November 10th – Happy Birthday US Marine Corps!
November 10th, 1775: “Resolved, That two Battalions of Marines be raised, consisting of one Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors, and other officers as usual in other regiments; and that they...
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The date was July 4th, 2005. I was floating in an undisclosed location off the coast of Iraq somewhere in the Persian Gulf aboard the USS Kearsarge. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit had been deployed...
View ArticleThe Barefoot BBQ: Putting Confidence in the Stride of Foster Youth in San Diego
After boot camp and some subsequent training, I entered the Fleet Marine Force and checked into my first unit – 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. I was a young Private First Class at the time...
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