Happy Birthday, Marines!!! I hope you all have a great time where ever you are, you deserve a little fun. This year I wanted to talk about the flag-raising on Mount Suribachi. I found some incredible gems on the internet and I wanted to share them with you, my fellow brothers and sisters on this…Continue readingHappy Birthday Marines!!!
Category:Military & Veteran
USMC Cryptology – My Personal Beginning
USMC Cryptology – My Personal Beginning *** WARNING *** Super long post ahead *** WARNING *** TL:DR: I was a 2631 SIGINT/ELINT UNCLASSIFIED A new feature in my blog will periodically point out key dates, people, and events in the world of cryptology to include SIGINT and ELINT. Why you ask, and I would have…Continue readingUSMC Cryptology – My Personal Beginning
Exciting VA Disability News
Exciting VA Disability News I couldn’t be any more excited, that I just got a letter from the Veteran’s Administration on my most recent disability claim. This latest claim about my lungs has moved me to a rating of 80% disability. I still have several other things that I need to get covered, but this…Continue readingExciting VA Disability News
Orville Richard Burrell – Famous Marines
Famous Marines – Orville Richard Burrell Orville Richard Burrell (aka Shaggy) was born in Jamaica and came to the U.S. (Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City) when he was 18 to live with his mother and began his music career around the same time. Orville was born in Kingston, Jamaica on October 22, 1968. Growing up, his…Continue readingOrville Richard Burrell – Famous Marines
Verify Your Military Service
Verify Your Military Service Validating your military service is extremely important and can be difficult. However, there are some free services that you can use to validate your service. Ideally, you validate it once and then you are done with it. Let’s start off with the basics first. There are several methods that you can…Continue readingVerify Your Military Service
Gun Control & PTSD – Interesting Point of View
Interesting Point of View – Gun Control & PTSD I asked my daughter who was around 16-17 years old at the time, about her thoughts on gun control, and she said that former veterans should not be allowed to own guns. I was taken aback by this view, as most people have the opposite thought…Continue readingGun Control & PTSD – Interesting Point of View
CMOH Citation for Sgt John Basilone
CMOH Citation for Sgt John Basilone On this day in 1942, then-Sgt John Basilone laid waste to an entire Japanese regiment during the Battle of Guadalcanal. His citation is as follows: The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to SERGEANT JOHN BASILONE…Continue readingCMOH Citation for Sgt John Basilone
By U.S. Law, Who Is A Veteran?
By U.S. Law, Who Is A Veteran? This is actually not as simple of a question as one might think. In fact, I did not know the answer to this question myself; I had to do a ton of research. Alright, strap in as this one is going to be a bumpy ride. According to…Continue readingBy U.S. Law, Who Is A Veteran?
Come On Marine, What Is This Shit?
Come On Marine, What Is This Shit? I’m sure that this is some Cpl that has been discharged and is being a dumbshit and thinks he is actually funny, by making fun of the Corps. Now I’m all for some fun, even fun at the Corps’ expense. But this is just typical LCpl fuckery if…Continue readingCome On Marine, What Is This Shit?
American Flag on the Ground
American Flag on the Ground I can’t tell you the number of times I have stopped my truck, got out, and picked up a flag that is on the ground. It seems that many people are patriotic enough to fly the flag on their car, but not patriotic enough to stop, turn around and pick…Continue readingAmerican Flag on the Ground
