Protection Tattoo
Old Symbol
Old Marine Corps emblem.
Siempre Fi
EGA, dog tags, units I was with and my platoon from bootcamp
Remembering the Old Days
2nd recon bn, unit tattoo
How I live and how I will die
My second tattoo wanted it for a while
Another Marine Reporting Sirui
I wanted to send out a tribute to my old, dear friend, Cpl. Lon T. Hunter. "Lonnie" passed away on September 28, 2012, after a short, but valient (and very Marine-like) battle with lung cancer. It came on fast, and took him quickly. Lon was 61. He and I first met in junior high. We became good buddies, double dating, drinking beer underage, etc. Lon got in trouble when he was just about to turn 18, and was given the choice of going to jail or enlisting in the Marine Corps (some of you will remember those days). He chose the Corps.
My New Tat
I received this tattoo about 3 days ago in honor of my Father!
Devil Dog
Have you heard the complaints by the younger Marines about being called Devil Dog? I guess the situation is usually that: Marine (A) has done something wrong, Marine (B) witnesses that error. Marine (B), in an effort to address Marine (A) and correct the problem will say, "Hey, Devil Dog!" ; then, of course, address whatever the error is. So, because Marine (A) doesn't like being corrected or maybe just doesn't like being caught, they have an attitude about being called "Devil Dog". Marines, just remember you are a Marine and act like a Marine. Then when you are called Devil Dog, there cannot be a negative connotation associated with it.
Devil Dog Poker hand
Three sixes for Devil and the King 9 or K9 for dog make this the Devil Dog poker hand.
The Twins Ronnie and Denny From Thier Nephew
SGT GRIT:
Thank you for your story about my uncles and the experience you shared about Nam it was like reading a piece of life that i was too young to understand but now that i am older it is a part of my family history that was never really talked about. I wasn't aware that they stayed for 2 more tours until after they passed. I found a letter of accomadation to my Uncle Denny from a General about his service as a radioman. I don't know what happend to it after my grandfather passed (his father) but i just know that i read it so it is recorded somewhere in the USMC . I did come a cross a picture that just made me laugh and cry because i was once told if i didn't straighten up that I would be taken to Uncle Denny's and enlisted in to the Devil Pup program… after a visit to Uncle Denny's with Uncle Ronnie and a little tour of the barracks there was very little trouble from me, lol!