Continuing in the Marine theme…50 years ago today (at least on the West side of the Dateline it’s today), Major John Glenn, USMC circled the world aboard Friendship 7 as the third launch in the Mercury Program… Launch:February 20, 1962. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Another one from the Mil-email chain… And this one goes out to Heath and all those others who are current and former Marines… Although this was written back in 2003, it holds true even today 🙂 Written by a Marine … Continue reading
Being on the road is just ‘such’ fun…At least I got a one car upgrade… Or maybe I should say one squirrel upgrade, now I’ve got two, but I think they’re pissed at each other. I swear, this car won’t … Continue reading
Got this one from a Retired Coastie Chief, and it’s well worth watching! This is for all those crazy bastards that jump out of helos to rescue folks… And you can go HERE and read the Coast Guard losses… They … Continue reading
This will be a bit of an unusual post, in that it is a collaborative post with LabRat over at Atomic Nerds. I’m doing the framing and set up, and she is going to ‘finish’ the story… So here goes… … Continue reading
For those who’ve never had the ‘pleasure’ of Japan…Pretty food, right? Only problem is the ‘way’ it’s served…What is done is that ALL the plates are laid out before the mess is opened for folks to eat, so the spaghetti … Continue reading
Light blogging and light commenting for the next couple of weeks, on the road again…I’ll put up what I can, when I can. Good folks on the sidebar, please enjoy their writing! … Continue reading
And another one from the Mil-email channels…A friend sent this to me. Interesting what you discover when you take the time to read about the past and contemplate our history… Oh that’s right we don’t need to read ’cause big … Continue reading
From the Mil-email that came over the transom last night… “So, with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a … Continue reading
Part 1- As the value of ‘old’ guns goes up, so do the counterfeits become more and more prevalent…At gun shows you may make the find of a lifetime, or get badly burned… There are companies out there (especially in … Continue reading