SgtGrit – Page 305 – Sgt. Grit Community

Dontcha Know

Managed to find a nice lady to put up with my aging butt and got
married 30 Sept 2012. Had my brother and two back-to-back
buddies (one Marine and one civilian) come from out of state.
The Pastor, a former Marine don't you know, is a former work
buddy and great friend as well. read more

Replacement Draft

Sgt. Grit:

To the best of my knowledge, in June of 1951 the Corps started
to take draftees. When I was in Pendleton, Tent Camp Two, 2nd
Trng Bn during the Spring of 1952, Company Clerk of L Co., I had
to list two of them as AWOL one Monday morning. Shortly after
making the morning report the First Sgt opened his newspaper and
saw a headline "Two Marines Shot by Passing Car". His remark to
the Captain was "there's where our Sh-t Birds are". read more

Antique Mall

I took these photos at an Antique Mall in Ogalalla, NE. They
wanted $95 for the photo which is more than I wanted to spend.
It is dated June 1951. More than likely many of these Marines
went to Korea. Maybe someone can identify someone or themselves
in the photos. read more