I'm Cpl. Michael Parks with your Marine Minute.
U.S Marines participated in the Krewe of Alla Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Feb. 4. The Marines participated in the parade to celebrate the Mardi Gras season and show their support for the New Orleans community.
Also in the Corps,
U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division embarked on the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), headed to the Kingdom of Thailand for exercise Cobra Gold 2018, Feb. 1. Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is an annual exercise conducted in the kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with 29 nations participating.
On this day in Marine Corps History in 1968,
Two reduced Marine battalions, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines with two companies, and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines with three companies, recaptured Hue's hospital, jail, and provincial headquarters. It would take three more weeks of intense fighting before the imperial city was secured.
That's it for your Marine Minute, for more news around the Marine Corps go to Marines.mil.
Date Taken: | 02.06.2018 |
Date Posted: | 02.06.2018 16:47 |
Category: | Newscasts |
Audio ID: | 50969 |
Filename: | 1802/DOD_105298115.mp3 |
Length: | 00:01:00 |
Year | 2018 |
Genre | Newscast |
Location: | US |
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