. At twenty, he started basic training at Parris Island, where barking drill sergeants transform callow recruits into elite killing machines. Less than two weeks after he arrived, Siddiqui suffered a mysterious and fatal fall. The Marine Corps says he committed suicide, but some think more sinister forces led to his death.
Alex French Esquire Jan 2017 20min Permalink
One Marine battalion has had four members kill themselves in just the last year. The soldiers have jury-rigged a system of Facebook notifications and Google spreadsheets to try to stop it.
Dave Philipps New York Times Sep 2015 25min Permalink
A correspondent is thrown into an unexpected battle.
"But war is a spirit. War provides for those that it loves. It provides sometimes death and sometimes a singular and incredible safety. There were few ways in which it was possible to preserve Perkins. One way was by means of a steam-boiler. Perkins espied near him an old, rusty steam-boiler lying in the bushes. War only knows how it was there, but there it was, a temple shining resplendent with safety. With a moan of haste, Perkins flung himself through that hole which expressed the absence of the steam-pipe."
Stephen Crane Jan 1899 Permalink
Is a Marine responsible for a series of violent attacks against women?
Harry Jaffe Washingtonian Sep 2012 30min Permalink
A year with Major Steve Beck as he takes on the most difficult duty of his career: casualty notification.
Jim Sheeler Rocky Mountain News Nov 2005 50min Permalink
Military recruiters reveal just how corrupted—and sometimes deadly—their job has become.
Michael Bronner Vanity Fair Sep 2005 40min Permalink
The story of a Marine who saved innumerable lives, then got fired.
James Verini Washington Monthly Jul 2011 2h15min Permalink