A Brenham High School graduate has completed U.S. Marine boot camp with distinction. John Rigsby(courtesy photo) John Joe Rigsby graduated with honors from Marine boot camp in San Diego, ...

Three Class of 2025 graduates from Desert Hot Springs High School — who trained side by side in the same platoon during Marine Corps boot camp — returned to campus this week to be recognized and speak ...

Marine Lt. Gen. Jerry Carter remembers the exact moment he knew his life had to change. In 1985, Carter was working at McDonald’s when a customer said she had accidentally thrown out her car keys. So, ...

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