A discussion was happening on a gun forum about the ‘what would you do’ kinda thoughts when seeing events on the news. This is good to do because a lot of those questions need to be answered BEFORE the situation comes up. Ok. What I was discussing was the concept of planning vs. doctrine. You […]
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America and Communism
I was in a Twitter conversation yesterday with some folks… This is the tweet that started the whole thread: pic.twitter.com/OsaHoGxQJ7 — real tankie hours (@tankietakes) June 22, 2017 The fact that the guy flip-flopped his stance to agree with someone else is what caught my attention…lol. Either he flip-flopped, or he has no clue that […]
The last Monday in May…
On behalf of myself and my fellow veterans, I want to say how appreciative we are that our service is recognized favorably. There have been times in our nation’s history when this was not the case as a general rule. It is a good environment to be a veteran nowadays. On Memorial Day weekend, everyone […]
Fox Company
The last few years has seen a gathering happen. Not the Highlander kinda gathering but…well, maybe kinda…lol Thanks to facebook, I have come back into contact with Marines that I served with years ago. We had our first ‘reunion’ in the Fall of 2013. I think six of us got together with a few wives […]
Natural causes?
The scene is set. Mid April, 1775. The British had been routed at Lexington and Concord by colonial militia. The British regulars, initially, had the upper hand against the colonists but as the engagement went on, colonists descended on the area and the British turned and made their way back towards Boston under heavy harassment.
239 Years of Blood, Sweat and Tears
Cutting a cake with a sword…’cause that’s how we roll… HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES! November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved the resolution to establish two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore. This date marks the official formation of the Continental Marines.”
Ben, Sam and Al, Part Two: Sam
…Sam watched what was happening over at the big house with some degree of interest. Sam and his family had had to leave their previous home because of personal differences. His family disowned him when he decided to marry his wife. They had been squatting, so to speak, in the woods down by the river […]
Ben, Sam and Al, Part One: Ben
Ben and his family needed a place to live. They had been evicted under pretty rough circumstances at their old address. They were good people, but some other folks just didn’t like them and wanted them out of the boardinghouse. When the landlord says you have to move out, you don’t have much of a choice […]
Veterans get the hookup!
My wife surprised me a while back. I had made comments about how it would be neat to have Marine Corps license plates on my truck. ‘Vanity’ plates are not cheap in Texas. The ones my wife wants have the three crosses where the Marine Corps seal is on the example below…but they cost more […]
Wargames
Wargamers are a different kind of people. They have been around for a loooong time…before computers…before modern times even. Since the dawn of time, there has been warfare of some kind. It is part of human nature whether we want to admit it or not. What wars have been fought over may have changed but […]