I Joined The Marines for 3 Days Nope, not me, I joined for 10 years 3 months, and 20 days, but who’s counting? This post isn’t about me but about some of the things the Corps is doing to attract today’s youth. The Corps is working the social media platforms and on YouTube, they are… Continue reading I Joined The Marines for 3 Days
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.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year – 2024
Merry Christmas Everyone!!! 2023
Twas the Night Before Christmas Merry Christmas to everyone! I wrote this a few years back. It is from a wife’s point of view. Twas the Night Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, everyone was sleeping except me and my spouse The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, while… Continue reading Merry Christmas Everyone!!! 2023
Christmas Eve Shots Fired
Christmas Eve Shots Fired Reports of shots fired as a Christmas party held at the Nakatomi Plaza Shots have been fired at the Nakatomi Plaza Hotel and Convention Center at 2121 Avenue of the Stars (headquarters of 20th Century Studios/ now Fox Plaza) in Los Angeles this evening. The LAPD and FBI have surrounded the… Continue reading Christmas Eve Shots Fired
Broken Marines Everywhere
Broken Marines Everywhere I just finished making the post about the United States of Al episode about Riley’s VA disability claim, when I started episode #6 of the second season. This episode was about Veteran’s Day, and while I personally do not subscribe to the free food crawl that many veterans do, in this episode… Continue reading Broken Marines Everywhere
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 3
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 3 I had a VA C&P exam, for something that isn’t on my list of complaints, let me explain. It’s no secret that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia, but I have been struggling to get them connected to my active-duty service. I submitted several years ago and was blanketly… Continue reading The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 3
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 2
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 2 I can’t get over the feeling that the VA hires legal assistance to fight against veterans in disability claims. I mean, that sounds to me like they are not in the game of helping out a veteran, now does it? I understand that there are some people out in… Continue reading The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 2
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 1
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 1 The VA is so freak strange and so bloated and out of touch it is almost funny. But since they are literally fucking with people’s lives, well, it isn’t something to laugh about. Currently, I have one single disability claim outstanding and that is for chronic sinusitis and that… Continue reading The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 1
Time Well Spent With A Fellow Marine
Time Well Spent With A Fellow Marine I was online a few years ago and ran across Chicago Honor Flight, which is an organization that takes veterans to see Washington D.C. for a day. I reached out to them and asked if my wife and I could volunteer, even though we are not from Chicago.… Continue reading Time Well Spent With A Fellow Marine
Bible Stops Shrapnel
Marine Save By His Bible This is a recreation of an article from The Grand Rapids Press in 1951. This article is about Jess Holcomb, a Marine that I got to meet and spend some time with, in 2017. Bible Stops Shrapnel Local Marine Believe Book Save his Life on Korean Hill The Bible that… Continue reading Bible Stops Shrapnel
