He is buried in Frankford, Kentucky in the same cemetery as Daniel Boone.
Mike Finch
U.S.M.C.
Vietnam 68-69
Category: Marine Corps Stories
GySgt David Smith
Gunnery Sergeant David Smith survives against all odds. See article to the right for full story…
Wrappers from Vietnam era
Vietnamese wrappers
Sick bay Commando, Son of a B*tch , Rat Bastard , Communist !
As sick call supervisor I've seen it almost all. I was with 5/11 in 1991 at the Stumps. It was 2 days prior to a 25 mile hump. I looked in sick calls waiting room, and no shit there he was, not only the Btn's Shit Bird,but sick bay commando too. Ya think he might have been looking for a light duty chit ?
Doc & Gunny Just Laughed !!!
In the 1980s my platoon from 1st. CEB had been sent to the Army jungle survival school in Panama for 30 days. I as the company Doc had my hands full with cuts, scrapes, and rashes.
One day the Co. Gunny and I were heading up the the barracks stairs to our 2nd floor home. All of a sudden a large bodybuilding Marine came running down the stairs with his hand covering his forhead. Blood was all over his face, and running into his eyes, he was a mess!
USMC superior training
Once upon a time or so I've been told, a SGT was sent to Marble Mountain w/ a req for some extra beer from the flyboys. While he was waiting for it to be loaded, he helped himself to the the tap left unguarded (only the flyboys would be this trusting) behind the bar.
Last of the USO Bob Hope
It still blows my mind seeing all the pictures of Bob Hope through the many conflicts this country has seen.
Attached is my picture of Mr. Bob Hope from the sands of Saudi Arabia in late 1990.
He couldn't bring the girls but Johnny Bench was there.
We lost an icon that only Service members know.
Semper Fi
Fred S. Stoki
Who Knew? He Really Does Exist…
One of the most famous Marine Recruits of all time. A member of this family has been trying to graduate bootcamp for decades!
E B Sledge Grave
I was on a business trip to Mobile and I decided to make a pilgrimage to the grave of E. B. Sledge.
He is buried at the Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama in the SW corner of section 12 R near a non paved road. Ironically he is not listed as one of the famous persons buried in the cemetery.
Jim Grimes Sgt 69-72
Bob Hope Memorial San Diego
I was in San Diego a last month on business and took these photos at the Bob Hope memorial near the pier.
Thought I would share them with everyone.