Setting the Record Straight on Who Armed Saddam - Doug Patton
sounded off by George/Ron @ 15:33
|
20030428
20030426
20030423
20030420
More pictures of home projects. Denise decided it was time for a new
look to the Master Bedroom. Paint, border paper, and a new floor. Wala !
First come two before shots.
Then the after look.
look to the Master Bedroom. Paint, border paper, and a new floor. Wala !
First come two before shots.
Then the after look.
sounded off by Dr Martin @ 12:23
|
Good morning all,
Been almost a week since I had neck surgery. 5 hrs of grinding and fusing discs.
They go in through the front of the neck and have to move everything to one side,
still can't talk to well and have a hell of a sore throught.So far it seems to have
been successful freeing up all the pinched nerves, but only time will tell.
I'm supposed to be laid up for 2 months, I'll go made I tell you. Hope to be back to norm
by july. Hope everyone has a nice Easter.
Semper Fi.
Been almost a week since I had neck surgery. 5 hrs of grinding and fusing discs.
They go in through the front of the neck and have to move everything to one side,
still can't talk to well and have a hell of a sore throught.So far it seems to have
been successful freeing up all the pinched nerves, but only time will tell.
I'm supposed to be laid up for 2 months, I'll go made I tell you. Hope to be back to norm
by july. Hope everyone has a nice Easter.
Semper Fi.
sounded off by steve @ 08:22
|
20030419
Welcome back Andy. We were all in Shock and Awe when you left us. But are glad to see both you and Pete back
and posting. What ever happened to those pics you were going to show us of the old Hansen stomping grounds.
You tell us about it but we want to see a picture. Take the camera next time you're up there. Has Kinville changed alot in
twenty years? Do they still sell those big 'chicken' legs just outside the gate?
I have the last pre-reunion letter ready and will mail it Monday morning. 96 Days and a wake-up. See ya soon.
and posting. What ever happened to those pics you were going to show us of the old Hansen stomping grounds.
You tell us about it but we want to see a picture. Take the camera next time you're up there. Has Kinville changed alot in
twenty years? Do they still sell those big 'chicken' legs just outside the gate?
I have the last pre-reunion letter ready and will mail it Monday morning. 96 Days and a wake-up. See ya soon.
sounded off by Dr Martin @ 06:49
|
20030418
Damn Pete, you know I only went so far in school - What the heck does the below mean?
Feeling good in Okinawa, I wish you all were here. I spent some time on Camp Hansen yesterday, and I could not help
but smile when I walked past where our old squadbay was. However, you will all be happy to know that the chowhall
is still there, as is the armory - Just like we left it.
Feeling good in Okinawa, I wish you all were here. I spent some time on Camp Hansen yesterday, and I could not help
but smile when I walked past where our old squadbay was. However, you will all be happy to know that the chowhall
is still there, as is the armory - Just like we left it.
sounded off by Anonymous @ 18:42
|
How could one not be bursting with pride to be a Marine? We already know how good we are, now the rest of the world knows.
Shock and awe "Baby". I talked to over 600 Marines today after a long run. They all took a vote, and want
to go to Korea next week. Shock and awe two.
Dave: Season is history, time for a four pete - Go Lakers.
George and Dale - Ok, I'm 45, and can still be childish.
Shock and awe "Baby". I talked to over 600 Marines today after a long run. They all took a vote, and want
to go to Korea next week. Shock and awe two.
Dave: Season is history, time for a four pete - Go Lakers.
George and Dale - Ok, I'm 45, and can still be childish.
sounded off by Anonymous @ 06:01
|
Soldiers Risking Their Lives in Iraq Might Face Prison - Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D. - MensNewsDaily.com™
sounded off by George/Ron @ 04:51
|
20030417
Welcome back Pete.
Hope every one is doing well.
Have a Happy Easter one and all.
Hope every one is doing well.
Have a Happy Easter one and all.
sounded off by Dave @ 08:51
|
I look forward to seeing any Dragon thats shows up.
