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Former Army Officer and Combat Veteran Responds to Violent Marine Corps Facebook Page

A former Army Officer and Combat Veteran responds to offensive, violent and degrading Marine Corps Facebook page and calls on Marine Corps leaders to take responsibility for ongoing epidemic of sexual assaults within its ranks.

Protect Our Defenders received this blog submission from a Former Army Officer.  Name has been withheld to protect privacy:

I have always known that the culture of the Marine Corps is one of pride, elitism, and even swagger – no doubt they are a proud outfit.  But this week I learned of a secretive, dark underbelly of violence, and almost criminal element to their culture.

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