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Vol. 15 · No. 130 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Army

Army FRG unveils haunted house featuring spouses saying ‘I’m fine’

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COVER-UP: 23 questions Marine Corps times was too afraid to ask Cpl. Kyle carpenter

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In a shocking discovery just one day after Cpl. Kyle Carpenter was awarded the Medal of Honor, Duffel Blog investigative reporters uncovered a list of proposed questions weak-kneed Marine Corps Times editors outright rejected. Before interviewing the Marine who had jumped on a Taliban grenade and saved his best friend's life, Times reporters researched questions other Marines wanted answered by canvassing an infantry barracks during field day.

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