My brother's company built the frigate named after Lewis B.
Puller. I was a Marine in 1957 so he sent me this picture. I
thought you guys would be interested in seeing it.
Bob R.
Semper Fi.
Category: Marine Corps Stories
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
EGA Pumpkin
Here is my 2012 EGA pumpkin. Semper Fi!!
Long time vet
On my first tour, severed with a Sgt Owens, he had 4 or 5 Purple Hearts and had been in country at least 4 years. Kept on extending six months at a time and got 30 days free vacation any where in the free world. Many in our crew did that at least one time.
Honoring My Dad – MGySgt Vernon Tsoodle, 13MAY1931-13OCT2011
It is our Native American tradition to officially mourn for a year after the death of a family member, which means excluding ourselves from traditional ceremonies and festivities, and then we usually have a church service and dinner to mark the end of our mourning period. However, I wanted to do something different to honor my Dad, MGySgt Vernon Tsoodle, a Korean and Vietnam War Veteran and most of all, a proud Marine. Unfortunately, he died of complications from Alzheimer's on 13 OCT 2011.
Hey Sgt Grit do you have this?
I had a great friend my last tour in Nam, now retired and lives in Oregon, Sgt Thom Maher. He found me on Facebook after 40 years and sent me this patch. We spent night and day together for many months and we both have health complications from "Agent Orange". We are a couple lucky ones that didn't get cancer from it. I have never seen this patch anywhere.
Patron Saint of Recruits
Dear Sgt. Grit,
Re: combination locks. At MCRD San Diego (June-Aug 1968) we had two combination locks… one small for our footlocker and one large for our rifle. The rifle was attached to the racks (bunk bed style) through a hole in the rack with a bicycle lock. We were living in Quonset huts at the time.
Handsome Marine
Greetings,
As promised I have enclosed some photos from a lifetime ago.
In my boot camp graduation photo you see SSgt J.M. Scarboro (he is the ugly one that I mentioned yesterday during our conversation), second from the right. I am in the first row, forth from the right, right over his left shoulder.
Pretty Cool
Rec'd this from my daughter down in Pittsburgh:
Dad,
Forgot to send you this! I was at the mall earlier in the week, and this was parked in the lot. Red Hummer with a complete Marines paint job across the entire body, both sides, front and back. And the wheel cover was the emblem. Pretty cool! Must have cost a good buck, too.
Not Bad For
Sgt. Grit,
Thought I'd pass this along to brag about our rifle squad from the Marine Corps League "Sgt.Maj. Linehan" Detachment # 1034. We do the honors for most of the Veterans funerals in our area, which includes the folding of the flag, Taps, & the rifle salute.