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Archive for October, 2010

Join “Team Marine” for Valour-IT

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Guys, I don't ask for much, and there are alot of things you waste your money on like Green Peace or the Democratic party, or you step up to the plate and donate to a really good cause, the Valour-IT ...

Death before Dishonor, an Inflated Navajo “Honorary Code Talker” Marine

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 19 Comments »

I have been advised to pull all this down until a FOIA comes out. So Please enjoy the photo's from last weekend's SkyBall and some of the more famous folks attending like the Marine "Gunny"PJ James, who is sporting a ...

Operation Flight the Post Holiday Blues

Monday, October 25th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »

Operation Flight the Post Holiday Blues From around Thanksgiving until New Year's, U.S. and Allied troops in military hospitals know that people appreciate them. There are special shows, events, and visits that come with the season. It is a time when ...

Col Donald Scott Horn, the Scammers have your name…

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »

Well the scammers have hit rock bottom, I don't know this Col (he may or may not be real) but they have his name and trying to get money from some poor guy or gal. This email arrived today ...

Warning**U.S. Naval Veterans Association** Bogus

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

Help me find Tim Allen’s extra from “The Santa Claus” and put a BOLO out for him... BobbyThompson_AdditionalInformation Ok, you all know how I feel about posers, so here is your chance to round up a real turd.  There is a guy out ...

VFW Commander in Chief’s decision on the PAC

Monday, October 18th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

 VFW Commander in Chief has made the right decision on the folks running the PAC, but is it enough? I verified this email with John to make sure I was passing on the right info.  I'm hoping that this new direction ...

Call to action: Military Children in Hawaii

Monday, October 18th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

I wanted to pass on these posts about the education of our kids in Hawaii.  You may ask why a Marine cares about this from Texas?  Well, I have a daughter living in Hawaii and this stuff applies to her.  ...

Marine UAV’s “Tic, Tic, Tic”

Saturday, October 16th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »

[caption id="attachment_616" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Marine UAV's Tic TIC TIC"][/caption] What I know about UAV’S… I don’t think this will win any contests, but watching some UAV footage on T.V. today reminded me of a somewhat funny story.  While in Iraq, at a ...

You Served Blog talk Radio

Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

Hey guys, there is a Blog conference out in Vegas right now and they have a live stream going. Please go check this out. YouServed Radio.  Troy and a whole bunch of great folks are out there right now.  Enjoy the conference!! Semper ...

VFW: Better know who you support.

Monday, October 11th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

VFW: Better know who you support.  I have a friend in N.C. who I served with back at Cherry Point and then over in Iraq named “Spook.”  He is incredibly smart like the character in the TV show and I value ...