12 candidates face primaries in NC’s Senate race. Where they stand on key issues

There are 15 people vying to be North Carolina’s next senator, replacing second-term Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. Tillis opted not to run for reelection following a public dispute with President ...

Montford Point Marine from High Point to be honored

Three years ago, when Bill Payne saw that five High Point men were being honored for having served as Montford Point Marines — the nation’s first African American Marines — he had only ...
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Want to be a US Marine? Boot camp combat course

U.S. Marine recruits push through a combat endurance course at Parris Island, South Carolina. The course is part of Recruit Training, Basic Warrior Training, which teaches recruits basic field-related ...
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The Youngest American Killed in Vietnam Enlisted in the Marines at 14

PFC Dan Bullock became the youngest American service member killed in the Vietnam War after forging his birth certificate to enlist in the Marine Corps at only 14-years-old.
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Off-duty police officer dies in ‘security incident’ at Marine base, NC cops say

An off-duty police officer died during a “security incident” at Cape Lejeune Marine Corps Base near Jacksonville, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina. It happened at 12:40 p.m., ...