Sgt Grit Blog
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Commandant Amos’s Letter to Secretary of Defense
September 30, 2011
Semper Fi Sgt. Grit, I thought this might be of use in your "News Letter". Thanks, Chris Manos USMC 1958-1964
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Death from below: 2nd LAAD practices what they preach
September 30, 2011
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — For the last decade Marines have fought against terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan with battles primarily fought on the ground. So why do squads continue to carry the PL-87 Stinger missile and other anti-aircraft weapons with them during convoys? Marines are known for being prepared for the worst, and that includes the possibility of battling enemy aircraft. The Marines of 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion continued to sustain skills that support their primary mission and that proactive posture by conducting a …
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Sgt Grit Newsletter - 29 SEP 2011
September 29, 2011
"Flood" and "Air Raid" When at Camp Matthews for our rifle qualifications our Senior DI, after our adventure on Little Agony, which resulted in only 10-12 making it to the top (with their seabags), decided we needed a few new commands when marching to chow. The first was "flood". When this command was given all sh-t birds were to get to a higher point so they wouldn't drown. Two or three trying to climb a palm tree was not lots of fun. Then there was "air raid". This required the …
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CORPSMAN AWARDED VALOR MEDAL AFTER 66 YEARS
September 29, 2011
DETROIT, MI — D-Day Okinawa 1 April 1945 Yontan and Kadena Airfields After 66 years, Navy Corpsman Bill “Doc” Lynne, of George Company, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST MARDIV was awarded the Bronze Star with “V” attachment for heroic action during the Battle for Okinawa by Major General Lawrence D. Nicholson, in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 10, 2011. During WWII in the Pacific Theater, George Company Marines had fought valiantly and bravely at Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Talasea and Peleliu. Never before had the Japanese been defeated until they …
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235th Birthday
September 29, 2011
Great graphics.
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Marines make first extended stay in Zaranj, talk security, development
September 28, 2011
ZARANJ, Afghanistan — For the first time since Marines assumed the operational lead of the NATO mission in Helmand and Nimroz provinces, a group of Marines spent an extended stay in Zaranj, the capital of the remote Nimroz province along the Iranian border. As with previous trips to Zaranj, which is located in the extreme southwestern part of Afghanistan, the Marines came to mentor Afghan National Security Forces leaders. However, the longer stay meant the Marines had to take extra efforts in security measures. “We are a mile and …
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Close Combat Self Defense Fail ....Funny
September 28, 2011
Close Combat Self Defense Fail ....Funny
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CORPSMAN AWARDED AFTER 66 YEARS
September 27, 2011
CORPSMAN AWARDED AFTER 66 YEARS 10 September 2011 After 66 years, WWII (now) PhM 2/C Bill “Doc” Lynne, George Company, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST MARDIV was awarded the Bronze Star with “V” attachment for heroic action during the Battle for Okinawa, by Major General Lawrence D. Nicholson, in Detroit, Michigan. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, George Company, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines had fought valiantly and bravely at Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Talasea and Peleliu. Never before had the Japanese been defeated until they faced …
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Heroes of the Vietnam Generation
September 27, 2011
The rapidly disappearing cohort of Americans that endured the Great Depression and then fought World War II is receiving quite a send-off from the leading lights of the so-called ’60s generation. Tom Brokaw has published two oral histories of "The Greatest Generation" that feature ordinary people doing their duty and suggest that such conduct was historically unique. Full Article
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We didn’t ask but they’re telling anyway
September 26, 2011
Homosexual celebration violates tenet of service before self Tuesday marked the official end of the Defense Department’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. As would be expected, there was a spate of opinion articles by newly liberated active-duty service personnel celebrating their newfound freedom to be who they really are. Make no mistake, this issue is not about acceptance; it is about the desperate compulsion that some in the homosexual community have to celebrate their lifestyle. That is the problem: It is all about them, not the country, not their service …
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