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  • Does America Still Deserve The Marines?

    11/12/2005 9:21:18 AM PST · by ajolympian2004 · 70 replies · 2,448+ views
    Weekly column posted at Gunny Bob's 850am KOA webpage ^ | Friday November 11th, 2005 | Gunny Bob Newman
    Does America Still Deserve The Marines? (by Gunny Bob Newman, retired 20-year veteran of the Marine Corps) Not that I know what one is, but I do know what one looks like. A parabolic wave is a thing that looks like a wave when viewed from the side. Parabolic waves appear on screens that are part of certain machines and computers and other technical devices. I suspect they are useless, really, but scientists and technicians like them because they look cool and by turning just about any dial, one can change the height and frequency of the wave. The war...
  • This one goes out to Chesty…

    11/02/2005 6:10:39 PM PST · by SandRat · 24 replies · 903+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Nov 2, 2005 | Sgt. Tracee L. Jackson
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.-- (Nov. 2, 2005) -- - Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller is, hands down, the Marine’s Marine. He looked out for morale, stood up for what was right, stayed combat-ready, and when the time came to send rounds downrange, his rounds hit their mark. Chesty isn’t physically with us anymore, but three units within the II Marine Expeditionary Force were recognized Nov. 2 for keeping his memory and mission accomplishment alive. The Lieutenant General Chesty Puller Award for Sustained Superior Leadership and Performance originated approximately a year ago to commend a small, medium and large-size...
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES!

    11/09/2002 9:05:07 PM PST · by clintonh8r · 83 replies · 2,350+ views
    Continental Congress ^ | 10 Nov 2002 | clintonh8r
    Happy birthday, Marines! All FR Marines check in here for birthday greetings.