Posts Tagged ‘Marine Corps’

Calling All Marines!

The following was found at www.RLeeErmey.com: Marine Corps Identity Bill Gets 400 Co-sponsors in House Washington D.C. April 20, 2010 The Marine Corps Identity Bill, HR 24, has received 400 co-sponsors92 percent of the House of Representatives. Backed by the Marine Corps League, HR 24, introduced by North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones, proposes to change the name of […]

R. Lee Ermey is NOT Dead

I recently received an email from a Marine Corps buddy that looked like this: FW: Fallen Marine Vet RIP R. Lee Ermey, 1944-2010 It’s with a heavy heart that I find myself writing this about someone I’ve admired for many years. Ever since “Full Metal Jacket”, R. Lee Ermey emboded the image of a hard-ass […]

Abusing the Right to Free Speech

Today’s Headline: Fallen Marine’s Father’s Legal Battle Albert Snyder sued protesters at his son’s funeral and won; now the judgment was been thrown out and he’s ordered to pay protester’s legal fees. Watch this video from Fox News and tell me, when does your right to Free Speech begin to impede on my rights to […]

MCRD San Diego 50 years later

We drove to MCRD yesterday from El Centro, where we are staying. 50 years ago when I went through the main gate I thought I went to Hell, but I was in Marine Corps Boot Camp. Only a few minutes after arriving I was standing on yellow foot prints painted on the deck. The next […]

Best Dressed Pooch in a Sea of Santas

Today Mom, Dad, and I participated in the big Las Vegas Santa Run here in Las Vegas, to benefit Opportunity Village. Over 7,00 people signed up to run/walk today, everyone dressed in Santa suits – including some of my fellow dogs! It was weird, I tell you. Why would humans want to dress themselves, much […]