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After a Marine died by suicide, members of the unit raised concerns about leadership. Leaked audio obtained by The War Horse shows the response: a two-hour meeting in which the first sergeant and the commanding officer berated Marines for speaking up. thewarhorse.org/secret-recor...
Secret recording exposes claims of toxic leadership after a Marine’s suicide [via @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social]
Mike led our small but mighty newsroom through a presidential election and the sweeping changes that followed at the DOD.
We're sorry to see him go, but excited to see all the fun things he'll get up to in retirement.
You can find Mike's fingerprints in every news story and Reflection we've published in the last two years. From deep-dive investigations into VA to feature stories about military families coping with another war on the horizon.
Three Marines in the same unit died by suicide in two years.
After the latest death, leaders gathered the Marines and spent hours criticizing troops who had complained about leadership, according to leaked recordings obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social.
Read:
thewarhorse.org/secret-recor...
We’ve tracked every major military and veteran-related change with Operation Timeline. Here’s what we learned
thewarhorse.org/trump-500-da...
I was proud of my service.
I deployed to Iraq.
I was awarded a Bronze Star.
But was I someone who drove around with a Bronze Star Medal license plate on my car? thewarhorse.org/army-iraq-wa...
Highlights of Trump's first 500 days:
-Top military firings, resignations, retirements
-200 people killed in lethal strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats
-VA cut staff, closed offices, canceled contracts
-Pentagon’s budget hit $1 trillion
Read the full breakdown: thewarhorse.org/trump-500-da...
Welcome our new managing editor, @paulszoldra.com! 🎉
Paul served for 8 years in the Marine Corps before he became a reporter. He has spent more than a decade in national security journalism, most recently as editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose.
We're excited to have him lead our newsroom!
Congratulations to our managing editor, Mike Frankel, on a well-deserved retirement after 40 years in journalism 🎉
We are grateful that he chose to spend the last years of his career with us.
Read his goodbye note: mailchi.mp/thewarhorse/...
Following a Marine's suicide, members of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting unit were berated for claiming bad leadership led to his death.
