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Boat in shipyard in Amelia.

These pictures were sent to me by a buddy of mine. We served together 32 years ago. They were taken around Morgan City, La.

Gavin’s Cast – Marine Pride

Marine Corps Wedding

A few pictures from our wedding. You can check out more of our wedding pictures on line at www.pictage.com . Just enter my name (PANGALOS) and click “Go” then click on the “Pangalos/Beaver Wedding June 11, 2005” to view some great USMC wedding pictures. I was in my Dress Blues, we had a full sword detail, a Marine & Bride cake topper on the wedding cake, an 18 passenger stretch HUMVEE and a motorcycle escort provided by The Leathernecks Motorcycle Club read more

Post Boot Camp photo

(1943) Just got out of boot camp. After that it was Roinamur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima with the 4th Division.

Pulitzer winning photograph

Sgt Grit,

I’m so thankful, I thought I would send you a photo taken of me greeting my wife at a local airport. The photographer won a pulitzer prize for the photo in 1966, when I arrived home on a leave from Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. read more

Greetings from Don Richie

Christmas and New Years Wishes to Sgt Grit

Retired Marine in Uniform

Geez, it still fits.

Gunny Trent
Oceanside, OR

May 29, 1999 Woodstock Memorial Parade read more

Concrete US Flag

Sgt. Grit,

Here is the picture of my father-in-laws concrete flag, it is situated at the Veterans Wall of Honor in Wasilla Alaska. This wall was established about 7 years ago and Joe (my father-in-laws name) Sweeney had a big part in this whole ordeal. Marines seem to be at the helm of quite afew Patriotic movements. I am sending other pics of the wall a.s.a.p.
Semper Fi…John read more

20 USMC Stars in a Row!

Here is a picture for the ages.

For the first time in history, five, four-star Marine Generals were gathered in the same location. The Generals gathered in New York City for the 10th Annual, Marine Corps Law Enforcement (MCLEF) Semper Fidelis Gala. read more