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As the sergeant of the guard, I used to take my post at the main gate, where the action was. One of my best Marines on duty was a cook who volunteered to help at the main gate. His specialty was...

Stationed there in 1954 after return from Korea. Duty as Sgt, of the Guard. Had some real dust-ups with drunk swabbies coming back off liberty in Nfolk. Went from there to embassy duty in Germany. I...

The only "disability card" I ever had was my report card from high school.

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"Regarding the frame cover, are you referring to the sea-going crease?"

"Advanced," it's actually called a sea-going dip. With the older frame caps it was easy to effect the dip, but...

This is a copy of a book review by me that appeared in the Marine Corps Gazette. I present it here in honor of our Marine cousins beyond the sea.


Marine Corps Gazette - Quantico
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I have two pet peeves about the current wearing of the uniform by Marines, not only those fresh out of boot camp, but also those who have been in a while.

First peeve: The frame cap. I have never...

Leatherneck magazine has been printing awards to Marines since all this stuff in Iraq and Afghanistan started, if this guy has been awarded the Navy Cross, it is in the Leatherneck archives. If you...

Thanks for the effort, Riven 37.

How about a step by step instruction on how to get to this "Under Fire" feature. I get to the main web site, but I am stymied as to how to go further.

Thank you all for your excellent effort, even after I led you astray believing it was at Quantico.

Semper Fi!

Thanks, GySgtRet, I appreciate the effort.

Several years ago there was a petition placed, I believe on this website, by the relatives of a Marine captain and his wife who had been murdered by a lance corporal from the captain's unit in...

Read it. Excellent book. I actually learned how a friend of mine, 1st Sgt. Jetty Rivers, was killed on the "Hill of Angels" in 1967.

MARINES AND MILITARY LAW IN VIETNAM: Trial By Fire, by LtCol. Gary D. Solis, reports that during the Vietnam War, the 1st Marine Division had 47 fragging incidents with one Marine killed and 43...

I also participated in the 1958 landings with the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. The narrative is for the most part correct, except that the Marine units were not brigades, they were reinforced...

I have been receiving both magazines for many years. I have been published several time in both magazines. If you follow the writer's guidlines to the letter, you will be published. The best way to...

Commandant General Randolf McCall Pate was the instigator of the swagger stick. What Commandant Shoup actually said was that if a Marine felt he needed a swagger stick then he could carry one. Of...

This may have been asked and answered before, but here goes: As sophisticated and informative as the Ribbon Checker is, why can't the ribbon sets once assembled be downloaded or printed out?

Also,...

I have just received an email from a Vietnam veteran buddy in which he forwards a letter from a Marine Corps officer. In the letter the officer makes mention that back in April 2004 some wounded...

I served as a combat correspondent in Vietnam (1966-67-68) and found it to be the most exciting thing I had ever done in the Corps. It may sound strange, but many CCs spent more time in combat than...

Can someone please advise if the following report is legitimate and if the officer doing the reporting is in fact a Marine officer, or is this just another Internet urban legend, i.e., "crap:"
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No, Coven, you don't understand. The fact that a Marine was in a replacement draft did not mean he was drafted. It means that a group of Marines were picked to be replacements for units that had had...

29th Repl. Dft, C/O S.F., Calif. The mail originated on Okinawa in April 1945.

From the abbreviations, it appears that your uncle went overseas with the 29th Replacement Draft. His mail may have...

Years ago, before WW-2, the Marine Corps paid members a monthly bonus for shooting Sharpshooter and Expert at the rifle range. I believe the bonus was $7.00 for Expert and $3.00 for sharpshooter. Can...

Hi Jerry,
How does one run the ribbon checker and then copy the ribbons for inclusion in messages to the forum?

Thanks for any help and Happy New year.

D.I.Bob