Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum Marine Corps LCpl Rylee McCollum, 20, was a Marine from Bondurant, Wyoming, attached to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. He was just two weeks into his first deployment to Afghanistan. Rylee attended Jackson Hole High School and was a… Continue reading Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza
Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza Marine Corps LCpl David Lee Espinoza, 20, was a Marine from Rio Bravo, Texas, attached to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. David was born and raised in Rio Bravo, Texas but attended Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Laredo,… Continue reading Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza
Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo
Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo Marine Corps Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, was from Lawrence, Massachusetts, attached to the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Naval Support Activity Bahrain, serving as a supply chief. She joined the Marine Corps when she was 18 years old and had been in the Corps for 6 1/2 years. She was a… Continue reading Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo
Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola
Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola Marine Corps LCpl Dylan Merola, 20, was from Rancho Cucamonga, California, attached to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Pendleton, California. Dylan was just a week into his first deployment to Afghanistan. He was a graduate of Los Osos High School,… Continue reading Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola
Suicide Bomber Attack in Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Attack in Afghanistan This is a post about the suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 13 U.S. service members. These are the Marines, a Sailor, and a Soldier, who paid the ultimate sacrifice at the Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport during the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan. This will be a series… Continue reading Suicide Bomber Attack in Afghanistan
A Dad
A Dad Which is correct, “Dad” or “Father”? Either is correct. Either could be appropriate or inappropriate, according to the context. However, most will agree that “father” is more of a biological title and a little more. Any male can be a father. or as I refer to him “sperm donor”. The title dad is earned… Continue reading A Dad
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence This is not a new song and not even a new cover. This is heavy metal band Disturbed covering Simon & Garfunkel‘s 1964 hit, ‘The Sounds of Silence’. David Draiman‘s voice on this cover is absolutely amazing. There is also a version of just his vocals –Disturbed – The Sound Of… Continue reading The Sound of Silence
Rainbow-Trout
Rainbow Trout Rainbow-Trout, yep, that is a really good name for your baby girl, let’s just hope that when she is older he doesn’t have hygiene issues too. I mean it does sound a little fishy, but after thinking about it, I’m sorta hooked.
Robinhood – Online Investing
Robinhood – Online Investing I’m sure many of you more serious and long-term investors will have a million reasons to not use Robinhood (if you join Robinhood you also get free stock, for me, I let free stock grow a little, and then I sold it off, and reinvested it) or any similar trading site,… Continue reading Robinhood – Online Investing
Happiness
Happiness In my family, this would not only be happiness but absolutely shocking. My daughter totally hates me, and everything I believe in. When she was younger, she would hug me goodnight, then that turned into a bro hug (one arm) and then into a fist bump, to an air fist bump, and then into… Continue reading Happiness
