Marines do it their own way

MSNBC ^ | 9/30/01 | Sue Lackey

[COB1]

Hey there Norb,
Haven't seen you around in a 'coons age!
Don't you have a couple of fine looking sons that will be earning their globe and anchor pretty quick?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

In Honor of those who gave their lives and those who were gravely disabled.
Thank You Brothers and Sisters for your sacrifices.


And Thank You to all Americans
who have and still support our Armed Forces.

[COB1]

Thanks, Tonkin.
And thank you for your service.
It's been good to have you here (even if you can't spell worth a darn!).

Gyrenes, do you think we can keep this thread going until our birthday party?

[CHIEF negotiator]

NEW THREAD

[semaj]

0151's checking in? Remington Raider from 81 to 84. Ended up becoming a radar tech (HAWK), discharged in 96. OORAH!

[Mustang]

Thanks for the flag SB!

W's quote is priceless. It's a fantastic paradigm shift from the Toon's fleckless policy.

Btw...I'm still not sure where this author, Sue Lacky, is coming from. The USMC is stellar! But, is she slighting the other "SpecOPs" forces?

Maybe I'm reading it wrong. Best FReegards.

[RaceBannon]

My twelve year old is of vastly better character than you are - and she is a girl.

That's more meaningful than any statement of his upcoming a$$-whuppin than I could have come up with, for sure!!

USMC 1977-1981

[RaceBannon]

While stationed at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in 79 to 81, I saved about a dozen people from the surf, new arrivals who didnt know a thing about the wave heights until it was too late.

We (MACS-2, MASS-2 DET-A) got to bodysurf it all there, and the lifeguards wouldn't come out to where we were! Once, one did, thought we were struggling, then came out on his board, then saw who it was, and apologized! "Oh, it's you guys, sorry..."

I only got recognized for 'saving' someone once when it was a Marine Officer, and she was just out doing the tourist thing on her boogie board outside of Turtle Rock! She was fine, just out a while, her friends were freaking out, we went out to find her, she was on her way back in, and we met her and escorted her back. The Base O.D. was there, PMO was there, they launched a SAR bird to look for her, we got letters signed by the General, the COL from the MAG, and our C.O., it was kewel!

[Shukendesu]

I was in 2/5 Wpns. Co. between 86-89 as an 81mm mortarman and a marksmanship instructor. First time I saw Al Grey was when we returned from Okinawa in '88 at the Camp Margarita's amphitheater. He had ordered away all the senior NCO's and Officers so he can explain to us how the Corps is going to change from battalion size unit operations to "Low intensity conflict" operations. The troops had imediately taken to him, and recognized that this man had a vision for the Corps, and we were part of it.

Semper Fi!

[dpa5923]

I was going to say something on those exact lines. It's not just the women, it's the men as well.

It doesn't matter if it's "right" or "good" or even (god forbid) "enlightened", it just is!

Semper Fi and Let's Roll!

[Libertina]

BUMP I love our defense forces! My Dad was a fighter pilot in the Marines. You go guys! We are lucky to have you.

[MudPuppy]

Race....that undertow at Pyramid Rock was a killer. I'm a strong swimmer and it used to kick my buttt.

MCAS Kaneohe 83-86
Aloha my friend

[MudPuppy]

Remington Raider to the end....82-93.

I'm still doing the same thing only as a govt contractor now. Get to work in the spaces with the Marines.
Most of the fun with none of the BS :)

Semper Fi!

[Huck]

I have known some Marines. They are quite a remarkable group. They rock, actually.

The bass player in my Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band is a Marine (reservist). I am extremely proud of him, and proud to know him.

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Thread Two

[RaceBannon]

Went back to K-Bay 3 years ago. Had a blast! Some storm took all the sand away from the beach at pyramid rock and exposed some rock/coral!! too unsafe to swim in the first set of breakers, so I just went out from the Hale Koa to turtle rock to snorkle!

MACS-2 is gone, too, all my old buildings are a hazmat storage area, and the top of the hill? The Golf Balls (Geodesic domes) are fenced off, no entry!

[El Gato]

Leatherneck:

Incidently, British Marines, some of whose uniforms are remarkably similar to some of those ofUS Marines, are called Bootnecks, IIRC.

[El Gato]

Air Force attitudes towards properly feeding the troops goes back to the days of the Great God LeMay. Air Force had recently separated from the Army, and was trying to do a real mission, as opposed to just training. That mission was standing alert with the early nukes. At any rate it was the post WW-II standown and there was no money for stuff. He was losing his best troops, especially enlisted types such as crew chiefs, flight engineers, etc, due to the terrible living conditions, worse for the married guys.

Now we might get a bit carried away with it, but we do know that taking care of the troops will help keep 'em flying. As an LT, non flying type, I served a couple of stints as operations duty officer, aka "Peter the Greeter". The one serious duty of that position was to eat one or more meals in the dining hall, to be certain that the troops were being properly fed in the proper environment.

Everybody has/her part to play in the coming festivities. An example, the guy in the office next to mine is a retired KC-10 crew chief. He has a medallian on his desk with the letters TAKDSUFIT (approximately), which stands for "The Ass Kicking Doesn't Start Until the Fuel Is Transferred". All have a job, all can take pride in it.

My contributions, for example, take place well before the shooting starts. Everytime I see an aircraft with one of "my" TF radars on it, I swell up (and choke up too) and say, "That's one of MY birds". Additionally, I know there are AWACS weapons controllers and maybe some sensor techs being deployed who trained on the simulator I helped design and build. Yeah it's not much, but its mine.

[SKS Snajperi]

I have to agree with you. I'll never forget when Clinton's female Deputy SECDEF got on national television, and called the Marine Corps "an extremist organization." She confirmed the idiocy of their whole mindset.

I AM AN EXTREMIST, and darn proud of it!
86-90, CamLej. Bn Sec Team...