Author: SgtGrit

Drawings and Paintings

Drawings and Paintings

Just wanted to share my paintings with your site. I visit here alot.. Our son, LCpl Andru is on his second deployment in Iraq. I started my drawings and paintings to show our pride in our son, the Corps and America. My husband is also a veteran of the Corps. Hope you enjoy these as much as we are. This a picture of my son Andru, OUR MARINE!!
Linda Ditzler read more

Taking Care of Our Marines

Taking Care of Our Marines

mnbluestarmothers.org We are busy with sending cards and packages out to the troops. And as long as we can keep getting donations we will keep sending them. It is a coping mechanism for us back home here. We just received an email from a Sgt. in a hospital in Baghdad who saw our ad for names of service men and women to send packages to. He asked us if we could send some to the names he enclosed as they are single and don’t receive much mail. read more

A Marine Mom’s Poetry

A Marine Mom’s Poetry

The talk in the service is all kind of new
You march past the flag; they call it “Review”
You stand in a “chow line”
While we site and dine
You polish your boots, call it “spit shine”
When you have to go potty
You use the “head”
You jump into your “sack”
We call it a bed
I’d wake you for school
You wake now for “muster”
At that early hour
It sure is a buster
They gave you a number
In place of a name
But you’ll always be “Gary”
To me just the same
You learn all the jargon
And don’t ever balk
But remember it’s Mom
Who taught you to talk read more

Military Wall of Recongition

Hello! My name is Debbie Blankenship. The pictures that I have attached all started with "our marine". My son, Lcpl. Ryan Blankenship, joined the Marines in December 2007. He was deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009 and will be returning home in July. When he made his decision to join and put his life on the line for the sake of our country's freedom, we as a family stood behind him. And so began our family's "Military Wall of Recognition". The wall began with our son but has grown to include not only Marines, but any/every branch of the U.S. Military. That wall is the very first thing that you see when you come into our home. We want to make sure that it is clearly understood that we support our U.S. Military and stand behind them no matter what. We would like to thank Sgt. Grit for allowing us to show our support with your merchandise. My family would also like to thank each and every member of our U.S. Military for their service. read more

Display Cases and Commemorative Medals

To Sgt. Grit,

I recently went through a box that had been packed up for over forty years. I rediscovered my medals, ribbons, certificates and awards that I had received while serving my country in the Marine Corps ( Feb. 1965 to Jan. 1971 ) After some consideration, I decided to display them and my pride of service. I also thought I would surprise my Father and Brother with a display of their service. My Father, now 84 Yrs. old, served during WWll in the Pacific( USMC 1942 to 1945 ) He was at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Okinawa some of the most fierce battles the Marine Corps has ever had. My brother was in the Army ( 1969 to 1972 ) Both of them were overwhelmed when I presented them with their displays cases. The pride in their face was worth a million dollars. I often find my Father gazing at the display on the wall. Thank you for all your help and of course for the availability of all the products I purchased from you. ( See Attachments 1, 2, 3 & 4 ) read more