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Confessions of a Marine Corps Mutineer

Definition of MUTINY - forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; especially : concerted revolt (as of a naval crew) against discipline or a superior officer

(SALEM, Ore.) - I became a bit of an expert on the military legal system during my time as a U.S. Marine.

I don't know if it was half me and half the Marine Corps, or just how it all came to be the mess that it was; but I do feel that I became a qualified expert of sorts at being a Marine troublemaker.

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Tragedy beyond imagination is now unfolding in Japan.

(IWAKI, Japan) - CNN’s Anderson Cooper reported on AC 360 Tuesday night that 50 Japanese workers suspended operations at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Northeastern Honshu.

At the risks of their lives, workers had been attempting to control fires and flood the site with seawater and boric acid in an effort to prevent a meltdown of the nuclear rods.

Lejeune Documentary Headed to Tribeca

The movie’s directors, Rachel Libert and Tony Hardmon, have spent at least two years working on the film.

(NEW YORK) - A documentary about the historic water contamination at Camp Lejeune will have its world premier this spring at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

“Semper Fi: Always Faithful” tracks the evolution of Marine veteran Jerry Ensminger into an environmentalist after the death of his young daughter, Janey, from leukemia in 1985.

Can Erin Brockovich Rescue the Marines?

Brockovich has penned a fictional thriller about industrial contamination called, "Rock Bottom".

(SALEM, Ore.) - The old Marine air base at El Toro is a rotting toxic mess that politicians & businesses have tried in vain to manipulate into a park and subdivision.

Marines need the hand of a star player, and Erin Brockovich could really help.

Israel`s Hidden Faces: A Long Day`s Night for Us All

Alan Sabrosky (Ph.D, University of Michigan) is a ten-year US Marine Corps veteran and a 1986 graduate of the US Army War College.

(JACKSON, Miss.) - Far too often, issues involving Israel and its actions are addressed in a sophisticated and complex manner, often with little or no linkage among them.

This is fine for professionals who are well versed in the subject matter, and can infer detail and linkages where none is explicitly given or made.

Military Ethics: `Do the Right Thing`

The veteran who seeks medical care and disability compensation when there’s a delay in the onset of injuries is often met with open hostility by the DOD, the VA, and his own medical care providers.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - The Navy and Marine Corps are faced with the choice of ‘doing the right thing’ by supporting legislation to provide medical care and compensation to those injured from exposure to environmental hazards while on active duty.

If not the Corps will face the backlash of a public outcry for not doing so, including lawsuits from dependents and civilian workers that could run into the billions of dollars.

Marine`s Encounter with an Angel

Mom. Something happened to me that I don’t dare tell anyone else for fear of their disbelief... - Marine's letter home

(SALEM, Ore.) - I don’t know if you believe in angels. I’ve never met one but when I’ve been in a tight spot and asked for help from my guardian angel, he always came through.

Does this prove that angels exist? No. But, if you need proof, you wouldn’t believe this story no matter what I said.

EPA`s Superfund Website Can Save Veteran`s Lives

Veterans are not provided the choice of military assignments.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Thousands of veterans and their dependents lived and worked on military installations that are now listed as EPA Superfund sites.

Former MCAS El Toro was once a proud Marine aviation base; today it is a demolished wreck. The soil and groundwater was terribly polluted over the years and many have paid the ultimate price over it.

Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Goes Forward

The complaint was filed in Federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina.

(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) - A federal judge has denied a motion by the government to reconsider requests to dismiss the $10,000 injury lawsuit of Marine spouse Laura Jones, who contracted non-Hodgkins lymphoma after living aboard Lejeune.

A judge previously rejected two motions to dismiss the case; one on the grounds that there were no standards for Lejeune’s TCE and PCE contaminants, the other because Jones’ cancer, diagnosed in 2003, fell outside the state’s 10-year statute of repose for injury claims.

JP Morgan Chase Overcharged Combat Troops for Mortgages

“No finer group than those who fight to protect our country everyday,”
You honor and reward them by maliciously taking their homes away?

(CLEVELAND) - Isn't enough that they served their nation under the most hostile circumstances ever imagined?

Sometimes it seems like the Veterans of this nation are nothing but some kind of non-human tool and I have news for you, they aren't.