Author: SgtGrit

The Stoner

Sgt. Grit,

In Vietnam, a friend and fellow Ordnance Man was the Ordnance Chief of the 1st Marine Division. Hanging on his wall was a Stoner Rifle left over from the test of the Stoner Rifle in Vietnam. I asked him to come with me on a Recon Mission. The Division Ordnance Officer okay'd the Recon so we left touring the OP's. He took the Stoner rifle as his personal weapon while I carried my M14. At each OP he would allow any one that wanted to fire the Stoner, to fire it. Here is a picture I took at one of the OP's and a Marine Firing it. Don't remember his name or the name of the Ordnance Chief, sorry. read more

Trigger Housing Group

1956, Plt 406. Sitting in a class room listening to the instructor as he trained us in the stripping of the M1… He had us remove the trigger housing and explained that while out, we should never pull the trigger while removed. He had just about got that out of his mouth when I did the NO NO. A click was heard from Parris Island all the way to my home town in Massachusetts. He just kept right on talking without changing a beat. He had us all hold the housing group up as he and the meanest DI I had in my platoon walked up and down the desks. My DI passed by my desk and I thought, the dumb Azz never saw it. That was just about then, that my right ear began to ring and I found my self on the floor looking up. That was not the first time I met the wrath of My DI but I'll save them for another time. Sgt Wilson, where ever you are, I thank you for the attitude adjustments. It helped me thru my years in the Corps and there after… Always a Marine! read more

1950s Ka-Bar, Springfield 1911A1, and Remington 1911R1 BB Pistol

Thought you may be interested in these items; Ka-bar from 1950s, Korean era; Springfield Armory 1911A1 w/USMC grips; lower pistol Remington 1911R1 (actually a CO2 powered BB automatic, fires full magazine of 18 BBs as fast as you can pull the trigger). read more

Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention

In reading some of the past articles concerning Marines making various modifications to equipment to suit their needs, I recalled a couple of small things my Dad told me when I was a teen-ager. Dad was a Pfc. with the 3rd Special Weapons Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. read more

Yountville “All Marine Day” BBQ and Picnic

On Sunday, 21 September 2014, the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Northern California holds its annual YOUNTVILLE "ALL MARINE DAY" BBQ AND PICNIC. It is a free event to all Marines, Marine Veterans, FMF Corpsmen, their Families and Guests in camaraderie and brotherhood. read more