Category: Holiday

Private First Class Vincent Smejkal

For Father's Day I received this picture from my son. He is stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Currently he is training in the martial arts and mentions that if something happens to his weapon he has to be able to take out the enemy with his bare hands. read more

Adopted Marines

Sgt,

Attached are photos of the Marine Christmas Tree my wife and I
put up this year, along with a photo of three of our adopted
Marines.

The Marines are from the left, Cpl Cole Dennis with VMU 3 in
Twenty Nine Palms, PFC Heather Bedonnih in Construction and
Utilities in Pendleton, and Pvt Matt Head, future MP in
Pendleton. read more

‘Twas The Day Before Christmas

TWAS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

While forward deployed to Naples, Italy we (1st FAST Co. 3rd Platoon) were assigned to re-inforce a Naval installation in Gaeta, Italy during Christmas & New Years 2000-2001. Half of the platoon was guarding the USS LaSalle while docked and the other half of us set up a reinforced perimeter on the small Naval base. During our time there, a number of us contributed to writing a ridiculous poem about Santa trying to get onto the base without his I.D. read more

Twas the day before Christmas

TWAS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

While forward deployed to Naples, Italy we (1st FAST Co. 3rd Platoon) were assigned to re-inforce a Naval installation in Gaeta Italy during Christmas & New Years 2000-2001. Half of the platoon were guarding the USS LaSalle while docked and the other half of us set up a reinforced perimeter on the small Naval base. During our time there, a number of us contributed to writing a ridiculous poem about Santa trying to get onto the base without his I.D. read more

Twas the day before Christmas

TWAS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

While forward deployed to Naples, Italy we (1st FAST Co. 3rd Platoon) were assigned to re-inforce a Naval installation in Gaeta Italy during Christmas & New Years 2000-2001. Half of the platoon were guarding the USS LaSalle while docked and the other half of us set up a reinforced perimeter on the small Naval base. During our time there, a number of us contributed to writing a ridiculous poem about Santa trying to get onto the base without his I.D. read more