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Home Again
It'd been 7 months since I'd seen my fiance. Now, seeing the faint lights in the distance, and wondering if it was them! I had a million butterflies all doing summersaults in my stomach. It was 3 in the morning when their buses drove up, …
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Study Abroad Program
This past weekend my son came home from a seven month "study abroad program" hosted by the University of Afghanistan – Helmand Campus. During his course of study he & his fellow fraternity brothers got to visit all the satellite campuses the Marine Corps has to …
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Our 4 Generations
We are 4 Generations Marine Strong. PFC Donald Carson....Korea L/Cpl Greg Sims..........VietNam Cpl. Brad Sims............Perian Gulf L/Cpl Scott Nokes.......Afghanistan (2x) As a Life Member of the Marine Corps League, I displayed my Espirit De Corps with my MCL, New Jersey Plate. Now I am in …
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Blast From the Past
While enjoyable to read stories of family members carrying on the tradition and old friends reuniting, it's even more fantastic when you get to experience this: 1985 in Korea, 2nd Lt. Taggart on the left, Cpl. Thornton, M.A. on the right. Fast forward 27 years... …
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FOB Geronimo, Afghanistan MWR
These are some photos from the MWR facility aboard Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Afghanistan. Sgt Grit was contacted by Jeffrey Arnold, who is in charge of maintaining the facility, about a donation of Sgt Grit decor to help boost morale on the base. …
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The Next Best Cake Cutter
So up here in the Northern part of A'stan (Jalalabad), the Veteran Marines outnumbered all eight of the uniformed, but we celebrated anyway, graciously arranged by MAJ Copeland and the local USO. The oldest CPL on hand was born in 1956, to the youngest LCPL …
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Bronze Star Award
I humbly submit this to you. I'm very proud of my son.
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USMC Pumpkin
My husband carved this while our son was serving in Afghanistan last year.
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OORAH!
The beginning of this June I was still at my former station, FOB Lightning, ANA 203rd Thunder Corps, Gardez, Paktia Province, where several Army Rangers are stationed. I was in the line for the visit of the Finance team to get some cash, and there was …
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Scooter in Afghanistan
Pictures that my son, "Scooter" David M. Bombard Jr., sent me from Afghanistan, I thought that you might like to see them. They are PICS that when Toby Keith (the country singer) was there and performed for the troops / Marines.
