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We stood the new poles and flags 10 Nov 2008 to honor LCpl Anthony Grundy from Henryetta, Ok. It was wet and cold, that did not matter and at 0800 we had the flags flying.
11 Nov 2008 we held a ceremony to honor all veterans
from left to right USMC Mike Doak
USMC Ray Heminover
UNS Corpsman Stanley Page
USMC Bill Walker
Team “Trying To Raise Money For Our Grunts” did it’s first Holiday run to honor our Heroes.
What better way to remind people that we have many, many heroes thousands of miles away from their loved ones this holiday season and to honor those whose families will never spend another holiday with them, no? I sported 22 pounds of gear as well as pictures of some of the fallen Marines from units we have supported. Yep, I have them hanging off the back of my pack to so that folks could see em coming and going
Interesting that Gen. Krulak closed the Mess Hall. He knew a little about USMC Food Services, as he had a friend who was the first commissioned officer( Chesty pinned on his bars) in what Food Services of the Corps is today. The Lt.Col. I am speaking of, Peter Paul Yezerski, was a good friend , and at the time the oldest living , having served the earliest of any known Old Breed China Marine, before his passing. Went through boot at Parris Island when they had a farm and livestock as did most bases at the time to feed the troops. Ski was from Mass. also, enlisted at 15 in 1931 and at 16 was in China. Gen. Krulak and Ski were friends, when Ski asked the Gen. for anything he usually got it as was the case with most Marines Ski served with. Here’s a photo of Gen. Krulak speaking at the Food Services School at Camp Lejeune. Ski is to the left, with the glasses, of Gen. Krulak. Another photo is Gen. Krulak cutting one of the graduation cakes at the school and the third is Chesty cutting one of Ski’s ( to the right) USMC Birthday cakes, Pearl 1949
Went out to MCRD in October to take part in the Boot Camp Challenge – a three mile run around the Depot that went over, under, and through many of the obstacles the recruits use. There were about 3,000 people, most civilians, taking part. All along the way DIs were strategically stationed to provide encouragement to the runners. As you can see from the DI’s body posture in the picture, he was gently suggesting I pick up the pace, just like in the old days! Most folks wore running shorts and tennis shoes, but I figured if you’re going to be Old Corps you might as well dress like it. It’s been 37 years since boot camp, and I swear someone must have raised the height of the log and wall obstacles since then! One note for next year – don’t wear white socks. They cost me about 50 bends and thrusts at various obstacles when a DI would notice them and politely inquire, “so when did we start wearing white socks in my Corps, huh?”. One nice change from running the “O” course as a recruit, though – swapping sea stories and enjoying a cold one from the beer tent afterwards.
This was a story from our local Stars and Stripes (Saturday, September 22, 2008 Okinawa Edition.) when our Marines were welcomed home last month. It is a little sad for the single guys who come back to Okinawa from a deployment with no family or friends to welcome them. The single and unaccompanied Marines and Corpsmen without families on island were welcomed back from a 9 month deployment by a group of volunteers. Banners, gift cards and letters were sent from all over the states to let these guys know they are not forgotten!
I am one of the lucky ones, my Marine is home with me. He would not agree. He would rather be overseas with his “brothers”. I met and married my Marine one year out of service. He is 90% disabled and gave 8.5 years of his life to the Marine Corps. He wore his dress blues for the last time the day of our wedding (picture attached). I am very proud of him and of our Military but I am partial to the Marine Corps.
We recently went to the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington D.C. My sons, Cpl. Robert Jackson, 20 and Cpl. David Jackson 21, stand in front of the memorial. Their older brother, First Class Petty Officer Daniel Jackson was on duty in the Persian Gulf so he was unable to go with us. We are from the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona—Ira Hayes’s home.
Ted and Hal, Bob went up TODAY to again get this picture, that he first saw on November 28th, 1960, exactly 10 years to the day when he was working on a telephone line and looked down across the street and saw a headstone, knowing the type it was. He went over and it was none other than his buddy who went over with him and their ship landed on November 10th, ’50, the Corps, birthday. He has pictures of him and other KIA’s that he is sending to post on the KWP., site, ALL with him in his unit that was called up from Pittsburgh.
