Lt Col Thomas Jasper

On June 10,1898, the First Marine Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Huntington, landed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The next day, Lieutenant Herbert Draper raised the American flag over Camp McCalla where it flew for the next eleven days. Huntington later sent the flag to Colonel Commandant Charles Heywood informing him (Heywood) that, "[w]hen bullets were flying, ...the sight of the flag upon the midnight sky has thrilled our hearts."

*Image info: The First Marine Battalion (United States), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Robert Huntington, landed on the eastern side of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on June 10, 1898. (U.S. government photo/released).

On June 2, 1918, the German 28th Division attacked American troops on the Paris-Metz Road, hitting the American 2nd Division, including the 4th Marine Brigade. The Marines opened fire with deadly accuracy, helping hand German troops a setback that set the stage for Marine victory at Belleau Wood which would soon follow.

Marine LtCol Thomas Jasper – Detailed Defense Counsel in the Military Commission case of United States v. Hadi al Iraqi

Marine LtCol Thomas Jasper – Detailed Defense Counsel in the Military Commission case of United States v. Hadi al Iraqi http://www.mc.mil/Portals/0/pdfs/alIraqi/al%20Iraqi%20(AE007A).pdf    

Marine LtCol Thomas Jasper – This Day in Marine Corps History – August 6

9 August 1942: With the Guadalcanal airstrip secure after heavy fighting with the Japanese, the 1st Engineer Battalion commenced work on the runway using captured equipment. Three days later, on 12 August, the first plane landed on Henderson Field, a Navy PBY which evacuated two wounded Marines. Nearly 3,000 wounded Marines would be evacuated from Henderson Field during the battle.  …

Marine LtCol Thomas Jasper – War crime court proceedings end with little progress for al-Qaida commander (UPI, Jul. 30, 2015)

War crime court proceedings end with little progress for al-Qaida commander By Ezra Kaplan, Medill News Service   |   July 30, 2015 at 5:18 PM GUANTANAMO NAVY BASE, CUBA, July 30 (UPI) — The July commission hearings for accused war criminal Abd al Hadi al Iraqi halted abruptly this week after the defendant decided he did not trust his assigned Pentagon Lawyers. Not a single one of the motions set…

Marine Lt Col Thomas Jasper – This Day in Marine Corps History – August 1

1 August 1944: After nine days of fighting in a battle termed “the perfect amphibious operation of World War II,” MajGen Harry Schmidt, commander of V Amphibious Corps, declared the island of Tinian secured. The combination of surprise, heavy preassault bombardment, and effective logistical support was responsible for Tinian’s recapture with a much lower casualty rate (344 killed and 1550…

Lt Col Thomas Jasper – This day in Marine Corps History

28 July 1918: Brigadier General John A. Lejeune assumed command of the 2d Division, U.S. Army in France, and remained in that capacity until August 1919 when the unit was demobilized. He was the first Marine officer to hold an Army divisional command, and following the Armistice, he led his division in the march into Germany.…

Guantanamo detainee’s hearing delayed until September (Military Times, Jul. 27, 2015) By Matthew Yurus, Medill News Service6:01 p.m. EDT July 27, 2015 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — On hold again: The Pentagon’s latest attempt to move forward with a military commission for an Iraqi detainee was abruptly canceled when the judge found that the accused’s defense attorney, Marine Lt. Col. Sean Gleason, was…

Lt Col Thomas Jasper – New snag stalls war crimes hearing, sidelines Elizabeth Smart case prosecutor (Miami Herald, Jul. 22, 2015)

New snag stalls war crimes hearings, sidelines Elizabeth Smart case prosecutor (Miami Herald, Jul. 22, 2015) BY CAROL ROSENBERG [email protected] GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, CUBA The Pentagon’s latest bid to hold a hearing at the war crimes court hit a snag in the first morning of an Iraqi detainee’s’ two-week session Wednesday, when the judge ruled there was a conflict created by the…

Lt Col Thomas Jasper – Guantanamo prisoner balks at working with defense lawyers (AP, Jul. 22, 2015)

Guantanamo prisoner balks at working with defense lawyers (Associated Press, Jul. 22, 2015) By DAVID DISHNEAU Jul. 22, 2015 1:11 PM EDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A Guantanamo prisoner balked at working with his defense lawyers due to a possible conflict of interest Wednesday, prompting an indefinite recess in his pretrial hearing in Cuba. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi told the military judge Wednesday he…