One U.S. Marine was killed while 11 others were injured after their helicopter made a hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Wednesday night.
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 The Marine had originally been recommended for a Medal of Honor before the award was rescinded.
After a three-day search, the remains of a U.S. military helicopter delivering aid in Nepal was found in shambles on a high mountain on Friday. The eight passengers, 6 Marines and two Nepalese soldiers, are believed to have perished.
In a precautionary move designed to assist authorities in Honduras in case of a hurricane disaster, the U.S. Marines have been scheduled to deploy to the Central American republic.
The military judge found the Lebanese-born Marine guilty of desertion, after he left his post in 2004 and then fled from the U.S. in 2005. He has been sentenced to two years in prison.
The trial against a U.S. Marine accused of murdering a transgender Filipino moves forward after a court entered a not guilty plea for the accused. The Marine refused to enter a plea during the proceedings.
Cpl. Hassoun's trial has been on hold for almost a decade after he disappeared for a second time, before his trial for desertion started. He allegedly deserted his post in Iraq back in 2004.
The marine is currently held aboard the USS Peleliu in Subic Bay, the Philippines until the investigation ends. He faces murder charges for killing a transgender woman in a hotel room.
