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10-09-11, 12:27 AM
Thread: Heading Back
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Come home safe and sound and God Bless. Semper Fi.
Come home safe and sound and God Bless. Semper Fi.
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06-15-11, 10:23 PM
Thread: Snakes @ home...
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"Daddy no shoulders" (read as snakes) and I don't...
"Daddy no shoulders" (read as snakes) and I don't get along, at all. To my way of thinking, the only good snake is either dead, or a thousand miles away from me. And this "they aren't poisonous,...
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06-15-11, 10:16 PM
Thread: Please Help To Identify
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I don't see a picture either. Now that is scary....
I don't see a picture either. Now that is scary. Some see a photo, some don't. You have just entered.....the Twilight Zone!!!!!!!
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06-07-11, 01:10 AM
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Yes, Sgt Leprechaun, that is the rifle belt and...
Yes, Sgt Leprechaun, that is the rifle belt and M1r4 mag pouches I started with. I did not have the 'jungle' first aid pouch but the one for the carlisle bandage. And since we were not using the...
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06-07-11, 12:27 AM
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When I went in (1969), I used the pattern 1941...
When I went in (1969), I used the pattern 1941 Haversack (top portion) and knapsack (bottom portion), pattern 1941 suspenders (two individual straps- we used a grenade ring in the back to keep the...
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06-03-11, 06:13 PM
Thread: Old Corps /New Corps/ what corps?
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Well, I enlisted in Jan, 1969, and for me Old...
Well, I enlisted in Jan, 1969, and for me Old Corps was the WWII/Korean War Vets or earlier. But, it is all judged by perspective. I venture to say that 30 years from now, the guys currently...
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05-14-11, 01:07 AM
Thread: Question Would You Touch My Snake?
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In brief, not no, but h*ll no!!! Daddy No...
In brief, not no, but h*ll no!!! Daddy No Shoulders and I do not get along, at all!
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05-13-11, 02:11 PM
Thread: Marching & Running Cadences
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H*ll, Mongoose. I was just a Reservist during...
H*ll, Mongoose. I was just a Reservist during that time but know where you are coming from. The Corps flew my whole Reserve unit out to California for training in 1971. We flew commercial (United)...
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05-13-11, 02:16 AM
Thread: Marching & Running Cadences
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Top, I think this is what you are looking for. ...
Top, I think this is what you are looking for. Be aware that there is no sound for the first 17-18 seconds. We have to excuse the army references, though.
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05-12-11, 02:18 PM
Thread: PFC gone wrong... WAYYYY wrong
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I know that I am an old jarhead, but when did the...
I know that I am an old jarhead, but when did the Corps install bathrooms on base? When i was in we had heads. Anyway, no you are not an NCO. Yet!!! But, you have a job, just do it. Doing your...
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05-11-11, 11:43 PM
Thread: Can I play guitar?
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Dave, maybe we should advise this young man that...
Dave, maybe we should advise this young man that what the Corps really needs are guitarists that are fluent in either Klingon or Vulcan (Vulcanese?).
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05-11-11, 11:16 PM
Thread: Fluent in Arabic
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So you want to be a guitar playing grunt in...
So you want to be a guitar playing grunt in Afghanistan? I don't know if you will "retrieve" any special treatment as a grunt, but you may have to "retrieve" that guitar out of you butt if you don't...
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05-11-11, 11:04 PM
Thread: Can I play guitar?
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Let me make sure that I have this straight. YOU...
Let me make sure that I have this straight. YOU want to play a guitar in a war zone, but YOU don't want to possibly get YOUR guitar damaged. So the Corps should supply you with one. Am I correct? ...
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05-08-11, 06:57 AM
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I believe it has continued for two reasons: 1)...
I believe it has continued for two reasons:
1) Boredom
2) Typical Marine satiristic humor
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05-08-11, 01:09 AM
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'Walking down the isle in (her) beautiful white...
'Walking down the isle in (her) beautiful white gown'?????? Wrong. I doubt too many of us could wear white! I like the MARPAT idea, though. My biggest question is, "How do you check your gig line...
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Welcome aboard, Sir.
Welcome aboard, Sir.
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04-16-11, 01:36 AM
Thread: Listen up People
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Ohhrahh!! Well said. I agree with everything...
Ohhrahh!! Well said. I agree with everything except the we are nothing special part: We are all Marines, that in itself makes us all special! And as for the poolees, they are the future of our...
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04-16-11, 01:25 AM
Thread: Infantry vs. POGs...distinguish them?
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:thumbup: How about going back to the 'puking...
:thumbup: How about going back to the 'puking gator' sleeve patch worn in WWII? Actually, I have always thought that being a Marine was distinction enough and never saw the need for all the frills...
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04-10-11, 03:33 AM
Thread: Metal Boot Bands
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I preferred the spring blousing garters myself. ...
I preferred the spring blousing garters myself. Although, if you did not have them properly 'stretched', they would almost amputate your upper ankle.
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04-05-11, 07:59 PM
Thread: Anyone remember these terms?
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green pine tree shaped air fresheners hanging...
green pine tree shaped air fresheners hanging from your rear view window
Wing Windows
Suicide Knobs
S & H Green Stamps with gas purchase
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04-03-11, 02:23 AM
Thread: Approaching a Marine gate guard...
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ROFLMAO!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:
ROFLMAO!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:
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04-01-11, 10:17 PM
Thread: I'll be damned.
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I graduated from the 'Island' on 1 Apr 1969. ...
I graduated from the 'Island' on 1 Apr 1969. But, I always thought that we had it easier on at least one thing then the 'Hollywood' Marines. On the Island, you were secluded and alienated from the...
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04-01-11, 05:10 PM
Thread: Disqualified for scarification on wrist
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I believe that CplBurke was expressing his...
I believe that CplBurke was expressing his opinion, which is certainly his right. I agree with part of what he said, just not all of it. That is my opinion and my right. I don't doubt for a moment...
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04-01-11, 04:48 PM
Thread: Disqualified for scarification on wrist
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I agree in part with some of what you said. We...
I agree in part with some of what you said.
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03-25-11, 01:15 AM
Thread: Why Did You Do It?
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Thank you Cmdr. for exposing this. To lie about...
Thank you Cmdr. for exposing this. To lie about something like that....what a sh*tbird!!!!
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
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