Sentence examples for marines only from inspiring English sources

"Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own personal safety," the citation read, "Sergeant Peralta reached out and pulled the grenade to his body, absorbing the brunt of the blast and shielding fellow Marines only feet away".

In the chaotic days and aftershocks that followed, many had been seeking security, food or treatment at the Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Princeonto militairportnsports or other planes by United States Marines, only to be detained for lack of visas when they landed.

Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, Sergeant Peralta reached out and pulled the grenade to his body, absorbing the brunt of the blast and shielding fellow Marines only feet away.

Sergeant Tejeda joined the Marines only weeks after graduating from the Fashion Industries High School in Manhattan.

The new fighting vehicle was supposed to replace the 40-year-old amphibious assault vehicle, which has less armor and can ferry the Marines only a couple of miles to shore.

The Marines only changed their minds after their beloved but antiquated Springfield M1903, a rifleman's rifle, proved inadequate when they stormed beaches in the Pacific held by the Japanese.Mr Rose includes detailed medical accounts of the damage done to pigs in test firings and to soldiers in battle.

On Monday, it dispatched 50 marines, but only to guard the American Embassy.

He feels like a real marine only when he returns home and becomes a civilian again — he keeps his hair short so that people will know.

At one point, the snipers and marines were only about 300 yards apart, Captain Greenwood said.

While most of the military fills its ranks with conscripts, the marines accept only volunteers.

India has come under criticism at home for its handling of the affair because the Supreme Court did not ask for a financial guarantee for the Italian marines' return, only a pledge from the Italian ambassador.