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10-16-08, 09:02 PM
Thread: The American rifle
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Nice article Drifter, thanks for passing it on. ...
Nice article Drifter, thanks for passing it on. When on the island I qualified with the M14. A truly beautiful rifle that was great looking and very accurate, not hard to strip down and clean...
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10-16-08, 08:53 PM
Thread: Squared away uniform tricks...
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RLeon, right no anodized brass and lots and lots...
RLeon, right no anodized brass and lots and lots of Brasso.
Slinger Dun, Learned to use the toothbrush on our web belts in boot camp when everything was arduous and felt like extra duty. But... -
10-16-08, 08:37 PM
Thread: Parris Island Marines
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Second Battalion Platoon 2019 Commenced training...
Second Battalion Platoon 2019 Commenced training 20 October 1970 Completed training 21 December 1970
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10-16-08, 08:28 PM
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A "cool" MOS that gives a "grunt like feeling"...
A "cool" MOS that gives a "grunt like feeling" but without the "hardship". ????????
Stay out of my Marine Corps!!
Hey Crusader... 2800 Grunt with a radio, Semper Fi Brother -
Job well done, Marine. You will never forget...
Job well done, Marine. You will never forget those DIs! Took a kid and turned him into a Marine, damned magical.
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10-15-08, 10:03 PM
Thread: Squared away uniform tricks...
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Working on that profile but do you really give a...
Working on that profile but do you really give a crap where I went to high school or what my favorite color is?
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10-15-08, 08:04 PM
Thread: PLT 1053/C Dismissed
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Congrats Marine. Job well done!!
Congrats Marine. Job well done!!
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10-15-08, 07:26 PM
Thread: Spit Shine - still can!
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Hey Sarge, I bet Grandpa is still bragging on you...
Hey Sarge, I bet Grandpa is still bragging on you to someone, somewhere!!
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Good luck with the Recon thing, Do-Or-Die. I...
Good luck with the Recon thing, Do-Or-Die. I remember them as being one crazy-ass bunch of Marines, and the envy of everyone who wasn't one, including me.
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10-15-08, 05:29 PM
Thread: Spit Shine - still can!
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Good for you SSgt Madsox! It does bring back...
Good for you SSgt Madsox! It does bring back memories! I still spit shine my shoes and boots and I've been out for, well, way to long to think about. Setting the paste on fire and using a little...
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10-15-08, 05:17 PM
Thread: Squared away uniform tricks...
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We did remove the buckle and taped the tip, then...
We did remove the buckle and taped the tip, then lay it flat, wet it, and using a toothbrush we scrubbed it with whitening toothpaste. The tooth paste whitend the belt and using a toothbrush made...
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10-12-08, 11:36 AM
Thread: Women Marines in 1984
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And 38 years ago we would not have made it...
And 38 years ago we would not have made it without you! I never met a WM that I did not respect, then or now.
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10-12-08, 11:26 AM
Thread: Met some Israeli soldiers yesterday...
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Mandatory service: Those who volunteer and are...
Mandatory service: Those who volunteer and are totally sqared away will have the honor of being enlisted personnel, those who are there because they were "mandated", will have to go to OCS.
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10-12-08, 11:10 AM
Thread: Hardest Part About Boot Camp
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Went through PI, Platoon 2019 in 1970. Don't...
Went through PI, Platoon 2019 in 1970. Don't remember any of it being easy, but I loved most of it. The rifle range was the best! Qualified Expert. The gas chamber was just plain nasty but not to...
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10-12-08, 10:49 AM
Thread: Squared away uniform tricks...
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Whoa there Sgt. Bulkyer, not sure how I got that...
Whoa there Sgt. Bulkyer, not sure how I got that far under your skin. I guess things truly have changed since I was on active duty in the corps. Back in the day, we respected each other, as all...
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10-11-08, 05:38 PM
Thread: Squared away uniform tricks...
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Yeah, perhaps I did date myself a little with...
Yeah, perhaps I did date myself a little with that one. I learned that lil trick in 1970, perhaps not as usefull today.
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10-11-08, 05:03 PM
Thread: Squared away uniform tricks...
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Don't forget to clean that new web belt with...
Don't forget to clean that new web belt with toothpaste. A few cleanings and it looks great and not like a recruit's on his first day.
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay