Author: SgtGrit

World’s Best Fighting Man

You can keep your Army kyahk, You can keep your Navy Blue, I have the worlds best fighting man to introduce to you!!  His uniform is different, the best you've ever seen, the Germans called him "Devil Dog" but his real name is "Marine!!"  He was born on Parris Island, the place where God forgot, the sand was eighteen inches deep, and the sun was blazing hot!!  He got up every morning before the rising sun, He'd run a hundred miles or more before his day was done!!  He's deadly with a rifle, a boyonet made of steel, he took the warriors calling card and he mastered how to kill!!  And when he gets to Heaven, to St. Peter he will say, "One more Marine reporting sir, I've served my time in Hell!!"   I'm proud to say my Dad is a MARINE!!! read more

8th Annual GriTogether – JUNE 11th

8th Annual Gritogether - June 11, 2011

This year's Gritogether was a great success. We had Marines from all over the country, great live entertainment, the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, poolees getting ready for bootcamp, and much much more! Thank you to everyone who took the time to come and we look forward to seeing you next GriTogether!
Semper Fi,
Sgt Grit read more

Farewell of the Marines from Iraq

Farewell of the Marines from Iraq

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Please pass on,

SgtsMaj, MGySgts, CMDCMs, Marines and Sailors, Saturday, 23 January at 1100 will mark the end of the Marines in Iraq as an organization. II MEF (fwd) will conduct a Transfer of Authority Ceremony with the First Armored Division without a Relief in Place from any incoming unit. USF-W (formally MNF-W) will merge with USD-C (formally MND-Baghdad) and will cease to exist. read more

Marines “One of a Kind”

First of all to the Marine "I think" who was upset about Semper Fi. I was in the Corps in 1952 and my dad was in WW II, Korea and Nam.  We all used Semper Fi and were proud of it.

True story. My wife, at the time, and I were truck drivers. She was an Air Force Brat. We had stopped in Los Vegas for fuel and in doing so they would give you a free dinner. When we went into the Casino she went to the rest room and while in there a fellow truck driver came by and said "Semper Fi" I had on a Marine Corps T shirt and USMC hat. We talked for a few moment then he left. A short time latter my wife came out of the rest room. read more

Semper Fi

To all concerned,  This should end the dust up about the term "Semper Fi". Pictured is the back of my headstone. No, I'm not dead yet, just preparing my final redoubt.   Semper Fi has been around for a long time as a salutation, a sign of comradeship, esprit de corps. Used only by and in reference to Marines and the Marine Corps.   So, there it is, "Written in stone". Hopefully it will be around for a long time to come even after our names have faded into history. Who would have thought two and a half thousand years ago, the words and deeds of a small group of men would still be remembered today? They were the Spartans at Thermopylae. It is my belief that the exploits of Marines and the Marine Corps will also be remembered for a long time and the term Semper Fi will carry on in history.   Cplcharley U.S.M.C. 64/68 Chu Lai 66, DaNang 68