As I mentioned the other day, I’m traveling overseas this winter! Again! First I’m going back to Egypt to visit a friend and to do a short Arabic course, then I’m flying to China. My brother conveniently moved there last year to work so now I can go visit and use him as a free [...]
Cairo – March 2009 This is a bar in downtown Cairo where they calculate your tab based on the number of empty bottles on your table.
Cairo – February 2009 For those of you who aren’t familiar with Marine Security Guard duty, in addition to that whole “protecting the classified information and the embassy” thing, we have what’s called “collateral duties” that we work on during our “free” time. Since it’s just us out here, we have to take care of [...]
Rare bottle of cognac awaits ‘last’ warrior: In 1946, Ralph McGill, editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, was so impressed with the 1st Marine Division’s exploits that he set aside a century-old bottle of Etournaud. A Marine who served in World War I, McGill said the cognac would remain uncanted until only one 1st [...]
During a conversation with a new friend of ours, the talking veered from why she didn’t give her toddler apple juice to whether the toddler liked soda. The mom mentioned that she didn’t drink soda and the others were all, “Oh really?” followed by a brief moment of silence. Then from the corner, her 12-year-old [...]
From the safety of the second deck, harassing thefirst deck with your remote control monster truck. Trivial Pursuit and beer in the shade of a tree. A keg, some cups, and a circle of chairs. What more do you need? Testing out rusty skateboarding skills.
McCain writes in Faith of My Fathers of his and his friends’ time at the Naval Academy. He recounts “indulging in the vices sailors are infamous for,” including “excessive drinking,” while at port in Rio de Janeiro. And if he doesn’t drink much anymore, maybe it’s because he’s learned a lesson or two. Once, while [...]
WILMINGTON — Several members of the Marine Corps have had enough. They say their mistreatment by downtown Wilmington bars has to stop. They put the bars to the test last weekend and have now logged a formal complaint. Patrick Cleary and Kevin Nicholson visited downtown Wilmington on Saturday, looking to spend a night enjoying time [...]
A look at the services’ fitness requirements: Components of each service’s physical fitness and testing programs. The Iraq war movie – Military hopes to shape genre: Burned by portrayals of Vietnam, the Pentagon focuses on a new era of filmmakers. ‘It’s important to tell the full story,’ says Army Lt. Col. J. Todd Breasseale, who [...]
Helsinki – October 2006 This was the fridge in our bar area. I always thought that looked so cool!
July 2008 I took this a few hours ago at a Fourth of July event. Yum! Doesn’t that red pepper look like it’s trying to make a run for it? Haha…
Holy crap, what’s this?! A mainstream media company printing an editorial written by a Marine that’s not anti-Iraq war? The world must be ending! Either that, or the Baltimore Sun isn’t mainstream media: Iraq and the reality of hope: Although the war isn’t yet won, there’s good news: Violence is down, the insurgents’ support is [...]
Okinawa police holding two Americans CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Two American servicemembers were in Okinawa police custody Tuesday on separate alcohol-related charges. According to Okinawa police, Airman 1st Class Malik Kareem Burchett, 26, was apprehended after allegedly exposing himself to a 28-year-old woman Friday night in Okinawa City. A charge of public indecency was forwarded [...]
The photographer we hired for the ball finally sent us the link to the online album with our photos and I’m the ONLY Marine who didn’t get any photos taken! The sad thing is I WANTED to but I completely and totally forgot about it. Our random assortment of Marine Friend Guests even have a [...]
Air Force probes mistaken transport of nuclear warheads Six nuclear warheads on cruise missiles were mistakenly carried on a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana last week, prompting a major investigation, military officials have confirmed…Because the incident involved nuclear weapons, it was serious enough that President Bush was notified….once the mistake was discovered, the Air [...]
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