Sgt Grit's Holiday BS Page Volume 1

Our Military Tree

Our tree is covered with flags representing all branches of the service to honor our son Vince, a first lieutenant in the Marines serving his second tour of duty in Iraq during another Christmas season. And for all those are fighting for our country. So that we can continue to enjoy our freedoms without fear of reprisal on U.S. soil. May God Bless and keep you and yours!

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays Sgt Grit...To You and Yours -

Respectfuuly - Jeffrey Cox

Former Marine Corps Sgt

Christmas M-14

Yo Grit,

Thanks for the newsletter and a special thanks to you and your staff for your support of Marines, past, present & future.

Was with FLSG Alpha from September, 1966 through April, 1968, & FLSG Bravo @ Dong Ha from April 1968 through October 1968. At the time that the attached photo was taken, I was assigned to Motor Transport Maintenance Company, FLSG Alpha, @ DaNang (across the street from dogpatch).

At Christmas time, I remember that my mother would send our hooch a care package containing garland, chocolate chip cookies, salami & cheese and a plastic quart bottle of Jim Beam (yum). We decorated our hooch & we'd sit & talk about families & girlfriends. RD Stepp would play guitar & Gregg Lappan was Dynamite on his borrowed drums. My M-14 was decorated with loving respect.

Merry Christmas to you and your staff, and Merry Christmas to all Marines & Corpsmen, and to all who support our military. You are all held in reverence.

Cpl. Hugh J. Roche

A Christmas Story

When I arrived in Okinawa in December of 1973 I was very fortunate to be assigned to the 3rd Recon Battalion. The small group of us mostly new to Corps Marines were immediately put to the test during our RIP training. We were up early, wet, cold and working late every day. But on Christmas Eve our intstructors Sgt. Abbey and Sgt. Cook decided we needed a break to celebrate Christmas so we were sent to find a tree. We could not find a suitable fir tree on Ona Point so one of our platoon was designated to serve as the tree. Pvt. Davis made a great tree, we had a short break from training and a good laugh to boot.

Sgt. Dave Andrews
3rd Recon Bn. 1973-1974

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