USO Canteen FReeper FRiday.......June 21,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny

[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.

[The Mayor]

7. King David founded the city of Jerusalem. Mohammed never came to Jerusalem.

8. Jews pray facing Jerusalem. Muslims pray with their backs toward Jerusalem.

Two very interesting points, I didn't know mohammed never went to Jerusalem.
They may turn their backs on Israel but their attacks are aimed right at it.
Thanks COB1

[MeekOneGOP]

Oops! call s/b called

[LadyX]

Awesome reminder, JL - thank you for posting this for us to see.

[DontMessWithMyCountry]

Thank you for all that you do for our country, G'nad. May God continue to bless and keep safe you and your beautiful family.

[g'nad]

Thank you ma'am. It's an honor. BTW, my mom feels the same way you do about lighthouses... she's got 'em all over the house...I can understand why...God bless ya!

[g'nad]

Thanks brother...SB is great, ain't she?

[The Mayor]

I'll agree with that!!

I can't beleive no one has served Coffee yet, wow need

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks, COB! Good info.........

[MeekOneGOP]

"At some level, it behooves us to look out for these things," he said.
And....then what?

And then plan and implement a blow-away procedure for those that have Earth as a Bullseye?
Or give everyone on Earth a memo on how to kiss all our Arses bu-bye?, lol!

[tomkow6]

Today's NOT Monday? I'm confused........

[g'nad]

You sure picked some garden spots of the world to show in the pictures!

Can't help that Cobby! LOL! With the exception of VA, the corps keeps sendin' me to "extreme" places...Okinawa, Thailand, the Philippines in summer, to Korea in winter, to SWA in summer (and winter), to 29 Palms in summer to Bridgeport and Norway in winter, to Newfoundland for the spring storms...

When I was with 2d Marine Regiment, in an 8 month period, we went from operating in 135 degrees at 29 Palms, to 100 degrees and 100% humidity at Ft Bragg, to 18 below zero in the mountains of Bridgeport... and we loved every minute of it...

[Pippin]

Let me un-confuse you

today is FRIDAY!!! LOl

TGIF!!!

[g'nad]

It cannot be emphasized to strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ For this very reason people of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here. Patrick Henry

Thank you sir. Love the quotes on your profile page...I housed a few of 'em to my hard drive for future use...

[SAMWolf]

Congrats G'Nad on being in our Freeper Friday spotlight.

Thank you for your Service.

I can sympathize about the desk job, I got stuck in one of those for 5 months and absolutley hated it. I couldn't believe how many forms the Military had to fill out.

Hope you don't mind if an old Army guy gives you a big "Semper Fi".

[lodwick]

;-) You're welcome.

[SassyMom]

I don't know, Clara. Did you get a whiff of that burka? Maybe we should make an exception and do a load of laundry today and on Monday. You know, it is summer time. I also think that tomkow ran into these guys out in the field behind the Canteen. Tomkow, these are not cats!

[lodwick]

Thanks again Major - the Canteen is a great place to be. Just great. ;-)

[The Mayor]

You picked my favorite Quote...Thanks

[COB1]

"and we loved every minute of it..."

SEMPER FI, GYRENE!

(ain't it amazing how that dress blue jacket just keeps shrinking as the years go by? LOL!)

[SassyMom]

What an awesome quote. We can and should learn so much from our forefathers. :)