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Dear Sgt. Grit,
This photo was taken over this past weekend at the 1/5 Marines annual Marine Corps Ball in Las Vegas, NV celebrating the 230th birthday of our beloved Marine Corps. These 3 heroes of 1/5 have stuck together through thick and thin on all three 1/5 deployments in Iraq, from Kuwait to Baghdad in 03, to Fallujah in 04, and Ramadi in 05. Left to Right:
Sgt Grit,
Enclosed are some photos of my son, Thomas W. Tilque Jr., getting promoted in Al Asad, Iraq on Nov 1, 2005. He is with the 13th MEU which was deployed from San Diego this last July. Before Iraq the 13th MEU had port calls in Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Australia and Egypt for Operation Bright Star.
Sgt. Grit,
Just a few days ago, I had the honor of meeting my late husband’s scout sniper platoon. What a great bunch of Marines and men. One of the guys, Nate Adey, just got married by Chaplain Malmstrom on Amy Grant’s show, 3 Wishes, two days earlier, but took time out to meet my family and the family Cpl. Jeff Boskovitch. I just wanted to send you over a picture. My husband, LCpl. Brian Montgomery is in the middle (standing) and Cpl. Jeff Boskovitch is standing to the right of him. Both were killed as heroes on 8/1/2005 in an ambush. These men are all heroes in this picture, and so is every Marine that has ever served before. Thanks Marines for keeping me free.
Hey Bossman, its been awhile. I have been all over the country these last few weeks, not even sure where I’m waking up these days. Everyone is gearing up for the elections, so sh!t is getting pretty tight around here. Not much to tell, they keep killing us and we keep killing them. Still lots of IED’s all over the place. Interestingly enough, The army has asked us to start taking some of there convoys, because the enemy wont attack us directly. The army has a cut and run policy, so if the Hadjis start shooting at them they hit the gas and try and drive through the kill zone. We on the other hand when hit stop right on the spot dismount our vehicles get online and attack the f^*kers head on, till they are all dead. The Hadjis have started to notice the difference between the two.
Served with 2nd BN 2nd Marines Golf company for 6 years as a devildoc and loved every minute of it. I am currently working in Iraq as a Medical Coordinator for several companies here. Here is a few pics of my team here in Iraq. My team is from mostly England and New Zealand no fromer Marines but a damn good team to work with.
At the time of these Pictures he was driver for his LAV:
1. His pig from the inside looking out after running over and IED (Improvised Explosive Device) 2. From under looking up into the drivers seat where he was setting. 3. Ed in a firefight in Haditha he is the one bent over reloading his grenade launcher. The dates on the camera were never set so they are not correct. He is not at Camp LeJuene and will return to Iraq in September. My son is my Hero. He is now a Lance Corporal as of 01/01/06
Woman Voter in Iraq
Voices her opinion.
Kids Throwing Rocks
Kids throw rocks at an American Convoy.
My stepson, Cpl. Brian T. Jackson, Echo Btry 2/11 is on his 3rd deployment to Iraq. He didn’t need to go but he extended his enlistment to make the trip. The pic is him on the road into Baghdad at the start of Iraqi Freedom, I guess he knows what’s important. Myself, I were a Gunners Mate USN, ’73-77. No trips to the Nam for me, my brother and friends handled that. I spent time on the Nashville, an Amphib. My experience with the crotch was you always slid down ladders and left black heel marks on freshly waxed decks. All I can say is the Corps helped my son become a Man. I am glad you guys are on our side. Oohrah.