U.S. Marine Corps

We Hang Out With Some Crazy Marines Drinking Their Asses Off at Coachella

The following comes from Nate Jackson, of the RFT's sister paper, the OC Weekly.In full grips of the dry desert heat, the fine art of day drinking at Coachella becomes a game of survival of the fittest. Sweltering temperatures in the high 90s aren't necessarily ideal conditions to bombard your liver ... More >>

US Marine from St. Charles Gets Super Intense Dissing the Wars and Obamney

Here's a compelling vid from the Third District GOP convention last weekend (which seemed to be, in essence, a rally for third-party libertarian candidate, Ron Paul): This is US Marine Major Christopher Miller. Over multiple tours in the Middle East, he defused bombs, Hurt-Locker-style. But clearly ... More >>

Check Out the Bling That Dunard Morris, Former CEO of Urology Practice, Allegedly Stole

​The feds may or may not prove their indictment against Dunard Morris, who until late last year served as CEO of Metropolitan Urological Specialists in St. Louis County. But sweet bejeezus, he loved the flossy flossy!!! And he claimed to be a war hero, when in fact, he was not. And now his jet-set ... More >>

Dana Loesch Would "Drop Trou" and Pee On Dead Taliban

Mark AndresenClick here to see what else Loesch would do to dead Taliban​If you haven't heard by now, St. Louis Tea Party co-founder and CNN political analyst Dana Loesch landed in hot water recently when she spoke in defense of U.S. Marines videotaped urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban figh ... More >>

A Veteran's Day Look at Military Chow

Wikimedia CommonsA Thanksgiving dinner with U.S. troops in Afghanistan.​Talk to any veteran, and there's a good chance you'll hear about military food, from mess halls to MREs, food drops and sharing with the needy, and of course the local eats from the far-flung places where they've served. E ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

Daily RFT the Topic of Conversation Last Night on KDHX's Collateral Damage

The cruel artwork posted on KDHX.com.​Yours truly was a guest last night on D.J. Wilson's show Collateral Damage on KDHX 88.1 FM. Wilson and I discussed a number of stories published recently in Daily RFT, including the tales of Marines getting mugged in St. Louis, libraries becoming strip clubs i ... More >>

Happy 135th Birthday -- and Happy State Holiday -- Forest Park!

Forest Park turns 135 years old today. What do you give a St. Louis symbol for its birthday?​At 1,293 acres, the botanical Goliath that is Forest Park is hard not to love. If you profess not to love it, in fact, chances are you're a bad liar. Today marks the 135th anniversary of the park that ... More >>

Wounded Marines to Gather on Field Before Tonight's First Pitch

​Last night's Cards game was a lesson in humility. Perhaps the bullpen can take notes on how to make a comeback during tonight's pregame ceremony, which honors a few local Marines who've battled back from war injuries that led to amputation and paralysis. The ceremony is part of the Marine Wee ... More >>

Charlie Brennan Chortles about SlutWalk on KMOX

Ha, ha! Women, with their not wanting to be raped!!​A Toronto cop pissed people off all over the world when he told women early this year that a good way to avoid assault was not to dress like sluts. Outraged folks planetwide have been organizing "SlutWalks" to assert that no matter how a person i ... More >>

St. Louis Thugs to Marines: "We're Looking for a Few Good Men -- To Mug!"

The Marines last night were without their swords, but they did have a pocketknife.​The few. The proud. The wallet-less. Two military men in St. Louis for "Marine Week" are recovering following an early-morning mugging downtown. According to police, the Marines -- ages 21 and 22 -- and another man ... More >>

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Lew Prince suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Lew Prince suss out the local theater scene

Tough Guys, Soft Hearts

NYT Mag Features St. Louis-Style Pizza (Well, Sorta)

New breakfast of champions?​Our cardboard-and-paste indigestion-inducing flatbread beloved, delectable hometown pizza was served up on a national platform over the weekend, via The New York Times Magazine. In an image shot by Ron Haviv and splashed across the mag's brand new photography sectio ... More >>

Delivery Man Killed During East St. Louis Morning Rush Hour, and Nobody Saw It?

