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....that I am a part of such a great family, the Marine Family!!

It was a great feeling this morning when I opened up my e-mail and personal messages and found so many Birthday Wishes from my...

Screw Afghanistan, screw Iraq, and while were at it screw North Korea. Im in agreement with Sec.Def. Rumsfeld, "The US can wage a sustained war in all three contries at the same time and be...

This is a question we have discussed before in other threads but I think we need to revisit it again.

I believe the UN has outlived its original purpose and has become a huge waste of time as well...

Drifter, that's a scary subject. Several of the most leathal chemical and biological vectors are easily transmitted through water. Even in microscopic amounts they can contaminate hundreds of...

All of this rings true, you can never ( why would you want to ) forget the training we received. It makes us who we are today, and thats a damn site better than the rest.

I've been out for 12+...

Welcome aboard...

You could not have stumbled your way into a better place. Conversations great, people are friendly (for the most part), and the beer is always cold. Sit back, open one up and...

Check list...

DET Cord
C-4
#8 Blasting caps
Wire
Detonator

...oops, wasn't suposed to post that here.. oh well, off to Toy's R Us. :)

Several LST's ( Little Shi**y Tubs )
A couple LHA's
An LSD
Jumped between 4 MPS Military Cargo Ships from Diego Garcia to Singapore to Thailand. Damn things are larger than Oil Tankers.

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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Sung by Burl Ives

Have a holly jolly Christmas; It's the best time of the year.
I don't know if there'll be snow, but have a cup of cheer.
Have a holly jolly...

I remember that position well, you look like a dead cockroach until you hit all fours. Great pic. Why does my back hurt all of a sudden? :)

Cook

Even in those dark moments of the night remember that there are always a bunch of us around who appreciate what you went through, are proud to call you "Friend", and will tell you that what...

I can't say that my life, in general, has changed very much. Like SparrowHawk I too was in the shower when my wife turned on the news and came running in to tell me we were under attack. At first I...

113 with a good amount of humidity here in Phoenix today. Glad i'm indoors today. Whew it's hot!

My thought and prayers to the familes and friends of those lost.
I can have no greater pride for those willing to lay down their lives in an attempt to save others. Semper FI.

Good for you. I agree that it's important that kids learn how to lose. It's just as important as winning. If we let them grow up without knowing what it feels like to lose the first real loss of...

Last year we had a school ban DodgeBall, arguably the greatest recess and P.E. game ever invented. Now we have CA schools getting the 9th Court to declare the Pledge.. unconstitutional. Now I read...

September 1988, we were returning from Iwo Jima ( 1st Military Operation on Iwo Jima since WWII ) and were told that we were trying to out run a Typhoon back to Okinowa. Was stuck on a LST for the...

Thats 84 service members that should have never been Marines. Bunch of serious losers! Should be shot in public and the bodies left to rot in plain view as an example to others. Hope the got the...

Prmama, by fighting dirty you are talking mud-wrestling right.:p

Are we talking about women in charge or women on top. Cuz I like women on top!;) woo woo!

Paris Island

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PLT 1098

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