The Good Marine
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Last published Thu, Oct 15, 2015
His life was simple and easy until he joined the US Marine Corps at age 16, a draft for the war in Afghanistan. Now he was seventeen, a Corporal for his duties in combat and he had officially earned the Scout Sniper tab. It was his first day back and he had to begin High School again the next Monday as a senior. His flight had just landed at Reagan International Airport.
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