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TIL Donnie Dunagan, the youngest U.S. Marine drill instructor, who served 3 tours in Vietnam, was secretly the voice of Bambi in the original 1942 Disney film ‘Bambi’

by whatilearned May 19, 2022, 4:12 am

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TIL the Spanish-built fort of Castillo de San Marcos in Florida was built of coquina – sedimentary rock formed from compressed shells of dead marine organisms – and would “swallow” cannonballs.

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 1:22 pm

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An old nearly blind marine wanders into an all-girl biker bar

by cringeyjokesman April 17, 2022, 4:41 am

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TIL LCPL Emilio A. De La Garza, Jr. A US Marine, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic action that occured on April 11, 1970 in Vietnam. He saved the lives of 2 of his fellow marines by Blocking them from the blast of an enemy soldier’s hidden grenade.

by whatilearned April 11, 2022, 10:47 am

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TIL that Oliver Sipple was a former US Marine who intervened in the assassination attempted against U.S. President Gerald Ford. This event also led to his unwilling outing and estrangement from family.

by whatilearned April 5, 2022, 8:03 pm

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TIL that the voice for Bambi, Donnie Dunagan, became a Marine and retired as a Major.

by whatilearned April 4, 2022, 9:53 pm

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TIL Although both the Navy and the Marine Corps are regarded as separate branches of the military, the Marine Corps is technically a part of the U.S. Navy, ever since Congress placed the Marines under the Navy in 1834.

by whatilearned March 7, 2022, 8:58 am

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TIL PFC Ralph H Johnson A US Marine was awarded the Medal Of Honor for his heroic action on March 5, 1968. While shooting the enemy from a fire hole, An enemy grenade landed in between him and his comrade. He shouted a warning before hurling himself upon the grenade. He saved the life of One Marine.

by whatilearned March 5, 2022, 10:41 am

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TIL PFC Daniel D Bruce, A US Marine was awarded the Medal Of Honor for his heroic action on March 1, 1969. While on watch at Firebase Tomahawk Vietnam an enemy grenade was thrown in his position. He caught it and ran away from his position as it exploded saving the Lives of 3 of his fellow Marines.

by whatilearned March 2, 2022, 12:53 am

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TIL Freshwater snails carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, which infects nearly 250 million people, mostly in Asia, Africa and South America. “It’s one of the world’s most deadly parasites,” says Susanne Sokolow, a disease ecologist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station

by whatilearned February 28, 2022, 6:30 pm

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Urban Warfare Tips From a Former Marine

by CopyPastaArchive February 26, 2022, 4:18 pm

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Urban warfare tips from a former Marine. (mods please help spread this.)

by CopyPastaArchive February 26, 2022, 1:08 pm

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