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          There is not a single person among us who has not contemplated the mystery of death at one time or another. We all wonder, no matter what we believe in, what will happen to us after we pass on from this world. Some believe that everything comes to an end, that life in this world is our only existence. Others feel that we are born again, as an old soul in a new body, while others believe that our spirits pass on to another place... or perhaps even remain behind as ghosts. We all wonder about such things... and perhaps this is the reason that we have dreamed up so many rituals and practices dealing with death. Death has been celebrated and feared since the beginning of time itself. We have immortalized it with cemeteries, grave markers and of course, with our darkest and most frightening legends and lore. It is a common belief among experts of the occult that cemeteries are not usually the best places to find ghosts. While most would fancy a mist...

           THE TRANSFORMATION OF WAR AND THE FUTURE OF THE CORPS                      Major Robert David Steele, USMCR                    Cleared for Publication 28 April 1992      The Marine Corps, in combination with supporting Navy elements, is our Nation's "911" force, well‑positioned to serve in a variety of joint, combined, and‑‑if necessary‑‑unilateral roles across the spectrum of combat and non‑combat operations. The Department of the Navy 1992 Posture Statement, and the Remarks of General Carl E. Mundy, Jr. Before Congress (Gazette, April 1992), clearly outline how far we have come revitalizing our traditional emphasis on littoral operations, and how we are preserving our core capabilities in the face of imposed ...