The fate of 12 Marines remains unclear after two U.S. military helicopters apparently collided and went missing off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu late on Jan. 14, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The family of Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta accepted the Navy Cross on Monday on behalf of the fallen Marine 11 years after he was killed. The Marine had originally been recommended for a Medal of Honor before the award was rescinded.
Two Marine Corps officers died on Friday after their helicopter crashed during a training exercise in the Southern California desert. Capt. Elizabeth Kealey and 1st Lt. Adam Satterfield suffered from fatal injuries after their UH-1Y Huey helicopter made a crash landing around 4:40 p.m. PT on Friday at the Twentynine Palms Marine base. Officials say that they were the only two Marines on the aircraft at the time.
The former U.S. Marine, who was awarded five Purple Hearts following the Vietnam War, told the press he was standing guard for 'comrade in arms' Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, the Hamilton, Ontario reservist who was killed by a gunman last month while guarding the memorial.
More than a month ago Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, a U.S. Marine and Afghanistan war veteran, was arrested by Mexican authorities on weapons charges and has been held in a Tijuana, Mexico prison since.
In an attempt to save his dying grandfather's life, U.S. Army Specialist Ricky Glenn Henderson arranged with his commanding officer to be flown back to his Texas home from Afghanistan so he could possibly donate most of his liver.
