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Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser disclosed that in a one-on-one meeting, Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos ordered him to &#226;&#8364;&#339;crush&#226;&#8364; all desecration defendants and run them out of the Corps. He said he refused.

Semper fi? Taliban desecration case ignites battle in top ranks of Marines

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Ed Ayers, a former Marine, of Scranton, Pa., pauses at the Beirut Bombing Memorial in Jacksonville, N.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, the 30th anniversary of a terrorist bombing that killed 241 U.S. service members. Mr. Ayers, who did two tours in Lebanon, said the peacekeeping mission there was worth it, but "I wish it was handled differently." (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Marine commandant, survivors remember 1983 Beirut blast

By Allen Breed and Emery P. Dalesio - Associated Press

Gen. James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the general overseeing all desecration cases to "crush" the defendants, who included Capt. James V. Clement. (Associated Press)

Former Marine lawyer takes on top brass to defend supervisor of 8 who defiled Taliban corpses

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Commandant denied captain constitutional rights

**FILE** This image made on Jan. 12, 2012, from an undated video posted on the Internet by a YouTube user self-identified as "semperfiLoneVoice" shows men in U.S. Marine combat gear standing in a semicircle over three bodies. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta branded as "utterly despicable" the video purporting to show four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. (Associated Press)

Marine Corps drops Taliban urination desecration case; commandant saves face

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

“As the commandant, I must address difficult topics, and I have advisers who help me do that while staying within the bounds,” Gen. James F. Amos said. (Associated Press)

Top Marine Gen. James Amos is accused of interfering in sex assault, desecration cases

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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Marines welcome new mascot: Pfc. Chesty XIV will carry on a proud tradition

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. James F. Amos is commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. (Associated Press)

Marine commandant seeks sacrifice to meet cuts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. James F. Amos is commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. (Associated Press)

Marine Gen. Amos: Sequester will require Corps to ‘cut into bone’

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos (Associated Press)

Amos: Afghan troops taking charge in Helmand

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos (Associated Press)

Amos: Budget cuts threaten Marines’ ‘survivability’

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** U.S. Marines

Marines testing women in combat jobs

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Illustration Sitting Duck by John Camejo for The Washington Times

NORTH: Obama’s bitter harvest in Afghanistan

By Oliver North - The Washington Times

**FILE** Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Abdul Wakil Warzajy (left), battalion commander, gives orders to soldiers of the First Battalion before they set out on a search and capture mission towards the village of Noor Khiel village, Logar province, eastern Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Afghan attacks on allies alarm departing nations

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Afghan Police officers inspect the scene after a bomb explosion in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. At least five civilians were injured as a bomb targeting a government employees' bus went off Monday morning, a police source said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

General reassures Marines after Afghan attacks

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

SGT. SHAFT: Veteran wants back pay to cover daughter’s college tuition

By Sgt. Shaft - The Washington Times

In this undated photo provided by Knights Out, Brenda S. "Sue" Fulton is shown. President Barack Obama has appointed Fulton, a founding board member of OutServe, an association of actively serving gay military personnel, to the U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors. Fulton is also co-founder and executive director of Knights Out, an organization of gay West Point graduates, and graduated in 1980 with the first West Point class to include women. She's the first openly gay member of the Academy's board. (AP Photo/Knights Out, Joe Galioto)

Three months on, ‘don’t ask’ repeal gets mixed review

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Marine Gen. James Amos visits Combat Outpost Geronimo in southern Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

U.S. Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Marine Corps general supports F-35 program

By Stephen Levy - The Washington Times

POSITIVE FEEDBACK: Adm. Gary Roughead (left), chief of naval operations, and Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps commandant, testify to the House Armed Services Committee about ending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for homosexuals. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Services OK with ending ‘don’t ask’

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times