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On behalf of my father, MSgt William Hauser (Ret), Korean War – 1st Marine Division, Happy Birthday Marine Corps – SEMPER FI! Also please send wishes and prayers for he is not doing so well these days.
Thanks so much.
(My father is front row, left side)
Here are some more photos of Belleau Wood that were taken in June of 2014.
Thank you all for your service. For those hardball players in the southeast asia league welcome home. Happy Birthday!
KDT
Sgt Grit and Staff would like to wish all Marines, both past and present, a very Happy 239th Birthday! Continue to carry on the Marine Corps legacy of honor, courage, and commitment for another 239 years!
Watch the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Joseph F. “Fighting Joe” Dunford's 2014 Birthday Message.
First, let me express my utmost appreciation to all the men and women of the Marine Corps for your service.
I hope it isn't inappropriate to post this here, but I have been reading so many stories on the Sgt. Grit site and just feel something in my gut telling me to give it a try.
"A Marine is a Marine… There's no such thing as a former Marine."
–General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps
Iraq, 2004
Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Hagee, visited his Marines in Iraq for some photo ops at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad. Marines stood in line to have their picture taken with the Commandant. At the end of the line stood an Army CW04 (me). I informed the Commandant that I served in the Marine Corps in Viet Nam with 2/5 at An Hoa in 1967. I then asked if a former Marine could have his picture taken with the Marine Commandant.
Capt. D Krause on Lt, Capt. Jim Lea, middle and yours truly on left. Capt. Lea was a Navy Pharm. mate with the Marines in WWII, got out, went to Med school and went back in serving in Nam. That is a total of 33 ribbons on his shirt!
Cheers, Chuck.
Capt. Lea is 93!
Thought you might want to share this… It is my understanding a Marine's wife carved this pumpkin. It took her about 16 hours.
Sgt. Dale Mills
1963-1967
The Women Marines Association (WMA), The Romeo Masonic Temple, the Romeo Post Office and the surrounding community comes together to pack 500 boxes to ship to our service members deployed in harm's way. On 15 November the women Marines of the Women Marines Association will once again work with the Romeo Masonic Temple and the Romeo Post office to pack up 500 holiday boxes for the troops.
Marine Corps Birthday 1964. I celebrated the 189th USMC Birthday with Headquarters 4th Battalion, 12th Marines on Okinawa in 1964.
It doesn't seem like its been 50 years.
PFC KEITH
2d HvyArtyRktBtry, 2d FAG
Hq Btry, 10th Marines
Hq Btry, 4th Bn, 12th Marines
I've had my truck for a few years and have proudly displayed USMC products I've purchased from Sgt. Grit on it. I got my RV this year and as you can see I've already started with EGA's over the tail lights as well as the USMC memorial. It looks good but it would look great with a larger one of the memorial on the back though.
