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• Marine pleads guilty to urinating on corpses

  January 16, 2013 7:38 PM

  CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - A Marine who admitted urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan will likely be demoted one rank. Staff Sgt. Edward W. Deptola pleaded guilty Wednesday to the desecration of remains and posing for unofficial photographs with human casualties, among other charges. While... more »

• Ex-Marine takes post at Firestone charter school

  December 21, 2012 8:46 AM

  FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) - A former Marine is standing guard at a charter school in Firestone in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut. Jared Vejrostek is uniform, but he is not carrying a weapon. He believes his presence is enough to deter any violence at the Imagine Charter... more »

• Veterans in Pueblo talk about what this day means to them Play Video

  November 11, 2012 6:40 PM

  On this day, many veterans say the world stops just to remember the sacrifices they made. Many of them laid their brothers to rest decades ago during wars overseas, and to this day they do not forget why they served their country. We went out in search of veterans... more »

• Voters excited to cast ballots after long election season Play Video

  November 6, 2012 1:13 PM

  Election Day, 2012; News 5 met with some of the first voters in Colorado as they were leaving the polls. For most of them, this is a different election season than they've seen before; from the amount of ads to the tone of the conversation -- both between voters as... more »

• Ft. Carson soldier dead in Afghanistan

  May 29, 2012 7:04 PM

  Another Fort Carson soldier has died in Afghanistan. Specialist Tofiga Tautola died Sunday after his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device. Tautola was 23 and from Wilmington, California. He was stationed at Fort Carson with the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th B.C.T. He was on... more »

• Marine critical of Obama to have discharge hearing

  April 4, 2012 9:37 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - A discharge hearing for a Camp Pendleton Marine who publicly criticized President Barack Obama will go forward. City News Service reports a San Diego federal judge on Wednesday rejected 26-year-old Sgt. Gary Stein's request for an emergency temporary restraining order to stop Thursday's planned hearing. Stein... more »

• Marine says Corps kicking him out for political website

  March 21, 2012 8:34 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - An outspoken Marine critical of President Barack Obama says the Marine Corps is moving to kick him out. Sgt. Gary Stein says he was notified Wednesday that the Marine Corps has charged him with using contemptuous words against the commander in chief and violating the Defense... more »

• Supreme Court hears Stolen Valor arguments; local case hangs in the balance Play Video

  February 22, 2012 8:34 PM

  The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up the question of whether the Stolen Valor Act is constitutional. It's a law designed to punish people who lie about being war heroes. The case, hearing arguments on Wednesday, is against Xavier Alvarez; a man who falsely claimed at a public meeting... more »

• Six U.S. Marines killed in helicopter crash

  January 20, 2012 8:25 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. defense official says all six reported killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were U.S. Marines. The helicopter crashed Thursday in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand. The defense official who said all six were Marines spoke on condition of anonymity because... more »

• Marine says no to prison release to witness birth

  October 20, 2011 12:43 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Camp Pendleton Marine convicted of murder in an Iraq war crime has turned down an offer to be released from prison to attend the birth of his second child. A Marine spokesman tells the North County Times that Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III and his... more »

• Man wounded at gathering of Marine reservists

  September 15, 2011 11:55 AM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Police in suburban Denver are investigating a shooting at a gathering of U.S. Marine Corps reservists. Aurora police say a man was shot just after midnight on Thursday at a condo where six reservists had gathered. Police found the man suffering from a life-threatening... more »

• Fort Carson hosting "Run for the Fallen"

  August 18, 2011 3:56 PM

  Fort Carson, Colo. - Fort Carson is hosting a run to remember fallen soldiers Saturday at 8 a.m. at Iron Horse Park. The Run for the Fallen honors the men and women who have died while serving in Overseas Contingency Operations. Participants will wear runners' bibs displaying names and... more »

• Marines rescued after 4 hours in the Pacific

  August 11, 2011 6:20 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two Marines are in serious but stable condition at a Navy hospital after spending four harrowing hours in the chilly Pacific Ocean. They ejected last night from their F/A-18 Hornet jet as it went down. The two Marines drifted in their flight suits, yelling and... more »

• Colorado flags to fly at half staff tomorrow

  December 22, 2010 1:28 PM

  Governor Bill Ritter has ordered flags at all state and federal buildings in Colorado to fly at half staff tomorrow in honor of Marine Lance Corporal Jose Hernandez. Hernandez grew up in Pueblo. He was killed December 14 in Afghanistan. His funeral will happen tomorrow at 10 a.m. at... more »

• Marine from Pueblo has died in combat

  December 16, 2010 4:51 PM

  A marine from Pueblo has died in Afghanistan during combat operations. The Department of Defense says Lance Cpl. Jose Hernandez was killed on Tuesday. Family members say Hernandez grew up in Pueblo. Most recently, he was living in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hernandez would have turned 20 years old on... more »

• Marine From Colorado Killed In Afghanistan

  November 7, 2010 8:51 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Marine from Arvada has been killed in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Brandon Pearson was killed Thursday in combat in Helmand Provence. Another Marine was also killed in the attack. Pearson was scheduled to end his military service in September. more »

• Colorado flags at half-staff Wednesday

  July 14, 2010 8:38 AM

  All flags in Colorado will be flown at half-staff Wednesday to honor a fallen Marine. Funeral services for Cpl. Larry Harri,s Jr. of Boulder will be held Wednesday morning in Denver. Harris was killed July 1 in the Helmand province, Afghanistan. Gov. Bill Ritter announced Tuesday that... more »

• Colorado Marine dies in Afghanistan

  July 2, 2010 11:52 AM

  A Colorado Marine has died in Afghanistan. The Defense Department said Friday that 24-year-old Cpl. Larry D. Harris, Jr. of Thornton, Colorado died Thursday while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province. The military didn't provide any other details about how he died. His death came a day after a four-hour... more »

• Court to rule in military funeral protest case

  March 8, 2010 2:38 PM

  The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers." The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters' message, no matter how provocative and upsetting, is protected by the... more »