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USO Canteen FReeper FRiday.......June 21,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny
Posted on 06/21/2002 1:00:48 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
We are honored to introduce to you
G'nad
...."My mom always said she wasn't surprised I wanted to be a Marine...I still love scars and bruises...I acquired quite a collection over the years...
Newly commissioned, boot 2ndLt g'nad......
1stLt and Mrs. g'nad headed for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. She's my best friend...my reality check...God has blessed me with her.
Above and Below...Desert Storm, cleaned up afterwards ... somewhere in Kuwait.......
Reunion with Mrs. g'nad, this photo ran in the OkiMar Edition of Stars and Stripes.......
On the range at 29 Palms with a buddy, our custom rifles, and M-14s...Life is good!.......
Winter warfare training with some of my Marines at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, CA. I'm the one standing far left. This was with 2d Marine Regiment... my best time, and my best Marines.......
The family as of Nov '01. Rebecca, Mrs. g'nad, Jake and me on the beach at Emerald Isle, NC.
I knew I wanted to be a Marine since I was three-years-old. I signed my Delayed Entry Program papers in Oct of my senior year, but in December the Officer Selection Officer (OSO) asked me if I wanted to try for an NROTC Scholarship. I never had any intention of being an officer, and my family was too poor for me to even consider college. I was accepted and attended Iowa State University and OCS, and was commissioned. I owe the Marine Corps a great debt.
. Still on active duty as a Major at Headquarters Marine Corps...my first desk job, and it's killin' me...
Been a lot of places, seen a lot of things... some bad, some good. But I have always served with the finest of men, Marines.
I trust in Jesus as my Lord and Savior...I believe in Duty, Honor, Sacrifice, Integrity...
I believe that there is no substitute for hard work... that pain is a good thing...if no one's shooting at you, there is nothing to stress about...oh yes, and beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy...
Die first, then quit.......
G'nad
Thank you G’nad for serving our country and for sharing with us here at the FReeper USO Canteen. It is an honor and blessing to know you.
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To: MistyCA
Thanks so much. Not one of my birds :-)
To: HiJinx
Night HiJinx!
To: AFVetGal
Psssssst, RA, Misty is a civilian... I would give a months pay to have seen the look on her face when I asked her for "her" tail number! LOL
To: AFVetGal
LOL...Yup.....a civilian here! :)
To: RadioAstronomer
Just use your wild imagination! LOL!
To: RadioAstronomer
Chuck DeBellevue came to Homestead while I was there for refresher or upgrade training (or some such) and he got to fly that plane - again! I wrote a story about it for the Fighter Forum. One of my best articles, if I do say so...
He (and his pilot - Steve Ritchie) put 3 (if I recall correctly) of the stars on it. He's the leading ace of Vietnam, which I'm sure you know!
1,046
posted on
06/22/2002 1:22:59 AM PDT
by
Jen
To: MistyCA
National movement to open records to adoptees From you home page.
I was adopted. :-)
To: MistyCA
Well fellow civvy! it'seems like we're surrounded by these military types! LOL
To: RadioAstronomer; MistyCA
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sooooooooo, Misty, just what is your tail number??? hehehehehe
1,049
posted on
06/22/2002 1:24:17 AM PDT
by
Jen
To: RadioAstronomer
Really? Several people here were. :))) I have reunited thousands of people who were adopted.
To: AFVetGal
That is way cool! :-) Bringing back memories from so long ago. It seems like another life now.
To: ClaraSuzanne
It's ok. We are partial to military types....we forgive them their shortcomings! :) Just kidding!!!!!
To: RadioAstronomer
Just remember that the Phantom was developed by the Navy and then stolen by the USAF.
Y'all (and McNamara) tried to give us the F-111 as a trade.
To: AFVetGal
Depends how I am standing, Jen! :)
To: MistyCA
I'm Partial to military types too!!! LOL
To: ClaraSuzanne; MistyCA
Gurlz, you are in a USO Canteen! DOH!
1,056
posted on
06/22/2002 1:28:07 AM PDT
by
Jen
To: AFVetGal
Does it count that I did the Chuch Yeager flight simulator?? My sister has her own plane......does that count? Hubby was Airforce. Does that count?????? Oh well......ok, I'm a civilian! :) I flew off the jungle gym once! :)
To: AFVetGal; MistyCA
I kinda figured that. LOL
To: RadioAstronomer
No kidding! Seems so long ago - does that mean we are getting "old"?!? Gasp! Never! hahahaha
1,059
posted on
06/22/2002 1:29:53 AM PDT
by
Jen
To: MistyCA
Hubby being AF counts. You are not a civilian, Misty. You are a military spouse. Retract the claws, now, please?!?
1,060
posted on
06/22/2002 1:31:07 AM PDT
by
Jen
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