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Viral Video Watch: Mila Kunis, a Marine and a YouTube Bet

Posted by Michael Waltzer on July 12, 2011 05:30 PM

As a Marine, what's the best way to get a date with a hot celebrity to the Marine Corps Ball? Apparently all you have to do is just ask.

The above video, posted on a YouTube channel dubbed GoWithMeMila on June 7th, and attracting more over 800,000 views already, is going viral. It features Sgt Scott Moore from the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, with a proposal for That 70's Show TV star turned movie actress Mila Kunis.

Wearing all the gear he could get his hands on, and with a suave style, he asks Mila to the Marine Corp Ball on November 18th, in Greenville NC. Does she accept?Continue reading...

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Retreat, Sell! "Battle: LA" and Product Placing the Marines

Posted by Abe Sauer on March 14, 2011 01:00 PM

Battle: Los Angeles is ostensibly about an alien invasion, but it's really about being a United States Marine. In fact, it's a Marine recruiting video, and a powerful one. No surprise there. For all the ink that's spilled on the product placement strategies of Apple, Coke, Audi or some other consumer brand, nobody — not even cigarette-makers — has harnessed the power of product placement like the Marines.Continue reading...

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