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A Marine veteran builds memorial honoring lost lives in his front yard
Copyright 2021 WBAY. All rights reserved. LENA, Wis. (WBAY) – Normally, veteran memorials are found in parks or cemeteries. But for Marine veteran Mike Vizer, who served from 1989 to 1993, you can find one in his front yard in…
The Legend of Suicide Charley
COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 7TH MARINES, AND THE BATTLE FOR HENDERSON FIELD, 24–25 OCTOBER 1942 By: Major Gary Gozzens, USMCR (Retired) The 1st Marine Division (1st MarDiv) landed on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942, and during the next…
Cpl. Craig Maddy
23 May 1991 – 08 Feb 2019 On Dec 6th, 2012, Suicide Charley Marine Cpl. Craig Maddy was shot in the head by an unknown assailant just outside of Palms Springs CA. To date the State of California has yet to…
Range 410A: Bangin’ with Charlie
A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-6 (MAGTF-6) reloads his M4 Carbine during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-19 on Range 410A aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 22,…