In 1918, the Marine Corps earned one of its many well-known nicknames at the battle of Belleau Wood. After a ferocious offensive, the Marines forced the Germans into a retreat. Marine Corps legend has it that in the wake of...
By: Lawrence Chorzelewski I found these pictures at an antique store. The are four cartoon-like pictures in the set ( have attached two), depicting life in boot camp. They are dated OK for publication in 1949. I have checked with...
SgtMaj. Bradley Kasal 3rd Battalion, 1st MarinesFallujah, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2004Award: Navy Cross In late 2004, then-1stSgt. Kasal was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. After 1stSgt. Kasal learned that Marines were pinned down inside the house...
By: Kelly R Daniels Started Bootcamp 31Jan1977, 3rd Bn. Platoon 3037, Recruit Depot Paris Island, SC. We had C-Rats in the field that were canned in 1943 and 1944. 33 & 34 year old chew, We Loved It, heated em’...
MARINE OF THE WEEK: Sgt. Clifford M. Wooldridge3rd Battalion, 7th MarinesHelmand, Afghanistan, June 18, 2010Award: Navy Cross While deployed to Afghanistan’s Helmand province, then-Cpl.Wooldridge’s mounted patrol came under intense enemy fire. Cpl.Wooldridge and his squad dismounted and maneuvered on the suspected...
In my Marine Corps I almost always had good Chow. Now here’s the facts, There’s Officers Mess, Staff NCO Mess, NCO Mess, and the Mess Hall where we went to eat CHOW, call it what you want, it was Chow. I...
Private John Drugan and his war dog during the Battle of Okinawa, Japan, May 1945.
One of the benefits of being old and retired is that you can take trips and see new things anytime you want to. The wife and I took a day trip across the valley to go see the new Harley...
MOS 0311, 0321,0331,0341 , 0351, 8541 (now o317) Scout Sniper in Viet Nam 1967-69. Member of the Pocahontas County Honor CorpsWe use M-1 Gerands manufactured in 19 ( performing final military rites for Honorably discharged Veterans upon family request )....
