Sgt. Grit Community

On May 24th of this year, I had the honor of attending my son's college graduation with a math degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It had been a long time coming since he had enlisted as a Marine reservist and missed several semesters due to boot camp and training, then a tour in Ramadi, Iraq along with more training that was required before deployment. read more

OOH RAH!

This is my husband in boot camp. The picture speaks a thousand words of why I am proud of my marine. 🙂

Ruth Pankey

While looking for members of Platoon 145, MCRD San Diego, 1962, I found a Dominic V. Bommarito in Casa Grande, AZ that looked promising. Since there was no phone number, I sent a letter.

Monday, May12th, I received a call from his wife. Dominic died in 2007. Cause of death – esophageal cancer. read more

Dear Sgt. Grit,

My son just graduated from 3rd Battalion, Mike company two weeks ago at Paris Island, SC. He got 10 days of leave and is now returning to Jacksonville, NC for SOI. he is programmed to ship out to Afganistan after that. Please have all your readers know how proud we are for his service to his country and to keep him in their prayers. God bless the US Marine Corps! read more

6 June 1963 JFK USMC San Diego

Dear Sir,

Seeing the picture of Joshua Garcia caught my attention as my son Lee A. Thear, 3rd gen of Marines graduated the same day, Sept. 14, 2007 from Parris Island. He is currently at Camp Lejuene, N.C. with 2/6 infantry. Keep up the great web site, it is as fine as the Corp. read more

Sgt.Grit I'm writing for the first time. I have two questions to ask. Before the questions I'm sending a picture of my plt. at MCRD San Diago, I'am on the 3rd roll 3rd from the left. I would like too know how too get my year book and picture in dress blues. In the picture is sdi Gysgt. Oakley and di Sgt. Sanchez we were the honor plt. If any of the plt. reads tour newsletter I would like for them to get intouch with at jsearcy07[at]comcast[dot]net. One person I would like to here from is Jim Lucas we went to high together. read more

Photo from U.S. Marine Corps / Parris Island Recruit Depot, SC

1st Recruit Training Regiment – 1st Battalion – 'B' Company – Platoon 111 Jan 22 – April 23 1974

TODD T. SHEAF
DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER COLUMBUS – FMSA
RESOLUTION SPECIALIST / MARITIME DIVISION
MARINE CORPS MARITIME SUPPLIER OPERATIONS read more

This is a pic of my father (Larry A. Hughes) and myself (Carl A. Hughes). He graduated bootcamp on January 19, 1966. He was in 2nd Battalion, Company K, platoon 2020.

I graduated on November 14, 1997. I was in 3rd Battalion, Kilo company, platoon 3096. read more

Graduated PI 16 Nov 1965, I sure hope some of my mates are still around to remember.

Bill Carey Cpl of Marines