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- Platoon 273 1955
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photo of Platoon 273 1955
- WWII Photos
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Submitted by Julie Robertson Haimowitz
Dad and WWII Marine Buddies
- Grandson
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Sgt. Grit, I hail from a family of Marines. My dad, like you, served in Vietnam. He was awarded a Silver Star with purple hearts in 66' Operation Hastings for his actions. I actually went to Vietnam for two weeks in 2010 with my dad's skipper to see their combat sites. My dad has passed but leaves a strong legacy. My three brothers also served in our beloved Corps ranking from a WO3, Sgt and a CPL as you can see the Marine Corps runs deep in the Brickey family. …
Read More - MCRD San Diego 1969 PLT 1066 Reunion
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The Marines of MCRD San Diego 1969 Platoon 1066 held our 4th annual reunion in Branson, MO this past weekend. It was a great success. What made it especially memorable was the generous donation of merchandise from SGT GRIT. Your USMC goodies were the highlight of our banquet and the reunion. Everyone got T-Shirts, pens, magnetic decals, catalogues, etc. We even put together a 50 question "boot camp" quiz for the guys to take that Sgt. Grit himself would have been proud of (he may want to take …
Read More - Just Plain Lethal
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Sgt Grit, Attached are three pictures that I just came across yesterday while looking through old photos. The top photo is of me marching as the guide next to Sgt Mazenko on graduation day (Oct 27, 1981 - Platoon 2063 Parris Island). Back then for graduation we marched in Columns of two with the SDI out in front and the "junior" DI's each marching in front of a section of the platoon, but not sure how it is done today. I was a squad leader at times during boot-camp (got …
Read More - Information on Married couple through Marine Corps Boot Camp
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Hello, I was looking up some information to see if I can find my parents pics and I found this article that I have the link for here: http://www.grunt.com/corps/scuttlebutt/marine-corps-stories/chandler-ok-couple/ I just wanted to let you know that this has happened before, to my parents. My father, Stephen Dale (14 year Gunny) and my mother, Linda Dale, were married and went through boot camp together back in the mid 70's. I have all the documentation and local papers and still have the press photo shoot with the headline "Marines spend second …
Read More - Marine past and present
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I served in the Army for 6 years with the 2nd Infantry Division received my Honorable Discharge then signed up for the Corps which I also received my Honorable Discharge. As a veteran who served in both services to compare the Army to the Corps there's no compairson Corps comes out on top all the time. Once a Marine always a Marine. I'm 67 years old now and the other day I tried on my old Marine uniform and it still fits (see attached photos) I sent both the one …
Read More - OLDEST MARINE
- This Nation's oldest Marine, Al "Sarge" DeSerio, veteran of World War II, Korea, and the Viet Nam War, has passed to his final rest. Sgt. DeSerio served as an escort for WW II KIAs and served TWO tours in Viet Nam. He received eight (8) stars for Good Conduct. He "retired" in 1970 after 42 years of service in the Corps. He passed away at age 105 years, five months at a retirement facility outside Philadelphia, PA......AND NO ONE NOTICED !!!! Cpl. JAD / 1969
- Scooter in Afghanistan
- Pictures that my son, "Scooter" David M. Bombard Jr., sent me from Afghanistan, I thought that you might like to see them. They are PICS that when Toby Keith (the country singer) was there and performed for the troops / Marines.
- National Anthem
- I recently came across this on the internet, and thought you all might like it as well. It is fairly self explanatory. Just type this in your search box. Marine stuns crowd at tea party the fox nation - then click of his picture ( this is my favorite version of the National Anthem; http://youtu.be/QKCV57j284 done by the cactus cuties. Dwight T. Lang Sgt. PMI
