SIR… In reply to some of the questions about where the word Ooorah may have originated… After a lot of research this explanation seems to be very good possibility… If anyone reads this and knows these facts not to be true please feel free to correct me…
It seems 1st Amphibious Recon can be credited with introduction of Ooorah sometime around 1953… Shortly after the Korean War Recon. Marines were serving aboard the USS Perch, a WW11 diesel Submarine retrofitted to carry Navy UDT and Recon Marines…
Whenever the Sub was to dive the 1MC would announce "Dive Dive"
followed by the AHUGA-AHUGA of the ships diving horns…
In 1953 or 54 while on a conditioning run Sgt. Major John R.
Massaro serving with the 1st Amphibious Recon Battalion simulated the AHUGA as part of the cadence… Legend has it he took it with him when he went to serve as Instructor at Drill Instructor School at San Diego, there he passed it on to the student D.I.s who in turn passed it on to their recruits where it eventually became part of Recon cadence…
Overtime the AHUGA sound morphed into OOORAH… Today the Official Marine Corps Reference Manual on the history of the Corps is titled… AHUGA…
Howard W.Kennedy USMC 1956 1962
Category: General Info
The term Leatherneck
“Leatherneck” to describe Marines
Where does the term Leatherneck come from?
From 1798 until 1872 Marines wore a uniform that contained a neck piece made of leather. This stiff leather collar, called “The Stock”, was about 3 1/2 inches high and served two purposes.
Marine Dad (WW-1) had four Marine sons serve in Korea.
Melvin W Ohman served in the Corps in Parris Island and Bremerton, WA during WW-I. Four sons, Robert M Ohman,(WW-II, Korea, VietNam), Joseph K Ohman F-2-7, John H Ohman A-1-7, and James H Ohman C-1-7 served in Korea. Joseph, John and James landed at Inchon Sep 21, 1950. Robert served on the carrier Philippine Sea in 1952 and 1953.
M.L.R.
I remember a private beening told to go to the supply Sgt. and to request 100 feet of MLR. The private did as he was told, and the laugh was on him.LOL The true meaning (as I remember) was the line of the shirt, buckel, and trouser fly. (Main Line of Reisitance) Oh yea and GSgt. Carter told us that only females ware PANTS. MARINES ware TROUSERS.
I am a Marine
I am a United States Marine
My commander is The President of the States of America.
My duty is to serve the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
To protect The Bill of Rights, The Declaration of Independence
And the Constitution of the United States of America
A Good Deed
Grit,
From one old Oklahoma Marine to another, Fine Job you and your crew are doing at Sgt Grit. Keep it up.
I just wanted to share a story that just happened tonight at a local Mexican Restaurant in Batlett, TN where I live. I served our beloved Corps for 7 years from 70-77, I was a 6133, T58-GE-10 engine mechanic and a 6034 SOAP Technician. Working on CH-46D's E's. Deployed to WestPac with USS Okinawa LPH-3 in 1972. I have always been very proud of my time served and I always wear a cover that I think came from your company that stated I was a USMC VietNam Vet. A lot of people see the hat, old Marines, young Marines, Doggies, Sailors, and the Zoomies in the Air Force. So I get the normal greeting, a friendly nod a special look between men who have been in and from civilians that are finally thanking my era of men and women for our service during that time, now about 40 years have past but at least the public is thinking of the servicemen again.
needing info
My life in the Corps was cut short by a drunk and I became a Marine without a base in 1989, BUT I still hold dear to all that is" Marine". That being said-My wife came home from her mothers with an item , one that looked close but different. She had a small eagle, globe and anchor but it did not have the "rope" . She also had a lapel pin that went thru the hole (not two parts) the pin read" U.S.Marine Honorable discharge" printed on black with white writing with the E,G, A but also missing the "rope". She told me that it had belonged to either her mother's- father or grand father making them somewhere around the 1940s or 1920s. I was trying to find out an age of this item being that I'm in my late 40's and had never seen one. The E,G,A was a bit thinner then the ones that we wore on our piss covers, it looked almost detailed and not quite as bulky as those we were issued but still had that military quality about it. I'm not sure if anyone could tell me anything about the two but I felt it would do no harm to ask. Any info would be great. to all thanks, and Simper Fi. Cpl. B.A.Williamson (83-89)
Justice Comes to Town!
Man, you just have to love Justice when it comes to town!
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Orville Smith, a store manager for Best Buy in Augusta, Georgia, said he observed a male customer, later identified as Tyrone Jackson of Augusta, on surveillance cameras putting a laptop computer under his jacket. When confronted the man became irate, knocked down an employee, drew a knife and ran for the door.
Outside on the sidewalk were four Marines collecting toys for the "Toys for Tots" program. Smith said the Marines stopped the man, but he stabbed one of the Marines, Cpl. Phillip Duggan, in the back; the injury did not appear to be severe.
After Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene Cpl. Duggan was transported for treatment.
The subject was also transported to the local hospital with two broken arms, a broken ankle, a broken leg, several missing teeth, possible broken ribs, multiple contusions, assorted lacerations, a broken nose and a broken jaw, injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell off the curb after stabbing the Marine.
(Now that was a well-written Police report!)
Semper Fidelis, John Nihen
Just a kid
Im am just 14 years old since i was little i wanted to be in the Military. I had to decide what to be my dad was a army sargent for 30 years and i wanna be a Marine so i just want advice so when i take the test what to be aware of.
vmf 311 story
enjoyed the story and vmf 311 insignia in todays sgt grit…i was in vmf 311 from 57 to 58 ..we subsequently were redesignated vma-311…i have seen several versions of the squadron patch but cant find the one we had in that time period …it showed sylvester holding a flaming rocket in his teeth!…would like more info on where to find this patch or decal…..the ones i had are long gone!!! SEMPER FI MARINES !!!!!