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⇱ Dave Grove

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Dave Grove

Marine Corps and Army National Guard Veteran, Contributor

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Dave has been writing for We Are the Mighty since 2018, returning from a near seven-year hiatus in 2026. He’s served a combined total of nine years between the Marine Corps and the Army National Guard. Despite his love for eating crayons, he sometimes uses them to write stuff instead.

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5 simple things movies get wrong about clearing houses

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5 major complaints Marines have about the M16A4

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The fascinating beginning of the term ‘grunt’

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