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Missing Marine Causes Security Alert During President's Trip
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A Marine officer, suspecting foul play or terrorism on the recent presidential visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, raised a security alarm after one of his men went missing for more than six hours, U.S. government sources tell ABC News.
The missing staff sergeant was a maintenance specialist assigned to the Marine One Presidential Helicopter detail. After a night out drinking with fellow Marines, the specialist "left his hotel on the back of a moped driven by a local national without telling anyone," a Marine Corps spokeswoman confirmed to ABC News.
U.S. government sources with knowledge of the incident said Vietnamese police were then called in to aid the Marines in a citywide manhunt. They temporarily shut down two popular bars in an intense effort to locate the missing soldier without success.
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The specialist finally surfaced the next morning, hung over and late for work. According to an official account provided to ABC News by the Marine Corps, he explained, "He had become inebriated and spent the night with the local national."
A spokeswoman for the elite HMX1 Marine Aviation Unit, who declined to reveal the Marine's identity, said, "There would be no disciplinary action because the staff sergeant was on liberty and so technically not AWOL." But she added, "More than likely his commanding officer spoke to him in extremely strong language."
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Anyone who works that close to the President has to expect that his actions will be very closely monitored and inspected.
Posted by: Jen | Nov 29, 2006 3:59:04 PM
The line of french, "J'espère que ce n'est pas ton neveu!!!" means "I hope that it is not your nephew!!!" according to Babelfish.com
Posted by: George Max | Nov 29, 2006 4:02:24 PM
The above phrase is French... It means:
"I hope that it is not your nephew"
Posted by: michael | Nov 29, 2006 4:02:28 PM
A person who says Marines are not soldiers ought to be shot. My dad was is a Marine and he is a soldier. they are the best fighting military we have in this USA.
sorry if i seem harsh but i am sure that any military person out there would agree with me.
Posted by: Dave | Nov 29, 2006 4:02:49 PM
I did not make this post, but it translates to:
"I hope that this is not your nephew!!!"
(Thank you.)
Posted by: Mona | Nov 29, 2006 4:02:50 PM
Literally, the French quote above means "I hope it is not your nephew" (Thank you.)
Don't know enough about the cultural aspects of the language to translate its intent. I imagine it's kind of a "your momma" type of comment. It's probably worth erasing since none of us will ever be able to translate the humor.
Those silly French...
Posted by: Jason Feulner | Nov 29, 2006 4:04:15 PM
They are very careful not to say if it were a man or woman!
Posted by: Jim32707 | Nov 29, 2006 4:05:19 PM
Please don't refer to Marines as 'soldiers'. They are Marines, and if you write a story about one, he would be called 'the Marine', not 'the soldier'.
Posted by: Tim | Nov 29, 2006 4:08:33 PM
The french bit means..
"I hope that is not your nephew"
(Thank you.)
Posted by: Mop | Nov 29, 2006 4:09:15 PM
Marines are not soldiers, what the hell is wrong with you people at ABC???
Posted by: tbone8 | Nov 29, 2006 4:11:50 PM
J'espère que ce n'est pas ton neveu!!! = I hope that it is not your nephew!!!
(Thank you.)
in the old days "local national" used to mean a shapely, exotic, and beautiful young lady.
Posted by: John | Nov 29, 2006 4:13:20 PM
Moderator: the posting in french translates to "I hope he is not your nephew" J'espère que ce n'est pas ton neveu!!!
(Thank you.)
Posted by: jace ware | Nov 29, 2006 4:14:06 PM
Let's see... Local National = Hooker
Posted by: Todd | Nov 29, 2006 4:15:24 PM
The above post, via a tranlator site....
Babel Fish Translation Help
In English:
I hope that it is not your nephew!!!
(Thank you.)
Posted by: Brian | Nov 29, 2006 4:15:53 PM
(A note to the moderator: Did you lose your Larousse? That post can be translated as, "I hope it's not your nephew.")
(Thank you very much.)
Posted by: Kyle | Nov 29, 2006 4:16:58 PM
Marine in bar gets intoxicated and spends night with "local national". Is this one of those don't ask don't tell things?
Posted by: EJ | Nov 29, 2006 4:19:10 PM
The post, J'espère que ce n'est pas ton neveu!!!, says, " I hope that's not your nephew."
(Thank you.)
Posted by: Akela | Nov 29, 2006 4:20:32 PM
it said a Marine Officer raised alarm when one of his men went missing...i think it reads as the CO of the Staff Sgt was the one who raised the alarm. and the stupid media always confuses Marines with soldiers.
it's news because it has to do with a military man making a goof, and the media LOVES a goof in the military..no matter how insignificant.
I'm a Former Marine, and was drunk a lot..i never made the news.
Semper Fi
Posted by: jeremy | Nov 29, 2006 4:23:12 PM
He merely says "I hope that is not your nephew." Nothing to get excited about.
(Thank you.)
Posted by: Red Paul | Nov 29, 2006 4:24:30 PM
I'm with waldo -- Can't they get anything correct?
Posted by: cr | Nov 29, 2006 4:25:22 PM
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