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
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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
Sailor of the Year 2021 – Commander Niels Olson
Sailor of the Year 2021 – Commander Niels Olson When the carrier Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Guam full of sick sailors, Cmdr. Niels Olson helped handle the COVID-19 crisis aboard ship – and the work he did helped change how the Navy dealt with the virus. “Failure is always an option,” is a motto he… Continue reading Sailor of the Year 2021 – Commander Niels Olson
Old School Marine Corps Recruitment Commercials
Old School Marine Corps Recruitment Commercials I remember watching this somewhere as a youth, it is what really got me interested. From an early age, I knew that the Marine Corps was for me. Average JoeWelcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread… Continue reading Old School Marine Corps Recruitment Commercials
Mitch Burrow – Support Some Troops
Mitch Burrow – Support Some Troops Mitch Burrow grew up on a dirt road in Georgia and joined the Marine Corps at 18. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He then started a career in manufacturing before realizing that it sucked. Now, Mitch has found his true calling in acting silly on a… Continue reading Mitch Burrow – Support Some Troops
Marine of the Year 2021 – Sgt. Brandon Antoine
Marine of the Year 2021 – Sgt. Brandon Antoine Gifted with the innate qualities that push a member of the Corps to run into danger, Sgt. Brandon Antoine used his instincts to help a fellow Marine. Rushing to aid a comrade threatening suicide, he put his own life in danger in order to get his… Continue reading Marine of the Year 2021 – Sgt. Brandon Antoine
Making A Marine – Recruiting Film (1950’s)
Making A Marine – Recruiting Film (1950’s) Great 50s era USMC recruitment film – Making A Marine This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Average JoeWelcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place… Continue reading Making A Marine – Recruiting Film (1950’s)
Mitch Burrow – The Funniest Marine
Mitch Burrow – The Funniest Marine Mitch Burrow grew up on a dirt road in Georgia, joined the Marine Corps at 18. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He then started a career in manufacturing before realizing that it sucked. Now, Mitch has found his true calling in acting silly on a stage… Continue reading Mitch Burrow – The Funniest Marine
