Military stories from past to present, both wars.

I like young girls…

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Back in Okinawa in 1994, Jim Adams, my faithful side kick, got me involved in a group called Okinawa plus 50. It was going to be the reunion of Marines and Soldiers from WWII and their Japanese counterparts. A good ...

Shhhhh, guess whose birthday is coming up!

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hi everyone!This is Taco's Mama, and I wanted to alert you that Taco's birthday is this Friday so swamp him with greetings in the comment section! He doesn't know I'm posting this so don't be surprised to hear the hollering ...

Turkey time, Amen

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hey Guys,I just wanted to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! I have been blessed with a wonderful family and a wife who is willing to raise our children and put her dreams of nursing aside till the children are ...

Happy Birthday Marines!

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »

Hey Guys,November tenth is the birthday of our beloved Corps. So far I have attended a ball, (minus the wife but able to take my Dad and Uncle-both Navy) and some other smaller celebrations that included hearing a speech by ...

The Skipper

Sunday, November 4th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

I have to say that out of all of my jobs in the Marine Corps, I look back at my time with MWSS 274 as the Air Ops OIC in Cherry Point as my favorite one hands down. I was ...

New Marine on Deck

Friday, October 26th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hey guys,Sure wish I could concentrate and write something funny for you all, but I am sitting in the Hospital looking at the newest Marine Corps Aviator that arrived today. We are naming our newest addition Jacob “Jake” and he ...

Phone Colonel

Sunday, October 14th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

You know I have to laugh when I think about Rank sometimes. When I was younger, a Major was old as dirt and a LtCol, hell forget it, that guy farted dust. A General would be close to using a ...

You’ve Got Mail…

Monday, October 8th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

You’ve Got Mail…Electronic mail is a curse in the most simplistic manner speaking. Where are all the old handwritten letters that we use to send? Remember that special emotion we felt when a letter arrived in the mailbox instead of ...

Death on Dying

Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

During the Vietnam War, when a young Marine reported into his unit (true today as well), they went through all your paperwork to make sure you were up to date on your rifle range and gas chamber training, health physical, ...

Adam KoKesh Busted loser and EX-Marine

Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hey guys,You know, from reading my past posts, that I normally focus on old Marine or Military stories, and try to stay away from the political hatred that bubbles from this war. This is now an entirely different situation than ...