This is Lil Rayray. I'm a Marine Vet and I love the Marine Corps Attire you guys have.
Raymond LOPEZ
Category: Marine Families
He Wants To Be A Marine
Hey Sgt. Grit Team! I ran across this picture and I realized that I never sent it to you. This was taken a few years back when I had my first child. His name is Gavin. All the items came from your store. I
can't believe that he's going to be six this year. He says he wants to be a Marine like his Mommy and Granddaddy! LOL.
Guarding the Gates of Heaven
For my son, Marine SSgt Joseph Fankhauser (EOD tech)
KIA 4-22-2012
By Mary Wyscarver
She remembers as a boy, tanks and guns were his toys,
In her mind she always knew, he'd be among the chosen few.
Joined the Marines right out of school, tried to live by the golden
rule, Four times in Iraq on foreign land, two more tours in Afghanistan.
Guadalcanal Heroes
I read with interest Gunny Rousseau's letter on "Guadalcanal Heroes". Not everyone has forgotten about Guadalcanal. Not many of them (all heroes in my opinion) are left. Had the Marines failed there, the results of WWII would have been significantly different. Guadalcanal does not get the attention of campaigns like Iwo, but it was a victory of greater historical significance.
Ambigram Tattoo
Hi Sgt Grit!
Here are pictures of my daughters and my new Semper Fidelis Ambigram Tattoo. I served Mar 13, 1985 to Feb 12, 1997 and she served July 7, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011.
Semper Fi,
Ken McDaniel
Custom Garter
Thanks to all of you for making our wedding so special. Your customer service is stellar. I wanted to share a photo of the bouquet with you and of the custom garter. Thank you again.
Lee
America’s Top Female Guitarist
Desiree Bassett, daughter of a Marine and a proud Sgt Grit customer, is America's Top Female Guitarist. She is currently the Lead guitarist for the Cirque De Soleil Michael Jackson, The Immortal World Tour.
When telling of how she got started playing the guitar she said, "My daddy was an E-4 in the USMC stationed at Kaneohe bay, Hawaii from '83-'88 as a 6060 (Flight Equipment Marine), and he did two WestPac tours. He actually bought a guitar in a pawn shop on Okinawa, Japan, and subscribed to guitar player magazine and taught himself how to play below deck on a Helicopter Carrier; when he got out of the Corps, he got married, they had me, and he taught me how to play on that same guitar, which we still have.
The FEW, The PROUD, The GLOW
On March 2nd, 2013, the Sgt Grit Tenderonies took to the streets of Oklahoma City,OK, to participate in The GlowRun5K. This event helped raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. A big OORAH goes out to these glowing motivators!
I Got Caught
While fixing a little batch of my favorite snack I couldn't find my
wife's mixer, but I did find one of the blades. She was busy and I
didn't want to bother her, so I did what any good Marine would do.
You might say I got caught with my hands in the cookie jar.
Jack Lucas, MOH
Sgt Grit,
I saw someone mention Jacklyn Lucas in the last newsletter. I thought I would share two pictures Jack signed for me about a year before he made the trip to Guard Heaven's Gates. He visited my National Guard unit, the 890th Cmbt Engr Bn, in Gulfport, MS, before we deployed to Iraq.