Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
Marine awarded Purple Heart for combat in an undisclosed war zone
Machine gunner Lance Cpl. Dillon Bennett was awarded the Purple Heart July 9.
Arlington National Cemetery to name street after fallen Raider and Navy Cross recipient
Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Gifford was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for assaulting across open terrain on an ATV in Afghanistan to rescue wounded Afghan commandos.
Marine awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal for rescuing child drowning in river
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was presented to Watson-Veal at a ceremony held at Twentynine Palms, California.
Marine killed in Vietnam awarded Navy Cross for assaulting bunker firing at his unit
A half century later Cpl. Stephen E. Austin was awarded the nation’s second highest award for combat bravery.
Russia threatens ‘negative consequences’ over Marine exercise with Ukraine in the Black Sea
It's not the first time Russia has dished out threats following moves by the Corps across Europe.
Missing Hawaii corpsman returns to his unit
The missing corpsman has voluntarily returned to his unit.
Marines called in to bolster embassy security in Haiti amid violence
The squad size element is part of the Marine Security Guard Augmentation Unit.
Missing persons alert filed for vanished Hawaii-based corpsman
The corpsman was last seen on Waikiki the morning of July 1.
‘Hero of Nasiriyah’ set to retire after 30 years of service to the Corps
Eighteen Marines lost their lives and roughly seven AAVs were destroyed in the fight to secure Nasiriyah.