Image viaAnother day in ESTL, another body. ​Another morning in East Boogie. A delivery man parks his truck outside a warehouse around 6 a.m. on Thursday. He's a father of three, plus three step-children. A Marine Corps veteran of the Persian Gulf War. A man trying to get a college degree by takin ... More >>

The Amazing Story of the Quadruple Amputee Marine From Arnold, Missouri

Image via WashingtonPost.comTodd A. Nicely was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal​Today is Veteran's Day and, whether you're relaxing at home at the couch or grumbling about being at work, it's easy to lose sight of how much this holiday can mean to people who have either served i ... More >>

Local Filmmaker Asks: Is Black-on-Black Hatin' in St. Louis Caused by a "Slave Mentality"?

Check out this trailer for "City of Haterz," a documentary by Horace Williams of Low Blow Video & Photography that's due out this summer:

Breaking News: St. Louis Police Officer Shot Multiple Times at North City Gas Station

​Updated 2:45 p.m.: St. Louis police report that the officer was shot 6 to 8 times. He remains in critical condition though the wounds are not considered life-threatening. The officer is 26, a former U.S. Marine and a nearly two-year veteran of the department. He was conducting a traffic stop near ... More >>

Onward Christian Soilder, Says Arms Manufacturer In Coded Bible Verses

Barack Obama took a lot of flack on the campaign trail in '08 for suggesting that Midwesterners "cling to guns or religion." Now, thanks to one Michigan arms manufacturer, it's now possible to actually embrace both at the same time. Trijicon, a company based in Wixom, Michigan, produces combat rif ... More >>

Welcome Home, Devil Dogs! St. Louis Grunts Are the Last Marines to Leave Iraq

​Good news from the 3rd battalion, 24th Marine Corps regiment based in Bridgeton: The 1,500-man ensemble is shipping out of Iraq, and, as Lt. Col. Shane Tomko puts it, "They're all in one piece."The U.S. Army will keep some troops in Iraq until 2011, but the 3/24 was the last Marine unit to deploy ... More >>

George Jones

8 p.m. Saturday, November 21. Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1 University Boulevard.

Prototypical Marine Delivers Pitch for Annual "Toys for Tots" Campaign

​Unreal recently received an email asking if Riverfront Times would pass along a PSA promoting the Marine Corps' annual St. Louis Toys for Tots campaign. Sure thing. Toys for Tots is a worthy charity providing holiday gifts to less-fortunate children. And this year, when you bring in a toy to one ... More >>

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

Flight Stimulator: With Sonia Flew, New Jewish takes on a flawed work and delivers must-see theater

¡Ask a Mexican!: What's so brave about Niños Héroes?

The New Face of Evil

Call of Duty 4 might hit a little too close to home.

The Real Stories from Iraq

Overkill

Some readers say Cloy Richards is the exception, not the rule.

Shattered Truths

Readers offer praise for Ian, help for vets and criticism for the Richardses.

The Few, The Proud, The Shattered

Tina Richards' son returned, suicidal, from Iraq battlefields. Now, the Missouri woman is waging her own war in Congress.

The Mexican tackles an issue that unites us all: sex!

Week of February 8, 2007

Killing Time

In the profound Jarhead, a soldier can be his own worst enemy

Arch Nemesis

One blade-packing Kansan can't believe he was fined for toting a "little-bitty" knife into the Gateway monument

Score!

When it comes to hockey movies, Miracle is as big a winner as its heroes

Nice Shot

Photographer Andrew Cutraro brings home stunning, devastating photos from Iraq

Race-Baiting

NASCAR returns with the Charter Pipeline 250

The Gulf Between

When these soldiers became writers, the pen becomes very mighty indeed

A Matter of Honor

Vets call on the military's top brass not to fight

Best of "Street Talk" 2002

Week of January 1, 2003

Hide-and-Seek

Week of March 27, 2002

Simple Men

Though shallow and woefully outdated, A Few Good Men is given depth by the Off Center Theatre Company

The Most Incredible Circumstances Surrounding Somebody's Being Canned From a Job?

Week of January 9, 2002

The Drapes with the Monroes

Saturday, Nov. 17; Frederick's Music Lounge

Best Parade

Veterans Day

News of the Weird

Still At War

More than 50 years after World War II, Marine Corps veteran Norman Anthonopoulas Sr. keeps fighting for the Medal of Honor he believes he earned