Category: Afghanistan

FOB Geronimo, Afghanistan MWR

These are some photos from the MWR facility aboard Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Afghanistan. Sgt Grit was contacted by Jeffrey Arnold, who is in charge of maintaining the facility, about a donation of Sgt Grit decor to help boost morale on the base. As you can see in the photos, Sgt Grit items have been prominently displayed on their bulkheads and worn by the deployed Marines.   Semper Fi

The Next Best Cake Cutter

So up here in the Northern part of A'stan (Jalalabad), the Veteran Marines outnumbered all eight of the uniformed, but we celebrated anyway, graciously arranged by MAJ Copeland and the local USO. The oldest CPL on hand was born in 1956, to the youngest LCPL born in 1992 (I have socks older than that!)
We had a great time, and blew the 'soldiers' out of the DFAC with our rendering of the HYMN. read more

OORAH!

The beginning of this June I was still at my former station, FOB Lightning, ANA 203rd Thunder Corps, Gardez, Paktia Province, where several Army Rangers are stationed. I was in the line for the visit of the Finance team to get some cash, and there was a Army Ranger captain who came to join the line. Trying to show some team spirit, I gave him "Rangers Lead the Way!" to which the expected response is "All The Way!". Well I don't know why this captain was having a bad day, but the response I received was "whatever"….
Contrast this with two weeks later now stationed at FOB Fenty, Konar Province, just outside the DFAC. I was walking towards a group of three Marine Seargents. As we passed each other I said, just loud enough for them to hear: "Marines!"  What response did I receive? Loud and clear, from all three, "OORAH, SIR!"
Need I say more but , Semper Fi! read more