Maybe it's for the best that those who can't play well with others stay home.
Both the Website and the blog were formed to
bring us closer, we seem to have had some success.
Semper Fi
sounded off by George/Ron @ 03:02
|
20030415
Well said Dale!
As usual you have managed to articulate
that which is most likely on a lot of our
minds. Everyone is entitled to their
own opinion whether all or none agrees with it.
Pete has also expressed to me that he would not
be coming. He did say that it had nothing to do with
the Blog flames but I think it is sad that two of our
members will not be there. I found Gerth in 1997 and
since then I have watched this thing grow to where it is now.
I am now and always will be proud of what we were, what we
stood for, and what we have become. Not all of us took the same route,
but we all are miracles, in that out of our group only 1,(Pinky-God rest his soul), is
no longer around and he left us while most of us were still in.
Dale my new address is 841 E. Van Koevering St. Rialto, Ca.92376
I will be in attendance and look foward to seeing you ALL there.
As Always....
Semper Fi
As usual you have managed to articulate
that which is most likely on a lot of our
minds. Everyone is entitled to their
own opinion whether all or none agrees with it.
Pete has also expressed to me that he would not
be coming. He did say that it had nothing to do with
the Blog flames but I think it is sad that two of our
members will not be there. I found Gerth in 1997 and
since then I have watched this thing grow to where it is now.
I am now and always will be proud of what we were, what we
stood for, and what we have become. Not all of us took the same route,
but we all are miracles, in that out of our group only 1,(Pinky-God rest his soul), is
no longer around and he left us while most of us were still in.
Dale my new address is 841 E. Van Koevering St. Rialto, Ca.92376
I will be in attendance and look foward to seeing you ALL there.
As Always....
Semper Fi
sounded off by Dave @ 17:51
|
20030414
Jeez Guys, Doesn't anyone have anything to say these days. I keep looking and looking
and George is the only one posting anything. I know, life is busy and who has time, right.
Anyway, things are moving right along and the dates in July will soon be here. I am putting
together one last letter that I wil send out to everyone this week. Online folks included. I
am even going to include a return envelope so no has any lame excuses for not returning
the thing to me. Some of you have made your intentions perfectly clear about attendence,
but you also need to return the response card to me. I want to get a firm number of bodies,
so we can make plans with the hotel for brunch and dinner on Saturday.
Stay tuned and look for that mailing this week. (I hope)
Now, on to another matter that has been bugging me for about three weeks now. In case you
didn't know, Sgt Mjr Crout, that would be Andy to all of us, has politely asked George and I
to remove any mention of him from the website and do not include him in any further mass
communications that are sent to everyone. (By the way in case you haven't noticed we
ignored his request. I think George said, "It's my site, I pay for it, and you're staying on. Or
something like that anyway.) This request from Andy comes on the heels of the posts that
have been placed on the Blog by former Dragon and former U.S. citizen Peter Awramenko.
This might be paraphrased a bit but I believe Andy said "I can't be a part of a group that has a
'Commie loving Anti-American' in it's ranks. Pete definately has views that are quite divergent
from the rest of the group, but never has he posted anything that he didn't offer at least some
cogent support for his views.(We all read those mini-essays he posted, didn't we?)
As loyal as I am to my country, and as strongly as I stand behind
the current action that the U.S. has taken against the Iraqi regime, I still don't know that everything
is always as it seems to be, especially when you limit your sources of information to one filter,
namely the U.S. media. What I know from my rather limited study of govermental history,
is the U.S. government is still a young adolescent when compared with other govermental powers in
this wotld, and the actions I have seen from my government over the last 20 years, seem to have
more and more of a socialist flavor. They want more and more of 'my money' to pay for more
and more 'stuff' that would be best left to private industry or private funding. (If you can't raise the funds
for your cause thru private means then maybe there just aren't enough people who support your position.)
So, I believe it is a prudent person who follows closely what our government is doing, with and to the rights
that each of us enjoys, as a citizen of this great free country. If we don't pay close attention we might
one day find out that those freedoms no longer exist. Isn't that what was going on when this country
was established a little over two hundred years ago?
