: “Farewell Marine” – BEAUTIFUL!
George P. Shultz Lecture Series With General James F. Amos
Marine Memorial Club, San Francisco, Calif.
I want to thank the World Affairs Council of Northern California and the Marines’ Memorial Association for inviting me here tonight to speak about our Nation’s Marine Corps.
I’m also grateful for Major General Mike Myatt’s faithfulness to our Nation over many years. His service as a Marine is the stuff of legend. His leadership as the First Marine Division Commander during the first Gulf War is what movies are made about. I also want to acknowledge Secretary of Defense William Perry.
My son, Lcpl Dan Preachs tattoo for his brother Lcpl Kevin Preach (OLD)
Pictures from Vietnam
Dozens of pictures from Vietnam.
Kuwait’s liberation: ‘Thank you very much’
KUWAIT CITY — I really didn't know what to expect. The sky was black. Bombs had pitted and scarred the highway that led into liberated Kuwait City. What was ahead? More importantly would I be able to handle what I found? How would the Kuwaitis — who days earlier had been given back their country — react to the hundreds of us reporters and photographers creating a second invasion?
A Marine, as seen by…
A Marine, as seen by…
Himself:
A handsome, buff, highly trained professional killer and female idol who carries a finely honed K-Bar, wears a crisp 8-point cammie cover (hat to all you civilians) and is always on time due to the absolute reliability of his Seiko digital watch.
Best Western scene for ‘old’ men ever filmed
How many times in your life would you have liked to have done this? Especially lately.
BOOT CAMP PICTURE
First time to write but have been a customer for several years enjoy and look forward to the newsletters weekly, keep up the great work.
Wanted to send this picture of my bootcamp at PI we were honor platoon, I am standing front row right { the guide tip is at my right shoulder } if anyone out there remembers or was in this platoon. Also had another DI Sgt Cruz who had to leave on emergency leave to Guam and Sgt Maxwell took over for him. Also anyone from Hotel Co. 2/7 RVN 70/71 @ LZ Baldy,Ross,Ryder. I must be old corps as I have serial # 2548402.
MEU commander fired in wake of theft arrest
Col. Robert G. Petit, commander of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Lejeune, N.C., was relieved of command Saturday following his arrest a week ago in connection with a theft at Walmart in Jacksonville.
The decision by II Marine Expeditionary Force commander Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton to fire Petit “followed a Marine Corps inquiry into the facts relating to Petit’s Jan. 29, 2011 arrest by the Jacksonville Police Department for misdemeanor larceny,” according to a Saturday evening press release from Paxton’s office.
New Helmet Blocks Rifle Shots
The Army and Marine Corps may soon field a lighter combat helmet with nearly double the bullet and blast protection of the current Advanced Combat Helmet.
Army officials said that recent tests of the so-called “Enhanced Combat Helmet” showed the helmets were so strong that engineers didn't have equipment powerful enough to penetrate them with simulated IED fragments.