marinecorpstimes.com - 10/28/2008
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Before Cpl. Dan Lasko lost his left leg from the knee down as a result of a 2004 bomb blast in Afghanistan, he didn’t consider himself a runner. He didn’t spent much time distance running, and preferred team sports to the open road. That all changed after Lasko, 25, joined Team Semper Fi, a ...
marinecorpstimes.com - 10/26/2008
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Nonlethal electroshock weapons such as the Taser could
be used by Marines in the field for the...
first time, following the release of new guidelines that set training requirements for the device. The weapon, which incapacitates the nervous system with ...
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Guidelines pave way for Taser use in field - Marine ...
michaelscomments.wordpress.com - 10/28/2008
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I can add nothing that the valor of
this fine young man has already demonstrated. Before Cpl....
Dan Lasko lost his left leg from the knee down as a result of a 2004 bomb blast in Afghanistan, he didn’t consider himself a runner. He didn’t spent much ...
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Marine Runs Marathon On One Leg
neptunuslex.com - 11/4/2008
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They use a different tack : Then came
the marine. He was fit and spit-shined. “My name...
is Sangster, ma’am. Rhymes with gangster.” As I remember it, that was pretty much all he said to me; his pitch was aimed at Zach. “The Marine Corps will make you ...
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Marine Runs Marathon On One Leg
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I can add nothing that the valor of this fine young man has already demonstrated. Before Cpl. Dan Lasko lost his left leg from the knee down as a result of a 2004 bomb blast in Afghanistan, he didn’t consider himself a runner. He didn’t spent much time distance running, and preferred team sports to the open road. That all changed after Lasko, 25, joined Team Semper Fi, a group of injured Marines who raise money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Sunday, Lasko completed the Marine Corps Marathon on his prosthetic leg, finishing in 5 hours, 30 minutes, 43 seconds. He can add ...
Marine Beats Marathon
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Marine Beats Marathon With a prosthetic leg . Before Cpl. Dan Lasko lost his left leg from the knee down as a result of a 2004 bomb blast in Afghanistan, he didnt consider himself a runner. He didnt spent much time distance running, and preferred team sports to the open road. That all changed after Lasko, 25, joined Team Semper Fi, a group of injured Marines who raise money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Sunday, Lasko completed the Marine Corps Marathon on his prosthetic leg, finishing in 5 hours, 30 minutes, 43 seconds. He can add it to a post-blast resume that ...
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