I remember the Thanksgiving menu when I was in ITR. Also, it was a two star general who came to our platoon. We had turkey of course and something I had never had, lobster. The meal was fabulous and it was the first time I ever saw or was spoken to by a general. Both great memories.
Category: Marine Corps Stories
Still Looking, Time vs Health
At age seventy-one and having been searching absolutely everywhere, I have yet yo find my grad book or because I was told that it got reprinted but was issued with the wrong numbers, also unable to find more info on that. Even my DI's can't be found.
USMC Birthday At A Retirement Home
Lakeline Oaks Retirement Community
Cedar Park, Texas
November 10, 2015
Sometime in October, Lakeline Oaks Retirement Community residents Jim Taylor and Tom Sewell were reminiscing about past Marine Corps celebrations commemorating the birthday of our Corps.
Ham and Muthas
That's what we called them, Ham & Muthas. To tell the truth, they were always my first choice, because they were in the biggest can. The trick was NOT to look at 'em why chowing down.
Life Changing Event
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Underdogs
In his 2012 book, Underdogs: The Making of the Modern Marine Corps, which in my opinion is very well-written, Aaron B. McConnell talks about Marines:
"Perhaps more than any other group in America, the Marines have always been culture warriors, open and unapologetic about advertising their identity, preserving and sustaining it, and policing the boundaries that separate them from the uninitiated. They seem almost addicted to their paraphernalia: wherever a Marine appears, Marine hats, sweatshirts and jackets are never far behind. Marine Corps flags fly outside their homes; the eagle, globe and anchor emblem adorns cars, boats, backpacks and biceps. Few military organizations think of their culture as a form of power; the Marines do so explicitly, protect it zealously and deploy it offensively. It is almost a type of weapon or armor – an armored personhood carrier that protects them in both war and peace. While other services may sport similar trappings of identity and community, many Marines do so obsessively. Aaron Sorkin's 1992 film, A Few Good Men, summed it up well: to a certain degree, Marines are fanatical about being Marines."
Sgt Grit Catalog
My Granddaughter loves it!
David Moore
Vietnam Era Zippo Lighter
While attending another great Veteran's Day celebration here at our RV park in Mesa, AZ. yesterday, I was talking with a fellow veteran and he relayed a story to me of his finding a Zippo lighter in Viet Nam in 1970. Here is his info regarding the lighter:
Ham And MoFos
Ham & MoFos were beyond nasty. Some guys tried to doctor them with hot sauce and/or C-ration cheese. Absolutely nothing could help them other than when they became landfill.
I have seen the first photo many – many times. I have never gazed upon that second photo… and from now on, I will grab the eye bleach before making another sighting.
Saipan And Okinawa
Those of us who attended the birthday luncheon this week got to meet Adam Pizzutti who I met on the Honor Flight in May. Some of us took him to lunch later and invited him to this year's birthday lunch.
Yesterday I received three photos of him taken during WWII aboard ship and in Japan. The photos were accompanied with this note: