CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Marines of 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, paused to honor a man who gave his life for the cost of freedom.The battalion held a memorial service for Cpl. Mark D. Kidd at Camp Baharia Feb. 3. Kidd was a 26-year-old armorer from Milford, Mich., assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan  -- Marine officials are working to identify the approximately 33,000 Marines who have not been tapped for service in Iraq or Afghanistan and get them to deployable units, a III Marine Expeditionary Force official said recently.

An overachiever who graduated Swampscott High School bound for the Naval Academy, Jennifer Harris signed up for the most grueling program available: She wanted to be a Marine, according to the town’s veteran agent.

As the size, frequency and meaning of tattoos continues to change with the times, the Marine Corps will review its policy for the fourth consecutive year this summer to determine what is the best policy, Marine Corps officials said recently.

 CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq – A letter from a loved one sprayed with perfume; a drawing from a young child; an envelope bearing the first glimpse of a new-born are items Marines desire to receive, lifting their spirits and bringing home a memory away.

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Marines of 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, paused to honor a man who gave his life for the cost of freedom.

FALLUJAH, Iraq  - Marines of 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, paused to honor a man who gave his life for the cause of freedom.The battalion held a memorial service for Cpl. Jacob H. Neal at A Company forward operating base. Neal was a 23-year-old mortarman from San Marcos, Texas, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment.

WEYERHAEUSER, Wis.  Some 1,000 people gathered Saturday to say goodbye to Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Matus, 19, who was killed in Iraq last month.