marines

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Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“This is what we have the navy for. We have trained our marines for this,” he said in an interview at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"We chose a terrifying looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were marines and skulls and crossbones are pretty standard military thing," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

“We chose a terrifying looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were marines and skulls and crossbones are pretty standard military thing,” he said.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

He could not recollect his reason for being there—why he had enlisted to fight in the marines, what the point of it was.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson