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Semper Fi,
Recently you had a couple of news items in the newsletter about
Veteran's discounts and different businesses. Here in Texas any
Honorably Discharged Veteran may take his or her DD-214 down to
their local DMV and show it to the person there. Upon showing
their DD-214 and paying a small fee the term 'VETERAN' will then
be added to your driver's license. I've attached a copy of my
license showing the 'VETERAN' notation. You may use it in the
newsletter if you so desire.
While going through my seabag, I came across a box with all of
my brass… tie clasps, belt buckles, and Eagle, Globe, and
Anchors for the various uniforms. I came across some brass
(yep, I know they need some polishing!), and wondered what/why
the difference?
Dear Sgt. Grit:
In reference to your recent Newsletters concerning the Leatherneck
tartan, I would like you to know that "Clan Leatherneck" has been
alive since 1998. We have participated in all the local Highland
Games since that time.
In the last newsletter someone mentioned 'forced marches'.
A number of months before JFK was killed he had this obsession with physical fitness. The end result was that every combat outfit was ordered to be able to march 50 miles in under 10 hours, in full battle gear. Can't be done? BS all the way, and yes, it can be done.
After returning from MCRD Parris Is. I visited an old WWI Marine and we talked about the Island , the heat, etc. So at one point I mentioned in the middle of the PT field were sea shells, and wondered how the got so far inland. To my suprise he started telling me about when they "built" PI and they hauled wheel barrows full of shells to be used for pathways around the island. So now we know where the damn things came from that cut our hands as we did leg thrusts and pushups.
LCpl. Thomas Moore's Company Commander, Capt. Jay Vargas and Capt. Jim Livingston another Company Commander of BLT 2/4, were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor while serving under Battalion Commander, LtCol. Bill Weise. There is a series of YouTube videos narrated by BGen. Weise describing the Dai Do battle beginning with "Battle of Dai Do Part 1". Attached are b&w photos of the aforementioned Captains Vargas (L) and Livingston (R).
"Pickle grass"?… never heard it called that, even when covered
with doughnut puke… more commonly known as 'ice plant'… low-growing, creeping succulent plant, with triangular 'leaves',
probably related to cactus of some kind… widely used by the California DOT on freeway banks as erosion control, comes in a couple of colors when in bloom, makes sure that the entire bank will 'slide' as one mat, when the soil gets wet enough. Long a favorite of DI's, and Company Gunnys at MCRD and Pendleton. Good for collecting butts and trash, eventually looks pretty mangy (well, not at MCRD, now that there are very few Quonset huts to plant it around).
The faint diffuse of light
pushing its way from the sun
breaks the day
exposing the casualty of war.
On the battlefield
dead men lie in the dirt
made wet by their blood,
shaping the muck around them.
Their places of rest
fossilize as the sun beats down
The faint diffuse of light
pushing its way from the sun
breaks the day
exposing the casualty of war.
On the battlefield
dead me lie in the dirt
made wet by their blood,
shaping the muck around them.
Their places of rest
fossilize as the sun beats down
While attending the 237th Birthday dinner at a NAvy Vets club called Port 5 in Bridgeport Ct a question arose as to the origins of the nicknames for a Garrison cap Our table consisted of 2 NAvy CPOs ret. a Gunny ret. my self anE6 ret. we all agreed the nicknames were universal, asking throughout the room of vets from the NAvy and USMC ranging from a Pearl Harbor survivor to a devil dog just back from Iraq no one could answer this question I know that my Father and uncles who served in WWII used the same nicknames. So if any one out there knows the origin of Pi**Cutter or C*** CAp please let the world know Thanks . Semper FI George True USMC 1964-1968.
