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Archive for March, 2007

Overcome…Adapt

Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Today’s lesson on IngenuityHere is your lesson on how to adapt, overcome and improvise─the Marine Way. During Korea, there was a young Marine who was given the task of escorting eight Chinese prisoners to the rear for interrogation by our ...

The Eagle has landed in DC

Sunday, March 18th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Dear Gang,Admin day at Casa de Taco:1. Gathering of Eagles2. Request from LL at Chromed Curses3. Special announcementI have to tell you how very proud I am of my folks and friends that went down to DC yesterday for the ...

Patience, the Marine Way…

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Dear Gang,I’m going to start a series on different Marine Corps leadership traits and principles. The Corps has many traditions and edicts that are taught to you as a young Marine in Boot Camp or OCS. I would like to ...

Gotta Smoke?

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

The smuggling tip came in through the usual network of low paid informants and lowlife that exists in every society. But in Iraq, having thousands of years graft and greed built into its culture, there seems to be more of ...

Thanks Guys

Thursday, March 1st, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Dear Gang,I want to thank all the Folks who voted for the Sandgram. I owe it all to Maj Pain at One Marines View for helping me out through the year and I say he is NUMBER ONE in the ...