Guide for Media Traveling With Marines

abcNEWS.com ^ | 2/10/03

[martin_fierro]

   If you see this joker...

...shoot first and ask quetions later.

[martin_fierro]

quetions = questions.

[KnutCase]

I predict the reporters will run out of toilet paper in the first three hours.

[Mr. Silverback]

antibacterial soap... 1 bar

Note: Correspondents from the Village Voice, please bring 3 bars.

[556x45]

LOL! Ah yes...birth control glasses! :^)

[wimpycat]

Growing up around Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune from the late 60's, when those black glasses were in vogue, through the early to mid 80's, when they definitely weren't in vogue, I'm here to tell you that those glasses were an utter failure as a birth control device, if the local birthrate is anything to go by. Any port in a storm, and all that. LOL!

[RonF]

I thought they used prophylactics to cover the muzzles of their rifles in wet weather.

[wimpycat]

They wear pantyhose to keep the leeches off, but that's not applicable for this theater of war.

[RugerM77]

>>> no firearms, ammunition, explosives <<<<

I thought this kind of funny.

[Britton J Wingfield]

This is a story told by GEN Tommy R. Franks, who commands Central
> Command:
>
> "I ended a recent operations briefing for a lot of our folks over there
> (in Afghanistan) by discussing some of their morale issues. I related
> to them about a recent meeting and tour I had with the American
> ambassador when we went around inspecting all of our Marines deployed
> into their fighting positions. "I reminded all of the assembled
> officers that Marines live in holes and don't have a house to live in
> like 'heavy forces.' No tank or lots of tents to sleep in. They carry
> their 'house' on their back and they live in fighting holes. Although
> the Marines had just lost a buddy (in a Humvee accident), their spirit
> was 'uplifting'. "A question posed by the ambassador to a Marine drove
> this point home. The ambassador asked a young Marine private sitting in
> his hole, 'how is it here in the hole?' The private answered, 'Kind of
> like the beach without water.' The ambassador then asked, 'If you could
> get something, what would you like to have?' "I related to all of our
> folks assembled there in front of me that most of us would have
> answered, 'a hot meal', 'a cot', 'a shower,' but this Marine private
> said, 'I could use some more ammunition.'
>
>

[strela]

The Camelback packs are the greatest thing since baseball for these guys. You can carry enough water to get you through a good portion of the day, even in a hot climate. And, you don't have a canteen swinging and smacking you all the time.

I have two of them, one in my 3-day kit, the other I use on hikes/camping/etc.

[CapandBall]

ping

[Experiment 6-2-6]

This sounds like way too much fun!

Is there a way for someone to become a war correspondent? Do you think they have enough who want to go? I'm kinda bored on my little island, and would love to play with the Marines..

Not too keen on that "no firearms, ammunition, explosives" clause though..

[ken5050]

well, I can still remember getting buzzed on 3.2 beer...so maybe that's why I didn't mind the glasses..