Happy 240th Birthday United States Marine Corps

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:33 am

What kind of rifle is she holding?

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:44 am

It kinda looks like an M1, but I don't think it is

Postby **dodint** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:54 am

One of the detainees was apprehended with that old Russian weapon, he didn't even have rounds for it. I wish I could remember but I have no idea what it is anymore. I want to say it was a WWII era piece, maybe older.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:34 am

Must be a Mosin Nagant.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:31 am

Yeah, I was thinking an old Soviet sniper rifle.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:38 am

She doesn't look it in that flight suit but she was a deployment 10/10, btw. Fitness addict, in great shape and a really fun attitude. She was a MCMAP instructor and helped some people get their gray and green belts. I never got to throw her around myself, though.

Postby **dodint** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:08 am

Yut yut.

Another year and the country still stands. You're welcome.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:13 am

Thank you for your service.

Postby **tifosi77** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:16 am

Happy birthday, Marines!

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:16 am

I again thank the taxpayers for funding my drunken escapades for four years.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:19 am

I again thank the taxpayers for funding my drunken escapades for four years.

You're welcome!

You're back at school????

Postby **shafnutz05** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 1:19 pm

I will pop an 800 MG Motrin tonight and swig it down with a toast to the Marines. Obligatory posting of my favorite Marine (outside of 5AF)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesty_Puller

Postby **Silentom** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 1:25 pm

Postby **tifosi77** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:32 pm

I will pop an 800 MG Motrin tonight and swig it down with a toast to the Marines. Obligatory posting of my favorite Marine (outside of 5AF)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesty_Puller

My uncle that was a career Marine was actually never all that gung ho. But holy hell, mention Chesty Puller around him and he'd go all Rockridge/Randolph Scott.

Postby **Kaiser** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 10:04 pm

Yat yas

Postby **dodint** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:56 pm

*flex*

I think I mentioned it before, but when we were in NC we met another couple who happened to be from the same place in PA. (He was from Lycippus, I was from Latrobe but living on Armel Road, so we each pretty much lived on opposite sides of Glengarry Golf Course) He ended up being the best man at my wedding and my wife is the godmother to their children. Now we're both back in Westmoreland county. He is a letter carrier and has some USMC friends from work, so we're all going to go have a drink to commemorate the occasion this evening.

This is us doing the admittedly posed 'getting dressed for the wedding' picture:

Semper Fi, 246.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:34 pm

Have some cake.

Postby **eddy** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:01 pm

Is it frowned upon if you choose not to wear your dress uniform if you are getting married?

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:02 pm

Is it frowned upon if you choose not to wear your dress uniform if you are getting married?

It looks badass, but you don't have to.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:02 pm

Nobody cares.

Postby **Beveridge** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 10:06 am

He ended up being the best man at my wedding and my wife is the godmother to their children.

This reads like you noped out on the godfather request, which might be the true story.

Postby **dodint** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 10:15 pm

It's more of a testament to my wife's awesomeness than anything about me. The godfather is the fathers best friend.
Also, as a lapsed Christian I wasn't a good choice since they do take their faith seriously.

I do like the girls, though.

Postby **tifosi77** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:01 pm

I don't have access to it (it's at my mom's place in Altoona), but we have an 8x10 of my uncle in what was probably his 15th or 16th year of service in his blue A's. Like the formal composed portrait with the flags in the background. He had icy blue eyes a la Kimi Raikkonen and Valteri Bottas, and in that uniform he looked................ depending on your mood either utterly badass, or like a future serial killer. We had several of those photos at different times during his service, but that last one is actually kind of a haunting image. I have a small photo of him aboard USS Inchon from the 80s where he's manning a post, and he looks much more goofball.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:04 am

247th Birthday now:

I'm playing my first week of indoor golf league tonight and then heading to the bar with above mentioned best man. He called me a month ago and asked me what I was doing today.

I'll use my carry bag tonight, I like its subtle patriotism:

Postby **willeyeam** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:24 am

we need to work on that alcohol collection