Command Religious Programs in the Marine Corps
Marine Corps Order 1730.6D – Command Religious Programs in the Marine Corps Continue reading
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Lay Leader Guide
A guide for new lay leaders put out by the JWB Continue reading
Read moreFREEBIES and Care Package Assistance for Soldiers, Families and Friends
Is your family in need of assistance with postage for your care packages? Need a phone card? Want a care package? Check out these sites for assistance: www.operationhomelink.org – Free computers for spouses or parents of deployed soldiers in ranks E1 – E5. www.operationuplink.org – Free phone cards. anysoldier.com – To sign up for sponsoring soldier care packages for theater. […]
Read moreWe lost another Jewish warrior
Exeprt from Marine Felt Calling After 9/11 Attacks, by Leef Smith of the Washington Post: Tuesday, September 12, 2006; Colin Wolfe was in sixth grade, fixated on girls, sports and the challenges of being a preteen, when a group of Marines visited his Manassas elementary school. He returned to his Manassas home that afternoon with their presentation swimming in his […]
Read moreHigh Holidays in the Military
Spending the High Holidays in Iraq is becoming a regular occurrence these days. While the novelty of celebrating such an important Jewish holiday in an Arab land might have worn off, the level of support for those deployed there has only strengthened. A substantial force of reserve, active duty, and volunteer rabbis will be heading to the Sandbox in order […]
Read moreAcademy News
A mix of news about the service academies: Auschwitz Tour – Twelve cadets & midshipmen took a 2-week tour of Holocaust sites in Poland that included a trip to the Auschwitz death camp. The program is geared towards military officers and relates the tour to military ethics. This past summer, the Naval Academy had its very first Jewish baccalaureate ceremony […]
Read moreFoster L. Harrington
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Foster L. Harrington, 31, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died Sept. 20, 2004 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Harrington was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Mobile, Alabama. Harrington was more worried about his fiancee and others in Alabama threatened by Hurricane Ivan than the […]
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