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Little Devil Pup
This little Devil Pup, Nicholas, stopped for a photo-op while his mom, Traci Brown-Guthrie was shopping in the Sgt Grit showroom. Nicholas' father is Sgt Dwain Guthrie who served with 1st Force Recon. Nicholas is modeling our U.S. Marines Digital Woodland Kids 3-piece short set. …
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Zippo, 1959
Sgt. Grit, Here is a 1959 Zippo with the VMF-451 logo. The C-119 (Air Force designation) flying box car's proper nomenclature in the Marine Corps was R4Q when we used them in Korea, and later hauling supplies to Taiwan when we were stationed there. They …
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NJP Career Starter
This was how my USMC shooting career (Distinguished Pistol Shot etc.) started with a NJP! I was a boot PFC at Lejeune and had a 2nd LT for a CO (really). My MOS was 2311 (ammo tech) and us techs weren't being used as such; …
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My Marine Corps Lighter, a Zippo of Course.
I still have my trusty Zippo from down south and very proud of it. I have an old saying on it as follows. "When this Marine dies he will rot in the ground like any other f' ing animal." I broke the top off by …
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Memorable Air Wing PFT
I was in the Wing from 1969 to 1971, that was after bootcamp, ITR and avionics schools. We did have quarterly PFTs (Physical Fitness Test) in the Wing. These included the 3-mile run, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, etc., all for time. Your time bracket depended on …
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Sea Story
For you Old Corps Marines, you may remember, "The Marine Corps has two types of stories, one is a Fairy Tale, the other a Sea Story". The Fairy Tale starts out "Once upon a time" and ends "And they lived Happily ever after". The Sea Story …
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Lighter From 1969
I got this lighter with 3/9 in 1969. Dutch
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Lil Rayray
This is Lil Rayray. I'm a Marine Vet and I love the Marine Corps Attire you guys have. Raymond LOPEZ
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He Wants To Be A Marine
Hey Sgt. Grit Team! I ran across this picture and I realized that I never sent it to you. This was taken a few years back when I had my first child. His name is Gavin. All the items came from your store. I can't believe …
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Zippo Art
In your latest newsletter, Jerry Nealey Sr. asked about Zippo art. Here is the lighter Charlie Battery 1/13 had designed while we were in Vietnam. I believe it was designed by Lt. Eberhardt (Deceased). I have seen another one like this with a different date on it, …
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