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Archive for December, 2006

Christmas With the Few, the Proud…

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Dear Gang,The trip down to San Antonio was a great event and I think I’ll bid for this trip next year as well because if I have to be away from my family then I’ll go see my “Other Family…Marines.” ...

"I’ll be home for Christmas"

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

I will be on the road for Christmas this year. It’s not a new thing; if I’m not deployed then I’m flying for my company, and taking folks to where their love light gleans. This is explained to my children ...

"Where’s the Beef??"

Saturday, December 16th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

The Marine Corps has many fine traditions that they can point back to the early days and say, “That program really sets us apart from the other services.” A lot of the time, there may be some ancestor worship ...

Marine Corps Ball

Thursday, December 14th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hey Guys,This is a month off, but Gunny Baker from our PAO was able to put together some clips from our ball. This was a great night and I really enjoyed being the MC/Narrator for events. Here are ...

Dec. 7th 1941

Thursday, December 7th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

“Was it over when the German’s bombed Pearl Harbor???”This was the famous line shouted by Jim Belushi in Animal House, a film made famous in the Seventies, but with real undertones that bother me a bit. You know the ...

A Day in the life around Little Rock

Friday, December 1st, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Dear Gang, I’ve been flying with a Captain who lives in Jacksonville, Arkansas, (outside of Little Rock proper and along side the Air Force base.) Little Rock sparked a memory of my initial C-130 training. After pinning on my gold Naval ...