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James Blake Miller (born July 10, 1984) is a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War, who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah and was dubbed the "Marlboro Man" (and the "Marlboro Marine") after an iconic photograph of him with a cigarette was published in newspapers in the United States in 2004.
Brad William Johnson (October 24, 1959 – February 18, 2022) [2] was an American actor and former Marlboro Man, [3] best known for his roles in films and television series during the late 1980s and 1990s. He gained prominence for his performances in Westerns and action-adventure films.
Gene Arden (“Buddy”) Vance Jr. (November 30, 1963 – May 18, 2002) was an American soldier, a member of a US Special Forces Airborne Army National Guard Unit who, despite being critically wounded, saved the lives of two fellow Americans and 18 Afghan soldiers during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
The 13 fallen service members were Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Cpl ...
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For some who fought, the memories of their sacrifices have since become tempered by the recent deterioration of security in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We did it all for nothing,” said Darren Doss, 25, a former Marine who fought in Marjah, Afghanistan, and lost friends in battle. In both wars, context made it tricky to deal with moral challenges.
The World Entertainment War song "Marlboro Man, Jr." begins, "The Marlboro Man is dead Long live the Marlboro Man! In our dreams he remains the hero of a thousand billboards The ultimate salesman..." The 1997 Incubus album S.C.I.E.N.C.E. features the head of the Marlboro Man, as portrayed by the singer's father in the 1960s. [44]
The father of a US Army soldier killed in 2004 and buried in Arlington National Cemetery is questioning what Donald Trump hoped to gain by visiting the venerated final resting place of US service ...