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Archive: May, 2005

The ultimate question: Why do we serve?

The armed forces have succeeded in a secret joint mission – they have successfully changed the meaning of military service. Through careful use of highly developed tools, the armed forces obliterated any association between war, combat, and the term military. The tools used to achieve this disassociation are “Signing bonuses, money for college, …

Marine maestro makes MEOP marketable

Rising through the thick air of the sound-proof audition room, trumpet blasts cry for acceptance. The young trumpeter, with an untucked T-shirt, a goatee and long curls resembling Kenny G, stands in stark contrast to the man in dress blues with glistening brass buttons, sporting a close-cropped high-and-tight and snapping his fingers to the beat.