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06-27-13, 07:00 AM
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Thanks to all who looked into this matter. The...
Thanks to all who looked into this matter. The reason that nothing could be found which would make M-A-L's ineligible for pound membership is that no such rule exists. The confusion originated with...
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06-20-13, 09:42 AM
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M-A-L Members Ineligible for Pound Membership?
I'm unable to find it in the national MODD by-laws, but we have been advised at the local level that national M-A-L members are ineligible to belong to local pounds. As a former Smart Dog this has me...
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05-29-13, 09:37 PM
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To some ****ant group, somewhere, practically any...
To some ****ant group, somewhere, practically any flag could be viewed as a "hate" symbol. The stars and bars is proudly displayed by many of southern heritage as symbol of the sacrifices made by...
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05-29-13, 08:35 AM
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I believe the NAACP uses that term so it's hardly...
I believe the NAACP uses that term so it's hardly derogatory and isn't intended to be. To others who have travelled to even coastal Africa, conditions there were hardly anything that our sailors of...
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05-29-13, 07:37 AM
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By the standards being applied to the Confederate...
By the standards being applied to the Confederate flag in this thread, the number of national flags which would be acceptable to the PC presentists would be a very short list. The Japanese still fly...
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05-28-13, 07:21 AM
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Amen to Heartbreak Ridge! I couldn't believe I...
Amen to Heartbreak Ridge! I couldn't believe I paid to watch that P.O.S.
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05-26-13, 07:42 AM
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Were the Confederate dead interred at J'ville...
Were the Confederate dead interred at J'ville Marine Corps League members?
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05-25-13, 08:08 AM
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When I was stationed there during the early 60's,...
When I was stationed there during the early 60's, the locals were proud of their southern heritage and that was their right. It was fashionable among those from the north to accuse them of forgetting...
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05-18-13, 08:15 AM
Thread: OCS Drop Waiver
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This seems like the best place to ask, but if...
This seems like the best place to ask, but if someone drops out of Marine OCS after three weeks with no other service, do they even get a DD214?
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04-11-13, 02:33 PM
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I still know one of the Marine aviators who flew...
I still know one of the Marine aviators who flew out of Yonpo dropping napalm and shooting up the Chinese to protect Task Force Faith. Sometimes the enemy was pressing them so closely that the...
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04-11-13, 11:37 AM
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Remains of Lt. Col. Faith of 31st TCT Returned to US
The remains of Lt. Col. Don C. Faith, the last commander of the Army's 31st Regimental Combat Team were located by a joint North Korean and US MIA team, probably in Hudong-ni, North Korea. He was...
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04-09-13, 06:36 PM
Thread: Associate membership
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Some detachment that's hurting for numbers could...
Some detachment that's hurting for numbers could be taking associates.
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04-02-13, 08:55 AM
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Lisa, The incident was reported at all levels...
Lisa,
The incident was reported at all levels and no action was taken. In fact, a very senior department league official was present at the meeting where the concealed sidearms were displayed.... -
04-02-13, 07:21 AM
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Thanks for the good wishes! The situation at...
Thanks for the good wishes!
The situation at that detachment came to a head when a member and his wife (non-CCW's) came to a meeting with concealed handguns with the expressed intention of "taking... -
04-01-13, 06:02 PM
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Thanks Lisa. It'll turn out for the best because...
Thanks Lisa. It'll turn out for the best because we have some fine Marines in the area and forming a new detachment complete with auxiliary will be a positive solution. A key feature of our by-laws...
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04-01-13, 05:22 PM
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The latest word from my favorite detachment is...
The latest word from my favorite detachment is that their auxiliary has now lost its charter. Three years ago, this organization had been an area leader in providing personal supplies for deployed...
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04-01-13, 08:20 AM
Thread: Proper uniform around Air Force
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At our last Birthday Ball, some Army senior NCO's...
At our last Birthday Ball, some Army senior NCO's attended in their mess dress. At first we thought they were Russian admirals. Dress blue alpha would not be an overerstatement and would certainly...
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03-30-13, 10:34 AM
Thread: Proper uniform around Air Force
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Since you're the one being honored Gunny, I'd go...
Since you're the one being honored Gunny, I'd go dress blues alpha.
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03-29-13, 04:52 PM
Thread: Proper uniform around Air Force
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When my son graduated with the leadership award...
When my son graduated with the leadership award for his class at Air Force fighter school, both his father-in-law and I refrained from wearing dress uniforms by mutual agreement because we didn't...
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03-26-13, 08:15 AM
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Although I supported the war from start to...
Although I supported the war from start to finish, "The Green Berets" was a turkey that probably did more harm than good to the war effort.
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03-24-13, 10:49 AM
Thread: What I'd Like to See at Grand Rapids...
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No problem, I tend to be a bit wordy. Due to a...
No problem, I tend to be a bit wordy. Due to a variety of factors, we have a high percentage of retired Marines in our area and the vast majority avoid the league due to the issue I described, but...
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03-24-13, 10:01 AM
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We'll try to get a delegation from this area to...
We'll try to get a delegation from this area to attend.
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03-23-13, 07:38 AM
Thread: A Marine's Devotion to His Family
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Apologies for not proof-reading the post. Top...
Apologies for not proof-reading the post.
Top and wife were in the checkout line at a local department store and when she was paying for her purchases, two young men in line behind them began to... -
03-22-13, 07:39 PM
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The 1st. Separate Marine Battalion on Luzon, P. I. 1941
I haven't found it discussed in any official histories, but the Marine Corps organized an AWG or Aircraft Warning Group in the Philippines during November 1941. At the time, the term RADAR was not...
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03-22-13, 03:54 PM
Thread: A Marine's Devotion to His Family
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A Marine's Devotion to His Family
Among our informal local Marine Corps. community is a retired first sergeant who I have had the pleasure to know for some time.
About eight years ago, his wife suffered a massive stroke which...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay