What does your name mean?

[Santos]

Ok lets see here... I am the only person on my father's side of the family to have a middle name... and of course if I was to be the first, it had to be original so I was named after my great grandmother Santos. (Just in case you don't know Santos means saint in spanish... which I am of course! wink )
Anyways it was quick and simple so here I am.

[top1371]

errr. top1371 = MSgt Combat Engineer....

Top for short!

[MillRatUSMC]

I'm a retired steelworker, when people wanted to talk bad about steelworkers.
They would say "He nothing but an old dirty MillRat!"
So been the fool that I am.
I take pride in having survive both Vietnam and the steelmills.
Because everything in a steelmill is BIG nothing is small.
Even the "Rats" they survive in all that heat and they can kick some A$$!
LMAO
Even the deaths in those mills are nothing to laugh at.
Maybe I should change my handle to USMCMillRat, because I will in the Marine Corps before I ever thought of working in the steelmills.
I was a weldor for 28 years of my 31 years in the steelmills.
So now you know why "MillRatUSMC soon to be changed to USMCMillRat

Semper Fidelis
Ricardo aka USMCMillRat

[TRIPWIRE]

NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES IN THE MOS I HAD IN THE CORPS.

SO I GUESS MY (HANDLE) CAME WITH MY JOB.

COMBAT ENGINEERS, WE LOOK FOR MINES AND BOOBY TRAPS.....
AND HOPE YA DONT MAKE A MISTAKE.

SEMPERS BRO'S

[2091351]

Serial Number. Senior DI said "you'll never forget it"

Stephen P. Mers

[firstsgtmike]

Mine says it all. For the past 25 years, its the only way I have seen myself. I hope it is the only way I have acted. Shame on me if I have brought discredit to my rank or to my Corps.

I have tried, with every breath, to bring honor to both, for I am what I am.

Every time the opportunity presents itself, I sign my name. Mike Farrell. If anyone has a problem with that, it's personal. Take it up with ME. I'll put personal rank aside, but NEVER my Corps.

I believe a Marine Sgt. is the equivelent of a Navy Ensign, an Army Major, or an Air Force Lt.Col. In responsibility he usually outranks all of them.(I'll accept exceptions to that one, if YOU admit that you are citing exeptions, rather than challenging a proven fact.)

I'll start with a Marine Sgt. leading a combat patrol (a la Vietnam) and directly accountable and responsible for the lives of x number of patrol members.


Semper Fi

[Trekkin]

Trekking- arduous journey; hike through mountainous areas; long adventurer

I love anything out side from Climbing, Diving, Jumping (from the sky) Camping or whatever. I guess thats what makes the Corps so great.

[Preacher]

Preacher, was given to me in Vietnam, because of the crucifix I have tattooed on my chest.

SF, Preacher

[JRtheSTAR]

I see we have quite a few 1371's in here, I also was a 1371. I've been called JRtheStar for over 30 years, J.R. are my first two initials but don't remember where the star came in.

[gyrene79]

As for me I came up with this screen name a few years
back it signafiys the year I became a Marine.

[radmaw]

RADMAW = Radio telegraph operator 2533 (an mos no longer in use in the Corps) and MAW cuz of the airwing. Spent a year with the 3rd airwing in Opa Locka, Fla. Real hazardous duty.

[mrbsox]

Last name is BOWERSOX..... Americanized version of the German BAUERSACHS.

Any way, as a Technical Instructor, students shortened it to Mr. B, which was OK since they usually butchered it up anyway !!!

When joining AOL many, many years ago, mrb was taken, and mrbsox was available.

And that's the truth... :lick: :lick: thttttt

Terry

[grunt2b]

well, its what it says, grunt to be

[22DevilPup87]

My nickname ...
The story is boring.

One day I'll be a Marine, but I'm not there yet, so I'm a devil pup. 22 is the day of the month I was born in and 87 is the year. (1987 to safeguard myself from anyone that may want to start a joke and say I'm 1915 yeard old.)

[Barrio_rat]

1987? Okay.. I'll let it be... I guess we've all been there and it's all relative... but 1987? If ya haven't had to live through that hell called disco....