This is my 4 year old daughter Lilly. Lilly picked up our latest edition of Sgt Grit today. As she was looking through the magazine she said "look daddy stuff". You see my little Lilly never got the chance to meet her Marine Daddy. He deployed 2 weeks before she was born. On April 1st our Hero Sgt Frank World was KIA in Afghanistan. Our daughter Lilly was only 3 months old… our son was just 3. Just thought I would share with you a cute photo of a Gold Star child looking through Sgt Grit… or as my daughter says looking at daddy stuff.
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Lonesome 155 And John Wayne
I think this was south-west of Hue. We were with 2nd. Provisional 155 Howitzer, Tango Battery, 3/12.
Looking back, been a long time.
Who would have ever imagined John Wayne as the author of a thoughtful, even touching, poem?
Semper Fi
George Sheesley
Get The Jacket
I should have sent this long ago, but it has been quite hectic.
My father is a WWII Marine Veteran who served in four invasions on Kwajalein Atoll, Tinian, Saipan and Iwo Jima. He actually was assigned to duties stateside and stowed aboard a ship when the rest of his unit was deployed for combat. He didn’t want to be left behind.
WWII Photos
I bought these at an estates sale in St. Joseph, Missouri. I think most were taken in Hawaii during WWII. Maybe someone is interested.
The company photo looks like it might be from the training base on Maui during WWII.
Jim Grimes
Sgt 1969-72
Military Appreciation Day
On Saturday, February 8th. I attended the Monster Energy Super Cross in San Diego. It was Military Appreciation Day, so there were lots of Marines and other service members there.
Just prior to the qualification races, the big stars were introduced, and they each did a practice lap. In front of the start line there was a squad of Marines. After Chad Reed #22 did his lap, he rode by the Marines and held out his hand to slap their hands, a few of the Marines did likewise. When Ryan Vilopoto #1 did his lap, he stopped in front of the Marines, and shook each of their hands individually. It was a touch of class, and it made me happy to see there are young people like him out there, who appreciate what the Military is all about.
Leggings 1953
While in reserve (Baker-1-1, 60 Mortars we were inspected by a general. When he came to my front he asked where my boots were. Answered I didnt have any. Told an aide & got me boots. Had them in about a week…
Moose Donovin, Sgt of Marines
El Toro Marine School
As I was setting here reading some of the stories, and went to into my memory log about my oldest son who now is 24 yrs old. He was only 4 yrs old when he went to El toro Marine School and he was born on November 10, 1990. He is always proud to know that his birthday falls on the same day as the Marine Corps Birthday. Sometimes nowadays when we sit around the campfire and tell our stories, he would always talk about the Marines that would be there to keep an eye on them when they went to school and out of school as roadguards. Once when we got back home a few years later we were in Tulsa and school was letting out, he said 'Dad' what are those, I replied, those are crossing guards for the school children, he looked at me with a smile, and said we never had those kind, we had MARINES. Now when I see a crossing guard, I just smile think of the Marines at the El Toro Marine School when I lived on base housing at the back gate by the baseball field. Thank you Marines for watching out for our future. Semper Fi!
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Gunny OD
As a footnote to my earlier story on Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas F. O'Donnell ( aka "OD") Gunny OD passed away on Monday Feb. 10,2014. Please say a prayer as he moves onto his final post guarding the gates of heaven.