I say all that really just to say, Pete has the right to his opinion, and we have the right to ours,
and somewhere out there lies the real truth. Andy, you didn't agree with everything Pete or anybody
else said twenty years ago, and vice versa. It is no different today, except the fact that most of us can
express our opinions in a more consise manner today then we could twenty years ago. Why would you
want to cut off all contact with the rest of your 'family' because there is one voice out there that you
don't agree with. By doing so, isn't there a subtle implication that we are all 'Commie loving Anti-Americans'
since we didn't follow your lead after reading Pete's post. If you are available in July, I know there are
about 25 Marines who would be honored if you attended the reunion we are having to commemorate
the relationships that were built during the first and maybe only enlistment that we all served with
the U.S. Marine Corps.
and George is the only one posting anything. I know, life is busy and who has time, right.
Anyway, things are moving right along and the dates in July will soon be here. I am putting
together one last letter that I wil send out to everyone this week. Online folks included. I
am even going to include a return envelope so no has any lame excuses for not returning
the thing to me. Some of you have made your intentions perfectly clear about attendence,
but you also need to return the response card to me. I want to get a firm number of bodies,
so we can make plans with the hotel for brunch and dinner on Saturday.
Stay tuned and look for that mailing this week. (I hope)
Now, on to another matter that has been bugging me for about three weeks now. In case you
didn't know, Sgt Mjr Crout, that would be Andy to all of us, has politely asked George and I
to remove any mention of him from the website and do not include him in any further mass
communications that are sent to everyone. (By the way in case you haven't noticed we
ignored his request. I think George said, "It's my site, I pay for it, and you're staying on. Or
something like that anyway.) This request from Andy comes on the heels of the posts that
have been placed on the Blog by former Dragon and former U.S. citizen Peter Awramenko.
This might be paraphrased a bit but I believe Andy said "I can't be a part of a group that has a
'Commie loving Anti-American' in it's ranks. Pete definately has views that are quite divergent
from the rest of the group, but never has he posted anything that he didn't offer at least some
cogent support for his views.(We all read those mini-essays he posted, didn't we?)
As loyal as I am to my country, and as strongly as I stand behind
the current action that the U.S. has taken against the Iraqi regime, I still don't know that everything
is always as it seems to be, especially when you limit your sources of information to one filter,
namely the U.S. media. What I know from my rather limited study of govermental history,
is the U.S. government is still a young adolescent when compared with other govermental powers in
this wotld, and the actions I have seen from my government over the last 20 years, seem to have
more and more of a socialist flavor. They want more and more of 'my money' to pay for more
and more 'stuff' that would be best left to private industry or private funding. (If you can't raise the funds
for your cause thru private means then maybe there just aren't enough people who support your position.)
So, I believe it is a prudent person who follows closely what our government is doing, with and to the rights
that each of us enjoys, as a citizen of this great free country. If we don't pay close attention we might
one day find out that those freedoms no longer exist. Isn't that what was going on when this country
was established a little over two hundred years ago?
I say all that really just to say, Pete has the right to his opinion, and we have the right to ours,
and somewhere out there lies the real truth. Andy, you didn't agree with everything Pete or anybody
else said twenty years ago, and vice versa. It is no different today, except the fact that most of us can
express our opinions in a more consise manner today then we could twenty years ago. Why would you
want to cut off all contact with the rest of your 'family' because there is one voice out there that you
don't agree with. By doing so, isn't there a subtle implication that we are all 'Commie loving Anti-Americans'
since we didn't follow your lead after reading Pete's post. If you are available in July, I know there are
about 25 Marines who would be honored if you attended the reunion we are having to commemorate
the relationships that were built during the first and maybe only enlistment that we all served with
the U.S. Marine Corps.
sounded off by Dr Martin @ 05:45
|
20030408
20030406
Kurdistan Regional Government Home, click the slide show for Chemical Ali's handiwork
sounded off by George/Ron @ 01:44
|
