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Nev. town mourns Marines killed in training explosion

Scott Sonner, Ted Bridis The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 1:18pm

HAWTHORNE, Nev. -- Hundreds of residents in a rural community steeped in military history turned out to mourn the loss of at least seven Marines as investigators arrived at an ammunition depot to try to determine how a mortar shell exploded at the Nevada base and sent shrapnel flying into troops during a training exercise.

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FILE - This May 20, 2005 file photo shows storage bunkers at the U.S. Army Depot in Hawthorne, Nev. Seven Marines from a North Carolina unit were killed and several injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot, the Marine Corps said Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The cause of the accident, that occurred shortly before 10 p.m. PST, Monday, March 18, is under investigation, officials said in a statement from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp LeJeune, N.C. The Hawthorne Army Depot stores and disposes of ammunition. The facility is made up of hundreds of buildings spread over more than 230 square miles. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, File)

Mortar explosion kills 7 Marines in Nev. training accident

Pauline Jelinek, Scott Sonner The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 11:34am

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon worldwide until an investigation can determine its safety, a military official said Tuesday.

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Sgt. Maj. Brian Taylor of the U.S. Marine Corps thought his friend Maurice Bease had died in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. He was shocked to see Bease at a recent Marine Corps event and the two have continued their friendship. Taylor is shown at his recruitment office in Elkridge, Maryland, on April 24, 2012. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun/MCT)

In surprise reunion, Marine meets friend he thought died in 9/11

Matthew Hay Brown The Baltimore Sun

Last updated Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 9:52am

BALTIMORE -- In 26 years as a Marine, Sgt. Maj. Brian Taylor has lost several comrades. But he never forgot that "puny little squiggly kid" from West Baltimore who "just had all of this motivation and no direction."

Taylor had been a mentor to Sgt. Maurice Bease in the late 1990s, when they served together at a Marine Corps air station in San Diego. When he heard later that Bease died in the attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, he was devastated.

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Jessica Lynn Lopez, right, is led out of court by a bailiff after her arraignment Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Vista, Calif. Lopez, 25, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of killing 22-year-old Brittany Dawn Killgore, whose body was found April 17th in brush near a Southern California lake. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Woman charged in death of Marine's wife

Elliot Spagat, Julie Watson The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 9:51am

SAN DIEGO -- A woman charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the slaying of a Camp Pendleton Marine's wife left a suicide note before paramedics found her with self-inflicted wounds, authorities said.

Jessica Lynn Lopez, 25, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of killing 22-year-old Brittany Dawn Killgore, whose body was found Tuesday in brush near a Southern California lake.

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This image provided by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department shows Brittany Dawn Killgore who was reported missing Saturday, April 14, 2012. Killgore, 22, was last seen on Friday and her cellphone was found Saturday in San Diego's Gaslamp District. Sheriff's deputies in San Diego County are searching for a Kilgore, and say it is likely foul play is involved. (AP Photo/San Diego County Sheriff's Department)

Body found may be missing wife of Marine

Tony Perry Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:14am

SAN DIEGO -- A body, possibly of a Marine's wife missing since Friday, has been found in rural Riverside County near Lake Skinner, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.

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Marine whose wife is missing returning from Afghanistan

Tony Perry Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 4:39pm

SAN DIEGO -- Cory Killgore, a Marine whose wife is missing under suspicious circumstance, is returning from Afghanistan as attention has shifted to a fellow Camp Pendleton Marine.

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Robert Earl Barkley

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:52pm

Robert “Hoot” Earl Barkley, 82, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at home. A funeral will be held Monday, April 9, at the Greek Orthodox Holy Transfiguration Church, 674 42nd St., Ogden. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Interment, Lindquist’s Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd., where military honors will be accorded. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Ogden. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Hacking group claims attack on dating site for military

Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 10:19pm

LOS ANGELES — The hacker group known as LulzSec appears to be back after many months of lying low, saying it has obtained email addresses and other information about nearly 171,000 users of MilitarySingles.com, a commercial dating site.

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a news conference at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport, Thursday, March 15, 2012, before departing for the United Arab Emirates. Panetta visited with troops and met with President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan officials during his two-day visit to the country. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)

Top Marine targeted by runaway Afghan driver

Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 10:20am

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- The top U.S. commander in Helmand Province and his British deputy were with the U.S. Marines that an Afghan man tried to run down as they waited for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to arrive in southern Afghanistan, defense officials acknowledged Friday, proving the incident to be more serious than had been disclosed earlier.

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Reed Stimson Harris

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 5:10pm

Layton resident Reed Stimson Harris, born May 24, 1921, died after an extended illness at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Interment, Lindquist’s Memorial Park at Layton. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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This undated image provided by the US Marines shows a AH-1W "Cobra" helicopter. Seven Marines were killed in a collision of two helicopters, one of them similar to this one, near Yuma, Ariz., during night training exercises, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Lt. Maureen Dooley with Miramar Air Base in California said the service members with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were based at Camp Pendleton north of San Diego. The crash involved an AH-1W "Cobra" and UH-1 "Huey" helicopter. (AP Photo/US Marines)

7 Marines killed in chopper collision

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:18am

YUMA, Ariz. — Seven Marines were killed late Wednesday in a collision of two helicopters near Yuma, Ariz., during night training exercises, the Marine Corps said Thursday.

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Commandant orders probe into use of Nazi symbols by Marines

Tony Perry Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 4:12pm

SAN DIEGO -- Reacting to an uproar over Marines from Camp Pendleton posing with a flag showing a Nazi symbol, the commandant of the Marine Corps on Friday ordered an investigation to determine the prevalence of Nazi or "other unauthorized symbols" among scout-sniper squads.

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Scout snipers in the Marine Corps shown with a flag bearing an "SS" similar in design to one used in Germany by the SS, a paramlitary force that operated under the Nazi party.

Marine snipers in Afghanistan pose with Nazi SS symbol

Julie Watson The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 10:23am

SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps scout sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS, a military official said Thursday.

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Clarence Dale Hawkins

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 6:06pm

South Ogden resident Clarence “Chick” Dale Hawkins, born Dec. 22, 1948, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Friday before the service. Interment will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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In this image from contributed video, Bryan Farnsworth, 49, is seen in an ankle-length tie-dyed skirt with a pink shirt, blazer and tie during a Saturday night Lincoln Day Dinner in Tremonton. The declared candidate for Congress in Utah’s 1st District, who told the audience he is bipolar, was accompanied by a dog. He may be cited for misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct because a Utah Highway Patrol trooper was injured while escorting the agitated Farnsworth from the hall. Also, Farnsworth made comments about the president’s military policies and called Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop traitors.

Congressional candidate rants onstage at dinner, may be cited

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 7:11am

TREMONTON -- Police are recommending that Tremonton's city attorney cite a declared candidate for Congress in Utah's 1st District for misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct because of an incident at Saturday night's Lincoln Day Dinner.