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12-16-08, 04:23 PM
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11-26-08, 02:55 AM
Thread: Still Bringing Them Home.
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:pDuh, the cut and paste did not work well. Link above is the article. Gotta get my eight year old grandson to teach me some of this... -
11-26-08, 02:35 AM
Thread: Still Bringing Them Home.
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Still Bringing Them Home.
The Marines quickly buried their dead after the 1943 battle for Tarawa, one of the bloodiest fights against the Japanese in World War II.
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10-29-08, 11:17 PM
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:iwo: I don't suppose any of you youngsters had...
:iwo: I don't suppose any of you youngsters had the pleasure of visiting "Boom Boom" rooms around Soc Trang?
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10-10-08, 03:40 PM
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:evilgrin: I had to laugh at this one. Raised...
:evilgrin: I had to laugh at this one. Raised three daughters. Had the pattern, just could not get a handle on it. In retrospect, I probably scared the hell out of them young lads. They had to come...
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10-09-08, 02:31 AM
Thread: Global War on Terror Service Medal
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Well, since 50% or so of the total Force in the...
Well, since 50% or so of the total Force in the sandbox and Afghan is Reserves or Guards, what you got to say about that?:iwo:
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10-09-08, 02:21 AM
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:iwo: To make a long story short folks, I would...
:iwo: To make a long story short folks, I would never have made a good DI. I did pull retention and recruiting duty in the USMCR, which was set up mostly by a good Marine I served with in the NAM. He...
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10-08-08, 02:49 PM
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:p Does anyone really really want to get into the...
:p Does anyone really really want to get into the flap in Berkeley, CA a bit ago when Marine Recruiters were asked to leave Dodge?
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10-07-08, 06:19 PM
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:evilgrin: Well, what would you expect them to...
:evilgrin: Well, what would you expect them to wear at the gym, dress blues? Good for those Marines that showed up and prepared to give me fifty.
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10-07-08, 08:09 AM
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A good line I always used. Do you just sit around...
A good line I always used. Do you just sit around and look pretty all night, or do you dance? Worked for me. Just thought I would edjucmacate you young tadpoles.
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10-07-08, 07:40 AM
Thread: Da Gunny's Stripes Off Discussions.
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My kind of Marine. Kick ass and take numbers,...
My kind of Marine. Kick ass and take numbers, then off to the brig.:D
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10-07-08, 07:19 AM
Thread: Da Gunny's Stripes Off Discussions.
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10-07-08, 07:03 AM
Thread: Da Gunny's Stripes Off Discussions.
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Kid you not folks. General Vessey actually made...
Kid you not folks. General Vessey actually made them comments. He is retired and living in the Deerwood, Minnesota area. I have met him a few times. One hell of an Army General. Also, a much revered...
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10-07-08, 05:12 AM
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Ah, Dress Blues. AKA: Women Magnets. Secret is,...
Ah, Dress Blues. AKA: Women Magnets. Secret is, you gotta at least buy them a drink ot two before you ask them if they want to f***. Get some functioning brain cells between the ears.
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10-07-08, 03:40 AM
Thread: Da Gunny's Stripes Off Discussions.
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Da Gunny's Stripes Off Discussions.
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Interesting chit-chat came up on the MOS thread, completely off topic. So, here it is. Grab a beer, take the stripes off, and... -
08-21-08, 11:11 AM
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08-21-08, 10:27 AM
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There are only two types of people that...
There are only two types of people that understand Marines. Marines and the enemy.
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08-17-08, 04:37 PM
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08-14-08, 01:48 PM
Thread: Sound Off!!!
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08-14-08, 01:44 PM
Thread: Sound Off!!!
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08-05-08, 02:20 PM
Thread: Vietnam - Can't Win Strategy
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How we ever going to win anything? Who gives a...
How we ever going to win anything? Who gives a frig about the toothless World Court? I really hate to say it, but, America has lost it's identity.:iwo:
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08-04-08, 06:36 AM
Thread: Vietnam - Can't Win Strategy
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[Prime Minister John Howard - Australia] ...
[Prime Minister John Howard - Australia]
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08-03-08, 05:23 PM
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Iwo Jima Falg Raiser Finally Gets Citizenship Papers
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08-03-08, 05:19 PM
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08-02-08, 10:52 PM
Thread: Vietnam - Can't Win Strategy
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When I left the NAM in October 1967 we were...
When I left the NAM in October 1967 we were winning. What the hell happened? Frig you chicken politicoes. Same thing in Iraq today. Let Marines do what they are trained and paid to do. Then, no...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
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