Olive Garden: American Flag Display Would ‘Disrupt the Dining Experience’

80-year-old Marti Warren thought she was doing a good thing a little over a month ago when she booked a local Olive Garden restaurant in Oxford, Alabama, to host a Kiwanis club awards banquet. The chapter president got a rude awakening the night of the gathering, however, when restaurant staff refused to allow her to bring an American flag inside the restaurant. read more

Old Corps

Went fishing with my wife to June Lake CA, second day there we were parking wife had to "go" then on her way back she says to me hey the old guy over there is a Marine! Like I wouldn't have noticed, anyway I caught up with him at the loading ramp said out loud HEY MARINE at which point he straightend up turn to look at me, we shook hands and I found out he had been on most of the island hopping campaigns, said he wasn't on Iwo Jima or another island (can't remember which he said) due to injuries. read more

i remember one day at boot camp

i like the storys on sgt.grit,so heres mine about boot camp  in 1978 on parris island. i was in plt 2206 one day as we got up in the morning to make are head calls.i think i was on starboad side,anyway everyone was running pass the di saying good morning sir.so i didnt fill like say it..the di caught me and made me do mountain climbers.boy i really had to pee to.and some how i had lice.when they found out boy i had to live at the end of the squidbay by myself,and walk at least 20 feet inback of the plt.what a place read more

Danny A Weakley Sgt. of the Marine Corps 1971-1975

I was reading about another Drill instructor on Sgt. Grits newsletter and was thinking back on my experience at PI. Of course getting off the bus was scary, but when our plattoon formed (136) we were in a building standing behind our uniforms. Well I saw a big dude (6' 4" about 250lbs) that had a black belt on and two other DI's walking around. I said to myself oh S–t what have I gotten into now. The rest of the time I was there it felt like hell. But thanks to the DI's for helping me with my disipline and laziness, they made me a part of the best fighting force in the world "United States Marine Corp". I could hardly believe it that I survived the boot camp and the yelling and physical fitness that we all endured. There again I was a Marine. Thanks to GYSGT Johnston my senior DI, Staff SGT. Cullen and SGT Downing for making us Marines. read more

Stone Bay 1967 ITR

To answer the question about X,Y, and Z companies hidden in the woods at Stone Bay: Yes it did happen.I was there in Aug. of '67 in X company (Xray) for what I would consider by todays standards pretty heavy duty training. By the way we were issued M-1's because the Corps did not have enough 14's to go around.  Most of our gear was WW2 or Korea vintage, it worked, things like aluminum canteens, etc. There were very few officers around, a staff sergeant ran the company with the help of a groundpounder, very tough experienced Sergeant by the name of Sgt. Sinkfield. Taught us well. Sleep was at a premium, because as we were told, they needed bodies in Vietnam ASAP. The troop handlers and instructors at the time were pretty much fresh back from RVN, taught us well, no BS, pushed us hard, they probably saved a lot of guys lives because of who they were and what they had been through.  Semper Fi.  Russell, J.B. Cpl. read more