Sgt Grit is a place where Marines can come and meet other Marines, share tattoos and stories, keep up with Marine Corps news, or shop for USMC gear.
Once a Marine always a Marine is very true. I’m sending you a picture I had air brush painted on the back of my 1933 Plymouth Street Rod. When I go to car shows everyone is taking picture’s of the back. Really makes me feel proud to be a Marine and to see people backing our troops. You don’t see other service’s with as much pride after they get out as the Marine Corps. Keep up the good work Sgt. Grit.
Hey Sarge,
I find that the more I decorate my rides with USMC regalia the more Marines I gather into the family of the Marine Corps League.
Having served in SE Asia for three years with HQMC and some very interesting alphabet organizations during 1960-61-62, I find that family matters and in this case, THE Family is the Corps.
I can’t begin to express thanks to Sgt Grit and the staff for what you bring to old and young marines alike. This forum is just the tool for some old vets to appreciate what so many Americans are saying today about the men and women who have gone forward to prior wars and conflicts. I’ve lived with this for the pass 38 years, since returning home from Viet Nam. I always believed what I had to do was right and I still do today. No military person should hang their heads about what happened there. They were there and did their duty as ordered by our government. The politicans of this country should hang their heads in shame forever. They say we are marines forever, yes I honestly believe this. If I have to, I will go down fighting with the cold steel in my hands and do so honorably. Hard cold fact, Marines are trained killers and very good at it, just ask the enemies of prior wars. BUT, there are times when they show compassion beyond their years. The Marine Corp gave me a re-birth from a smart aleck kid, to a viable product for employment in this country. My pride in the Corps is greater today than at anytime in the past. My wife and I were able to retire at younger ages and purchase a motorhome. I just finished putting a large mural on the back of the coach. Anyone who sees me and little woman on the road, honk, the first beer is on me. We plan on seeing all we can of this great country in our years of retirement.
Sgt Grit,
Here are some of our guys at the “dog house” we are bikers who are Marines and not Marines who ride. There is a difference. The “bull dog” chapter of the Leathernecks is located in Mesa Arizona. We meet every week and go on runs a lot. Do the “toys for tots” and the run to Camp Pendleton for the wounded vets. Etc etc etc. Involved in lots of “good” works for the community and we are respected as we should be. Have pictures of Smedly Butler, Chesty Puller, and many others who have made a name for themselves in the Corps on our walls. We get no flack from any and just want to be “in the wind” Just thought other Marines would like to see and hear about us. We are open to more Marines in the area who would like to check us out. Note above the “No Smoking sign” is the bull dog smoking a cigar. Ha ha ha never did like to be told not to do anything. Cpl RD Cargill 58-62
