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Marines

Description

Marines plunge into volatile operations unleashing five F-18 fighters and an E-2 Hawkeye, their bodies battered and bloodied in the fray, igniting Steve's razor-sharp demand for presidential voices reaching the wounded and their shattered families. C.J. deflects the onslaught, invoking Bartlet's raw gratitude and concern that coils through White House channels, these fighters' scars ripping open the administration's defenses as reporters feast on casualty carnage amid Haiti storm clouds and scandal pyres.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events
S3E1 · Manchester Part I
C.J.'s Exhausted Briefing Draws Press Fire on Marine Casualties

Injured Marines anchor Steve's aggressive probe and C.J.'s deflection, their bloodied toll from F-18/Hawkeye ops humanizing Haiti risks and pressuring presidential accountability, weaving military sacrifice into re-election scandal narratives.

Active Representation

Through reference to injured members and families

Power Dynamics

Positioned as moral claimants challenging executive opacity

Institutional Impact

Highlights chain-of-command gaps in crisis response

Internal Dynamics

Silent suffering tests admin-Marine relations

Organizational Goals
Secure presidential recognition for casualties Ensure welfare support for wounded personnel
Influence Mechanisms
Casualty reports fueling media pressure Invocation of troop sacrifice demanding empathy

Related Events

Events mentioning this organization

17 events
S1E1
Wolf Submarines on the Horizon — Katanga Orders Hide

Captain Katanga abruptly spots a semicircle of ten German wolf submarines, their deck guns trained, with multiple armed boarding parties closing in. He grabs Indy’s …

S2E1
Manhunt Montage: National Shutdowns, Military Alerts, and Butterfield's Wound

Over Bartlet and Leo slowly walking a hospital hallway, a pulsing montage intercuts urgent news VO: uncertainty on presidential authority transfer amid anesthesia, massive public …

S2E21
Bartlet Overrides Jake, Orders Embassy Evacuation and Marines

In the Oval Office briefing on the Haitian coup, after learning of Dessaline's disappearance and military encirclement, Leo proposes evacuating non-essential embassy personnel. Jake warns …

S2E21
Situation Room: Rebel Firepower Overwhelms Embassy, Triggers Hostage Task Force

In the frenetic Situation Room, Leo McGarry demands precise enemy counts amid chaotic intelligence, exposing operational frustrations. National Security Advisor Nancy McNally bursts in, cataloging …

S3E1
C.J.'s Exhausted Briefing Draws Press Fire on Marine Casualties

Visibly drained from cascading crises including the MS cover-up and Haiti tensions, C.J. stands at the podium delivering sparse military details on five F-18 fighters …

S4E16
Ambush at Bitanga — The Nine‑Hour Ultimatum

In the Situation Room Leo delivers a gutting update: three U.S. Marines patrolling the recently secured Bitanga airport have been abducted in a sudden ambush. …

S4E17
Names on the Air: Hostages Named as Campaigners Walk Out of Jail

A television newscast abruptly makes the Bitanga incident personal by naming the three captured Marines — Lance Corporals John Halley and Raymond Rowe and PFC …

S4E17
Bonding, Bail and a Takeover

At the Newport police station Toby and Charlie complete their release paperwork with flippant, self-conscious banter that turns embarrassment into a kind of defiant dignity. …

S4E17
Closed Briefing — The Delta Force Decision

President Jed Bartlet quietly clears the room and joins Leo McGarry and Admiral Fitzwallace in a private, high-stakes briefing. Intelligence locates the three captured Marines …

S4E17
Private Briefing — The Rescue Decision and Its Cost

Nancy pulls Bartlet and Leo aside into a private meeting where classified intelligence — electronic eavesdropping and paid informants — places the three captured Marines …

S4E17
Anchored: Charlie Stays, Zoey Remains

In a California hotel lounge Toby forces Charlie to delay his red-eye — the First Lady is arriving and her events must be staffed — …

S4E17
Late-Night Fundraising Crunch Collides with a National Crisis

In a tense hotel lounge Toby assesses Sam's campaign finances with Amy and Sam, pressing for an emergency, last-minute outreach to Democratic interest groups to …

S4E17
The Joke Dies — Beaten Marines on Screen

In a strained hotel lounge where Toby has been juggling Sam's bleeding campaign and lightening the mood with a joke about Charlie's jailhouse escape, the …

S4E17
Comfort and Command: Bartlet Consoles Hostage Families, Rescue Window Opens

President Jed Bartlet meets, gently but tightly, with the families of three Marines held hostage. He performs the intimate labor of consolation—shields a frightened three‑year‑old, …

S4E17
Delta Ready — Bartlet Moves from Consolation to Action

President Jed Bartlet sits with the anguished families of three captured Marines, doing the intimate, uncomfortable work of a commander-in-chief: small talk with a frightened …

S4E17
A Brief Common Ground, the Unanswerable Question

In the Mural Room Leo McGarry, sitting in for the President, tries to console the families of three captured Marines. Martha Rowe needles at the …

S4E17
Relief, Then Retaliation

In the Mural Room, Leo McGarry quietly breaks the families' unbearable suspense by announcing a successful Delta Force extraction — the three Marines are alive …