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Ma'am: the Marine Corps used to be a seagoing...
Ma'am: the Marine Corps used to be a seagoing fighting force in the sense that there were detachments of Marines on what were called "capital ships of the line." They were not seagoing for purposes...
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08-02-09, 07:06 PM
Thread: Your "Take" On A Book Requested
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08-01-09, 03:53 PM
Thread: Any Officers prior Enlisted here??
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In the ostensibly "Jurassic" ages of The United...
In the ostensibly "Jurassic" ages of The United States Marine Corps (and relative to those who had completed recruit training, or the Academies, or PLC, or OCS, etc.) , officers (and senior NCOs)...
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08-01-09, 01:17 PM
Thread: Any Officers prior Enlisted here??
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"Profound Effect"
The content of this thread is having a "profound effect" on me.
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08-01-09, 12:57 PM
Thread: Any Officers prior Enlisted here??
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I've now changed my mind.
Agreed !
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07-31-09, 12:41 PM
Thread: Your "Take" On A Book Requested
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Addendum
Also, "SWORD" is probably one of the BEST, straightforward source books on the close-combat origins and symptomatic consequences of PTSD that one could find. More than that, Workman presents in...
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07-31-09, 05:48 AM
Thread: Any Officers prior Enlisted here??
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Correction
We DID use the term "sh**birds" (apparently aka "sh**bags" in the present era). But the term was used only on and against recruits and not AFTER they became Marines. To do otherwise would be an...
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07-31-09, 05:34 AM
Thread: Any Officers prior Enlisted here??
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Used to be that the United States Marine Corps...
Used to be that the United States Marine Corps MADE "us people" the way the Corps wanted us to be. There were no "ruminations" on who might be "sh**birds" and who might not be. No fretting as to what...
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07-29-09, 09:05 AM
Thread: Your "Take" On A Book Requested
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A VERY courageous "Tell All" personal treatise...
A VERY courageous "Tell All" personal treatise which also exposes the good, bad, and ugly of the contemporary United States Marine Corps. Bravo Zulu, Marine ! Parenthetically, I had, in my almost...
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07-27-09, 06:40 PM
Thread: Your "Take" On A Book Requested
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Apologies, Marines !
I sometimes forget that I am sent uncorrected proof copies months before new books are available to the public.
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07-27-09, 01:56 PM
Thread: Any Officers prior Enlisted here??
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I was a mustang, commissioned in 1957. But I...
I was a mustang, commissioned in 1957. But I haven't a clue as to what use my experience could be to those in your situation.
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07-27-09, 01:21 PM
Thread: Your "Take" On A Book Requested
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Your "Take" On A Book Requested
"Shadow of the Sword: A Marine's Journey of War, Heroism, and Redemption" by Jeremiah Workman (Navy Cross) with John R. Bruning, Presidio Press, 2009: 978-0-345-5121-3
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07-27-09, 01:05 PM
Thread: Sound Off!!!
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At least two "obstacles" at the time..
Two of the "obstacles" to foreign fun (with no clothes on) at that time were:
1. I was married with a family.
2. My white cover and barracks ones had a quatrefoil on them.
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07-27-09, 11:21 AM
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As a former Old Corps 0302, a much appreciated...
As a former Old Corps 0302, a much appreciated "walk down memory lane." Thank you!
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07-27-09, 09:19 AM
Thread: Odd Profiles
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In case such should be of interest to anyone...
In case such should be of interest to anyone (whether needed or not), please take a few moments to listen CAREFULLY at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iVAvb5_oXY
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07-27-09, 08:18 AM
Thread: Odd Profiles
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It is all contained in The Marines Hymn. I...
It is all contained in The Marines Hymn. I refuse, for example, to acknowlege the "likes" of Lee Harvey Oswald, Charles Whitman, inter alios, as ever having REALLY been Marines. Attitude is...
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07-27-09, 08:12 AM
Thread: Sound Off!!!
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USS Newport News (CA-148) XO MARDET, USS...
USS Newport News (CA-148) XO MARDET, USS Roosevelt (CVA-42), FLIGHT OPS, USS York County (LST-1175) AMPHIB OPS, USS Observation Island (EAG-158) LEGAL SERVICES. Sea duty was the best experience I...
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07-27-09, 06:15 AM
Thread: Odd Profiles
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As to posers (a.k.a. "poseurs"), it is a simple...
As to posers (a.k.a. "poseurs"), it is a simple matter, really: if one has fought for right and freedom with clean honor (or else been prepared to) while enlisted or commissioned in the United States...
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07-04-09, 05:57 PM
Thread: Leather Shoes
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I hear that! Barracks life from 5am to 10pm was...
I hear that! Barracks life from 5am to 10pm was usually either wearing one's uniform and gear or else working on same.
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07-04-09, 05:26 PM
Thread: Leather Shoes
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Roger that!
Also the "frog" and other leather on sword gear. In fact, ALL leather !
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07-04-09, 05:10 PM
Thread: Leather Shoes
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Didn't happen in 9 years, Marine !
I only get "stepped-on" in online forums when, obviously, I do not "shine!"
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07-04-09, 04:53 PM
Thread: Leather Shoes
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Quite possibly only a few remember a certain...
Quite possibly only a few remember a certain polish, a lighter, a smooth animal bone, a water-moistened diaper, and an ice cube... All for making "mirrors" of leather, Marines !
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07-04-09, 04:43 PM
Thread: Leather Shoes
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In the Old Corps (ca. 1953-62) our leather shoes...
In the Old Corps (ca. 1953-62) our leather shoes (other than boots and boondockers) had to have FAR more than just a semi-gloss. Have to wonder if anyone under the age of 45 even gets how to do a...
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07-04-09, 11:34 AM
Thread: Don't Tear Me Down!!
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Roger that!
WILCO
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07-04-09, 10:45 AM
Thread: Whats in a Name
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Thank you, 3 Badge. I was born and bred in the...
Thank you, 3 Badge. I was born and bred in the [new] Boston. Though now far from there in geography, I shall today celebrate what you are doing, in spirit at least. With teabags duly cast into the...
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