Twin Marines unite in Afghanistan

Twins reconnect, unite in combat zone
CORPS CONNECTIONS
September 19th, 2012
By Sgt. John Jackson

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Haines, a corpsman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and his twin brother Sgt. David Haines, the Afghan National Army development chief, Afghan National Security Force Development, I Marine Expeditionary Force, reunited for an extended period for the first time in five years while deployed to Afghanistan Sept. 12, 2012. Although growing up with different interests, the brothers both had a desire to join the military, one in the Marine Corps, the other in the Navy.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. John Jackson)

While Sgt. David Haines and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Haines do not necessarily compete against one another, the 24-year-old twin brothers often wrangle back and forth as if they are teenagers fighting for a Playstation controller. Whether they are trash talking about the others military branch or arguing about dates of events, the brothers playfully interact like adolescents still living together on a daily basis.

Growing up, the Haines brothers had different interests. Michael ran track, worked and even spent the better part of a year living in Italy with his sister. David spent his free time practicing the piano, playing in a jazz band and taking drama classes at the local college. However, the brothers have always remained close.
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