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    Helen, We need to know your dad's name and...

    Helen,

    We need to know your dad's name and rank for us to be of any help.

    Also, if you happen to know what units he was with, that would make things much easier. Was he in an infantry unit or...
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    At the time my situation occurred at the rifle...

    At the time my situation occurred at the rifle range, using "Gentlemen" is what I thought would be the correct way to address a group of NCOs.

    There were 5 or 6 DIs and marksmenship instuctors,...
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    Here is another question related to this subject....

    Here is another question related to this subject.

    If a recruit were to approach a group of 3 or more drill instructors and/or other NCOs and needed to address all of them them at once, how would...
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    I was just wondering? If the world-view...

    I was just wondering?

    If the world-view presented above is not the world-view that each of you holds, then exactly what world-view do you hold?

    For those who do hold another world-view, how...
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    By the way, Chernobyl is in the Ukraine. It was...

    By the way, Chernobyl is in the Ukraine. It was part of the old Soviet Union.

    Semper Fi,
    Fred
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    Am I mistaken or wasn't Camp Horno also where we...

    Am I mistaken or wasn't Camp Horno also where we were billeted when we went through Escape and Evasion training before shipping to the Nam in '67?

    Anyone remember killing the white rabbit for...
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    When I go to an event that requires formal...

    When I go to an event that requires formal attire, I wear my tux with my miniture medals and Combat Aircrew wings.

    Last Sunday evening, I was at a church sponsored sweetheart diner and I wore my...
  8. Thread: Chow!

    by Fred Pfeiffer
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    I just got to reply to this. Funny how these...

    I just got to reply to this. Funny how these discussions bring back almost forgotten memories.

    When I was in bootcamp (Feb 1966). I picked up the nickname "Garbage Mouth". It was not because of...
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    I was just thinking of what Chesty would have...

    I was just thinking of what Chesty would have said if he were still with us.

    A smile is on my face as I think about it.

    The PC crowd of today would give birth to a cow if they ever heard him...
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    Here is an interesting article regarding Jerry...

    Here is an interesting article regarding Jerry Lewis and the electronic device that they gave him to stop the pain signals from his back injury getting to his brain.
    ...
  11. Does anyone remember the 1957 movie called "The...

    Does anyone remember the 1957 movie called "The D.I." starring Jack Webb of "Dragnet" fame? I have not seen it in years, but I remember that it was well done and I believe fairly accurate. Of...
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    Remember it well. I was at Marble Mountain Air...

    Remember it well.

    I was at Marble Mountain Air Facility RVN, sitting in a bunker while 122 mm rockets were landing all around us.

    Once the rockets quit hitting, the gunships from VMO-2 began...
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    Check out this URL for 1950's USMC rank: ...

    Check out this URL for 1950's USMC rank:

    http://www.mujweb.cz/kultura/usmc/ranks02E.htm
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    Equal billing for Marines

    This may be old news here, but I just ran across this.

    Semper Fi,
    Fred
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    N.C. congressman seeks equal billing...
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    Boaz, Just some thoughts. You said that you...

    Boaz,

    Just some thoughts.

    You said that you "had severe nerve damage done to my right hand during a surgery in 2001".

    There is a lot being done in medical practice these days. I have heard...
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    Thank you one and all. These explainations...

    Thank you one and all.

    These explainations have been very helpful.

    I still need to ponder the question of my own needs a bit before making my subscription decision.

    If anyone has anything to...
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    Jim, Thanks for the reply. I hope others will...

    Jim,

    Thanks for the reply. I hope others will give their views also. I am considering a subscription to one or the other.

    The new job is working out well. I have been working 10 hour days...
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    Leatherneck vs Gazette

    I have a discussion question.

    Can anyone describe the differences between 'Leatherneck' magazine and the 'Marine Corps Gazette' magazine?

    Is it simply the intended audience: 'Leatherneck' for...
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    Jedi, I don't post here very often. But...

    Jedi,

    I don't post here very often. But something told me to send you this.

    I too understand your feelings and have been there myself. May I make a simple suggestion?

    There is a book...
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    Did anybody notice when this thread started? ...

    Did anybody notice when this thread started?

    December 2003 !!

    This poolie has probably joined the Air Force by now.

    I couldn't help but chuckle at the time that has passed.

    Semper Fi
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    Cpl. Hassoun AWOL again

    RALEIGH, N.C. — Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, the Marine who was once thought kidnapped in Iraq only to be charged later with desertion, has disappeared, Marine officials announced Wednesday.

    Hassoun...
  22. When I was at MCRD in early 1966, the Corps was...

    When I was at MCRD in early 1966, the Corps was actually drafting recruits (just like the Army) due to manpower shortages because of the Vietnam buildup. There were two Quaker conscientious...
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    While at the San Diego Naval Hospital, I saw a...

    While at the San Diego Naval Hospital, I saw a Navy Corpsman send a young Marine out to look for a "sterile fallopian tube". Another was sent to the dental department to find a "10mm diastema". ...
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    Jim, I sent you a private E-Mail on this, but...

    Jim,

    I sent you a private E-Mail on this, but wanted to get your attention ASAP, I noticed that you are currently on-line, so I am asking here in case you look.

    Could you contact me about the...
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    Jim, I live in the north end of the San...

    Jim,

    I live in the north end of the San Francisco bay. Rodeo to be precise.

    Last year, I went to a local bar in Pinole that was having a Marine Corp "birthday celebration", but it was a let...
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