Friday Night – Some out of town guests had a Pre-GriTogether
Andrew & Rosmary
More new friends!
Edith & Gene
L to R: Don (Sgt Grit), Glo, and Mrs. Grit
"Velcro" and Pam
Mr. David Bounds (right)
and friend
John Wear & Gene Hayes
Saturday was the BIG day!!!
We had a UH-34D fly in!
Complete with historical photographs
YL-37 Served in Vietnam from 1965-1968. The only Marine UH-34D Sikorsky helicopter with documented combat history that survived the Vietnam War, and returned home to become a flying memorial to all Vietnam Veterans who perished and those that survived.
This rare aircraft served with the squadron HMM-362, who were known as the "Ugly Angels" and was at our GriTogether.
We had a DJ
DJ Brandon
And a Blow-Up Marine
Pam and the Marine
We had Lots of Free Food!
Check out that line up!
Our Great Grillers – Look at all that Meat!
We had a book signing by some great authors:
Gene Hayes, John Culbertson, Melvin Grant (right)
AND some vintage cars owned by Marines
There were Marine recruiters with a Pull Up Bar
Little One's Set the Standards
Gunny D trying to meet that standard
Thanks Recruiters
There was the Dunk Tank
(all proceeds – about $150 – went to Toys for Tots)
Sgt Grit went first
Getting Ready then Getting Wet
Next was Gunny Davis
Heckling the crowd then Wishing he hadn't
Last up – Sgt Shorma (US Army)
"Marines can't throw worth a……..*Splash*"
Moonwalk, Face Painting, and Free Tattoos for the Kids
HMMWV Moonwalk full of jumping kids.
J.D. took care of the face painting and tattoos.
There was a magnificent Traveling Museum from
Chuona Collectables – Chuck & Onie Gregg – Strang, OK
What else was going on?
Leathernecks Motorcycle Club Rode In
We gave away door prizes
Meeting in Sgt Grit's office
Riding in
There were cycles everywhere!
Ashley & Gunny D
drawing names
Everyone checked out our
great Marine Gear
Here's Kelly, Sue Ann, and Joe
helping customers
Here's the winner of our NCO Sword
Look a Poolee won!
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY –
EVERYONE GOT TOGETHER WITH THEIR BUDDIES!!!
Some Members of
Sgt Grit's Online Forum
Gerald Schneider &
Don Whitton (Sgt Grit)
Thanks to everyone who came out to make this a great day! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. And we'll see you next year!
Sgt. Grit,
I wanted to say "MUCH THANKS!" for the grit together yesterday. Billy and I I drove down from Tulsa and enjoyed every moment of it! I got to thank you for doing and OUTSTANDING JOB! with supporting those of us looking for quality Marine Corps Gear and to you and your staff MUCH THANKS!
I'm looking forward to next years Grit together.
Billy & Andy May 2004 Grit Together – Billy and Andy Phu Bai 1967
ANDY L MORRIS
RVN 2/67 to 10/68
Radio Relay OP.
Semper Fi Bros!