This tattoo was designed from a photo of the tread on my son’s boots.
Author: SgtGrit
What’s On The Inside Matters
This tattoo goes from right below my hip all the way down to my knee and covers the entire side of my left thigh.
Semper Fi Forearm Tattoo
SEMPER FI tattoo. 30 plus years after serving. SEMPER FI forever
Future Recruits
I'm former L/Cpl Jack Gleason, Plt. 226, PI 1963 – 1967.
I just thought you would appreciate a good laugh. These are future recruits. We live in Flippin, AK, and we don't get that much snow. So, being a Marine veteran I improvised. We had some snow, a flag pole, and 4 great volunteers.
Have It All
For those guys interested, here are some of the guns we took from the VC and NVA. As you can see there is an AK47, then my M14, a Greasegun and two M 16's. With the exception of my M14 all these guns were captured from the enemy.
To Hear Silence
It took over 4 years and thousands of hour digging through old files on Vietnam to write the book called "To Hear Silence". Although it's the day to day and often minute to minute account if one Marine battery's experience in support of an infantry unit, everyone who ever served in Vietnam will be able to identify with it. This book traces Charlie Battery 1/13 and the 3rd Battalion 26 Marines from the time they formed up at Camp Horno, CA until the original members left Khe Sanh and returned home in October 1967.
A Battle Won By Handshakes
My name is Lucas Dyer (SSgt USMC) and I have recently had my book, A Battle Won By Handshakes, published. This is about my combat experience as a small unit leader and platoon commander and how my company, ACo 1/5 achieved great success in Afghanistan by utilizing Counter Insurgency Operations (COIN) and doing the right thing. There are not that many success stories from Afghanistan, but my unit was one of the few. I take a doctrinal approach to explaining how the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war where utilized as we changed a village and their people. Since it's release it has become the number 1 best seller on my publishers website.
Marine Daughters
Thought you might be humbled by my daughters tat. It’s not nice to p-ss off Marine daughters. check out her tattoo.
Graduation Photos
I graduated from Parris Island in December 1994. 3rd Battalion Platoon 3030 they called us the dirty thirty Lima Company. Over the years and angry ex-wives my yearbook, uniforms and everything else is gone. And I'm looking for anyone that has pictures of my platoon or a yearbook from then. If so please contact me. Feel free to send pictures.
Our Annual Picnic
Thanks to all of you at SGT Grit our picnic last weekend was a huge success! As with every year the SGT Grit raffle and auction items were the highlight and had people drooling over them (even the younger people for which drooling really isn't an age related issue). Next year maybe we should order some bibs for the guests as protection at the prize tables!