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  • About thedrifter
    First Name
    Eleanor
    Last Name
    Schallow
    Rank
    E-8
    Do you own a business?
    No
    Where did you attend bootcamp?
    MCRD San Diego
    Duty Stations
    You would have to check with hubby to get that info..
    My Profile pix is me and my Husband now, Mark aka (fontman)
    Year Entered Marine corps
    1970
    Year Exited Marine Corps
    1990
    Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?
    Beirut
    Current City
    Jacksonville, NC
    Hometown
    Philly
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Housewife/Moderator/Bartender at Spankys
    Interests
    Family, Friends and Corps
    Favorite Quote
    Once a Marine.....Always a Marine
    Favorite Color
    RED/GOLD
    Favorite Book
    non-fiction
  • Signature
    IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY LATE HUSBAND, SSgt Roger A. Alfano, USMC
    ONE PROUD MARINE
    1961-1977
    Vietnam 1968/69
    Once a Marine...Always a Marine
    www.geocities.com/thedrifter001/
    http://www.thefontman.com/
    http://thefontman.wordpress.com/
    aka fontwoman
    myspace.com/fontwoman

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  1. travisweakley
    Today 08:18 PM
    travisweakley
    I see that some Marines have a "handle" rather than their name shown on Post. I would like to change the name shown on post that I may make. Can you help me
    Semper Fi
    Later Bud
  2. kfisbusy
    Yesterday 05:54 AM
    kfisbusy
    Good moring To you & Yours Hope you both had a good night. Myself I had a rough night, Kathy had a good night so I guess that is a good night for me also. I am getting ready to go to the V.A. this moring so talk to you all later. SSGT. Francisco.
  3. kfisbusy
    11-17-09 07:51 AM
    kfisbusy
    Just droped in to say good moring. SSGT. Francisco.
  4. Engineer 1371
    11-16-09 03:43 PM
    Engineer 1371
    Good day young lady, this may sound like a dumb question,But, how do I find out who my moderator is? I`m new to this so thought I would ask someone who would know. Thank you for your kind assistance Engineer 1371....
  5. EBaez6
    11-12-09 09:05 PM
    EBaez6
    thedrifter,
    Not sure where to send the message to you so I'm posting it here. I was going to respond to posting by RhodeIsland but I couldn't. I actually just joined to today. RhodeIsland shouldn't have jumped to conclusions and start accusing people of deception. I was asking where good sites to buy Marine Corps DVD/Memorabilia so I could see where Devil Dogs where buying there stuff at and research those sites. If I was trying to be deceptive I would have not posted under my profile that I was a business owner and the link to my website . Only thing I wasn't able to clarify it to him since he was just making accusations and being a jerk. I actually sent an e-mail through the contact us since I'm new to find out where an appropriate place to promote your business is since all the links on the classifieds to don't work and there's no shopping forum as stated on agreement when you sign up. Integrity and treating fellow Devil Dogs with respect is what they taught some people. He could have just asked me why I wanted to know and I would have told him. Hopefully this clarifies things for you and maybe you can help me out. Thanks and Semper Fi!
  6. kfisbusy
    11-01-09 11:50 PM
    kfisbusy
    Good eveing Eilly. I hope you had a good day and a good scarery hollween. Kathy and myself live out in the country so we don't get any kids for hollween. Thats ok throw we go over to my daughter Melissa's house and gtve out candy. We got 307 kids last night. Had alot of fun. Talk to you later. SSGT. Francisco. SEMPER FIDELIS
  7. Septelka
    11-01-09 11:13 PM
    Septelka
    hello ma'am you probably dont remeber me but i was banned awhile back and i'd just like to apologize for my actions. they were very childish and unnecessary. i've already earned my Title now so i figured i'd get things straight now in my life. Good luck with all you do and Semper Fi to your late husband
  8. kfisbusy
    10-26-09 08:14 AM
    kfisbusy
    Good morning good Eill. From SSGT. Francisco
  9. fsteinberg
    10-23-09 07:12 AM
    fsteinberg
    Hello, my name is Felice Steinberg, my maiden name is "Feugill"...you posted an article about me a while back. It was about how I was going to be an Officer in the Marine Corps after I finished college. Well, plans changed a bit since then, but I figured I would say hello and tell you how things turned out since you posted that article about me. I'm not an officer, but I am a Marine. I attened OCS on May 17, 2008. I graduated 6 weeks later within the top 5 Candidates out of my whole company, I did well. I will never forget my two instructors from OCS, Gysgt Taipe and Gysgt Scifo. I thought it was kind of weird how enlisted Marines teach Candidates how to be good Officers. However, I realized then and there at Officer Candidate School, that the officer route wasn't for me. My father was enlisted, and by going to OCS I realized that the enlisted side is where I belong. I quit college at Kent and gave up my gymnastics career of 16 years to be one of the few. I attened MCRD Parris Island on October 27, 2008. Just like my Dad, I too enjoyed bootcamp. I graduated bootcamp on January 23, 2009 as the Oscar Company Honor Grad. My Senior Drill Instructor was SSgt Shaw, an amazing Marine and women that I still keep in contact with today. She has forever made a lasting impression on me. My other Drill Instructor that will never be forgotten is Sgt Foster. She was the smallest D.I. I had ever seen but that didn't hold her back from anything. Although she was small, she was probably the most intimidating D.I. to me. I'm small as well, so she showed me that even though she's small and a female in the Corps, there isn't anything that she can't do. She definately inspired me and I still look up to her today as I did everyday during recruit training. I'm now a Lcpl in the fleet about to pick up Cpl in a few months. I'm an armorer stationed at MCAS New River. My unit is VMM 266, however I am TAD to Mag 29 until January. My unit is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan sometime mid-2010. My husband is also a Marine. We've been together since before I joined the Corps. We got married not too long after he got back from Iraq this year. He is with 2nd Recon Bt. here at Camp Lejeune (the same MOS and duty station that my Dad was at when he was in). Although I do miss gymnastics every single day, I do not regret giving it up to be apart of the finest and most elite military organization there is. I'm also continuing my college education while in the Corps. Well, thanks again for posting my article. Semper Fi!
  10. DocGreek
    10-21-09 07:35 AM
    DocGreek
    ....THANK-YOU, ELLIE....you're okay!!!....Doc Greek

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