Category: Marine Corps Stories
Saying Goodbye
Saying Goodbye
This is my wonderful husband, telling our 4 year old, Gracie, goodbye. He left Sep. 4, 2007.,for Iraq. I think this picture shows how much our men give up and leave behind. We have 4 children, And the best daddy in the world went to fight for our country. I would have it no other way!
Sheepdog Number 9
Adopted Marine
Adopted Marine
Ma?am,
I want to let you know that CLB 8 appreciates the packages coming. The Marines love them!!! I got one from Elizabeth Wigley of Albuquerque, NM. These are items I will keep the rest of my life. Here are a couple in pics; I am the one on the right. I am a huge fan of Sgt Grit?s Magazine and please tell everyone there THANK YOU.
LCpl Ramcharan
LCpl Ramcharan
My son is a 19 year old active duty Marine, deployed to Iraq. When he was in boot camp he got the Expert level in the Rifle Qualification, and the pin to wear that goes with it. When he came home on leave he found his grandfather’s Expert Rifleman pin, from WW II, the same exact one he was given. It’s in mint condition and he checked to see if he could wear it and was told “By All Means, Marine!”. His grandfather passed away, but when I think of how proud he’d be of his Grandson, well, there aren’t words to describe.
On Patrol
On Patrol
My son-in-law is just back from his second deployment to the middle east. His first tour was at Camp Fallujah in Iraq. He sent many interesting photos, but one in particular stood out. He said he came across these two cars broken down by the side of the highway one day as they were out on patrol – he said it was the way some of the Iraqi’s transported food from the market. I have enclosed it, and also a picture of Brent Brumfield in back of his trak. To all the Marines who are serving our country, I want to say thank you. You and your families are in our prayers daily.
On Our Way
On Our Way
Here is a pic of myself on the flight and of all the Marines from OMC(-) before we left for the airport for Iraq.
Cpl Braden Bergman
A Marine and His Girl
A Marine and His Girl
Grit,
I wanted to share this video with anyone who is interested. It was taken at an airport last year when my friend Zander (Cpl. Behnke) was returning to the States after months away from home. His parents had gone to the airport to pick him up, and myself, my friend Jess, and Kara (the Cpl’s fianc?e) decided to tag along and surprise him. Kara was so jittery with excitement and while we were waiting for him to come up from the terminal, she hid behind a plant so that he wouldn’t see her until the last moment. When he finally came up the stairs, she squealed and bounced her way over to him. The look on his face was priceless. They immediately embraced like they would never let go of each other again and both of them began crying. Zander’s welcome crowd (including myself) was almost in tears as well.
Sgt. Roper and Captain Slatic
Sgt. Roper and Captain Slatic
Gents, I enjoyed the recent pieces on 55 year old Sergeant Roper. Enjoy the attached photo of Sgt. Roper and me. It was taken last October/November about 60 clicks north of Fallujah on ASR Golden. I arrived at an Iraqi Highway patrol VCP and while I was walking around, I see this Marine who looks even older then me. I don?t get this very often as I was a year older then the MEF Sergeant Major at the time, having 18 years of broken service and being the oldest Captain in the USMC. Sergeant Roper explained his situation and it was very motivating even to another old warhorse such as me. Our reasons for coming back to do this again, not surprisingly, were identical. You don?t often see a photo of two Marines with a combined age of over 100?.at least not outside of MEF Headquarters.
Hero
Hero
My daughter wrote a song, and her band performed it on the 4th. It is called Hero. Here is a link to the video (Windows Media Player required). The pictures are mostly of my son Dustin in 2004 when he was in Iraq. He was the NCOIC of the Seabees convoy security. He escorted many Marine convoys during the time when the Marines were taking Falujah. He has the upmost respect for the Marines, as do I. I would like to thank all of them for a job well done, and to keep up the good work. There is one pic of my youngest son, when he was being inducted into the Blue Angels. As you can tell, I am extremely proud of them.