An Oklahoma City homeless veteran who died Thursday after being diagnosed with cancer is being buried in Marine dress blues to honor his dying wish. KOCO-TV said Donnie Loneman loved being a ...

Vince Maranto entered the Marine Corps during the Korean War in 1951, and for the rest of his life, ... And that’s the way he wanted to be buried — in full dress blues.

With the toll of Marines killed in Iraq mounting, the Marine Corps is no longer requiring the Marines notifying families of such deaths to wear the Corps’ distinctive dress blue uniform. The ...

Marine Gunnery Sgt. David Valentin of the Schaumburg Recruiting Station helped donate medals, ribbons and other items so that Maranto's deceased father could be buried in his dress blues. 0 ...

His Marine dress blues and 15 of his medals – all gone. “On the Marine Corps birthday, 240th birthday, you stole a marine’s uniform,” he said.

Crime doesn’t pay — and it can’t outrun a group of Marines, even if they are decked out in dress blues. That’s the lesson three suspected cellphone thieves learned last week when they ...

Marines leaving the service on or before Jan. 1, 2023, won't have to buy the new female dress coat, the service announced Monday. That's despite a mandatory possession date for the unisex-style ...

Marine Corps Base Quantico - Marine Corps Systems Command is conducting a survey to get MarinesÕ input on an improved dress/service cover and prototype female blues coat. For details, read the ...

ORANGE – Dick Meadows fought in big battles during World War II, earned prestigious medals and even had his wartime experiences logged into a book.But there was one thing the corporal never h… ...

WEXFORD (KDKA) -- A 17-year-old Marine will be allowed to wear her Marine dress blues and walk across the stage at her high school graduation. Lindsay Starr finished North Allegheny High School ...

An Oklahoma City homeless veteran who died Thursday after being diagnosed with cancer is being buried in Marine dress blues to honor his dying wish.

One of the three Marines who helped stop suspected thieves at a mall last week said Marines always try to do the right thing. From left to right: Pfc. Blayne Edwards, Pvt. Alex Berezansky and Pfc ...