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A United States Marine Corps helicopter is seen flying through this scene of the full moon and the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, from Arlington National Cemetery. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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Category Archives: USMC
V/STOL Stealth
I will bet you have never seen a stealth aircraft land aboard a ship before. Because it hasn’t happened before now. F-35B “Sea Trials” are underway. There is a lot of talk about cutting this aircraft from the development program. … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, USMC
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What Happens when…
you take a bunch of 17-22 year olds, stick them in a place with limited distractions, and not keep them busy? Well it use to be we would find ways to entertain ourselves. I remember some rather creative scorpion fights … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Marines, Music
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15 Sep 11
This afternoon a living Marine will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor | Sgt. Dakota Meyer.
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15 SEP 50
61 years ago, at a time when many professionals argued that amphibious landings were a thing of the past, MacArthur launched the Inchon landings. Historical photos, and commentary can be found here. As long as there are coastlines to serve … Continue reading
Posted in History, Marines, Military
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Good Times
Ah yes, Nov. 2, 1982. My day “ended” something like this: After a trip the the MEPS station in downtown Portland, then a van ride to the airport. Goodbyes at the airport, a flight to LAX and then on to … Continue reading
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A New Greatest Generation?
It sounds like there is a nice look at our current crop of war veterans coming up in the next issue of Time. I haven’t read the article but, it sounds like it makes a lot of the points that … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Marines, Military
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Lost and Found
I am sure that you all remember stories about the pet that was lost on the family vacation and manged to travel 3000 miles to find home 3 months later dehydrated and malnourished. Well, this is one of those stories… … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Marines
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Execution
Over at The Sniper he has the following post up: Just take your sweet A$$ time « The Sniper. Now you need to go read the whole article. It reminds us that words are words, and you need to go … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Marines, Presidential Politics
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One Marine’s View: “Marine arrogance”
I may have posted something similar before. This is a nice little explanation of what is instilled into the individuals that show up every day and put their feet on those yellow footprints at MCRD San Diego or Parris Island. … Continue reading
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