One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together has been sentenced to probation instead of prison time. U.S.

Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
    7·
    1 year ago

    The Marines I know that saw combat are often messed up with PTSD and feel lost without their units, but still seem very proud to have been Marines.

    • WHYAREWEALLCAPS@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      feel lost without their units

      As the full saying goes, the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. Soldiers being through shit and wanting to stick together afterwards is a trait as old as warfare itself.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      to have been Marines

      Yeah, it’s completely normal to put on rose colored glasses years later…

      That’s entirely different than seeing it and still being in.