I surprised my Husband, my Marine with a special Christmas tree this year.
Category: Holiday
Reflection
Sgt Grit:
As the Holidays fast approach, a time of reflection is often a time to rummage through one's old "stuff". While doing my yearly
rummaging, I found my 1966 USMC Christmas present, and thought it was appropriate to share with your readers.
Thanksgiving 1962
For Thanksgiving the cooks were able to obtain some frozen turkeys from the Army. The cooks put the turkeys on steel tables, the cooks then sat on the other tables. We gave them all the heavy scrub brush heads we could find. The cooks spent two nights throwing the scrub brushes at the rats to keep them fom getting the turkeys. Worked. We had a good Thaksgiving… Anyone who was on Okinawa at that time can tell you the size of the rats, like medium sized dogs… No cats on the rock, I guess the rats got them…
This Years EGA Pumpkin for My Hubby
Just wanted to send a pic of this years work I did for my hubby, carved one last year too but this years looks so much better, 4 hours of work pays off, but can never show how thankful we are to all that are and have served, Semper Fi
USMC EGA Pumpkin
This is my pumkin that I carved last year.
1944 Menu
Hey Sgt. Grit,
I thought some of your readers would like to see the menu
for Christmas 1944 at Cherry Point, NC.
Please notice the last item on the 2nd page of the menu
(Cigarettes).
PFC R.O. Berg 1954-1956
USMC Pumpkin
My husband carved this while our son was serving in Afghanistan last year.
Marine Corps Birthday Relay
Cpl S. Weston Liggett of the U.S. Marine Corps, who now teaches at Wilson Primary Center in South Bend, IN, celebrated the 236th birthday of the Marine Corps in 2011 with his Kindergarten students and a few other participants such as the principal and even a Marine Vietnam veteran in attendance.
Christmas 1956 on Okinawa
I was stationed at Camp Courtney on Okinawa with the Third Service Regiment. It was Christmas time and we were in for an unexpected treat…
Bob Hope landed and put on a nice show for us – He brought Jayne Mansfield, Jerry Colonna and a few other young round eyed girls that we all whistled hoot and hollered to see more of. Maybe this will bring back some memories for you.
I have a scrap book full of pictures, pawn tickets, liberty passes and other items saved for all these years – I will share here from time to time …Semper Fi
Cpl. Bob MacGillivray USMCR (Parris Island – Platoon 63 – "C" Company Third Battalion Feb 1956 )
Merry Christmas
Hello Sgt. Grit.
I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, May the coming years be prosperous, happy, healthy and full of cheer.
Here is a photograph I shot in Dong Ha Vietnam Christmas Eve 1968.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from
The 3rd. Marine Division Dong Ha Vietnam 1968