Another Marine Poser bites the dust…
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 7 Comments »http:// Dear Gang, It still amazes me that there are guys out there who steal the honor of being a serviceman in this day and age of the internet. Instead of being page three news in the local section of the county ...
Happy Birthday Marines!! Ltr from SSgt Alridge
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »Happy 234th birthday wishes to my fellow brothers. A SSgt sent this out and I'd like to share it with you. He is very proud of being a Marine and it shows. OOOhhhhh RRRRRRhhhhhaaaaa Semper Fi, Taco The Marine Corps is ...
New message from LtCol Asad Khan USMC (Ret.)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 28 Comments »Afghanistan - Ideas From The Outside LtCol Asad Khan, USMC (Ret.) October 2009 While there is an on-going debate on Afghanistan and the need for more troops (or not), it is imperative ...
The Konkulators, Be afraid, Be VERY AFRAID
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 9 Comments »Hey guys, sometimes I admit that I’m a bit of a jerk, and this next story isn’t so much that I’m a total jerk now, but that I was just a stupid, single-guy-type jerk at the time. Having four children ...
Suicide Bombings by Denis MacEoin, Mid East Quarterly
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »This is a great article on Motives for why the guys blow themselves up. Very much worth the time to to read up and understand our enemy. Many motives are cited for suicide bombings, from religious sanctification to revenge for Western ...
Wise words from SgtMaj Sauer USMC
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »A buddy Dave Hollenbeck, sent this great piece to me that was posted on “Let them fight or bring them home” This fits in well with what I have been talking about lately on Afghanistan. Jim Sauer is a retired Marine ...
Bite of a Big Green Dill Pickle
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 3 Comments »Last month I wrote about the challenges facing Afghanistan. It’s not even the problems we face as a military over there, but what it will take to change that place. I hate to say it, but the Russians are probably ...
9-11 Never forget
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »I just wanted to remember those friends that we lost on September 11th. I'm flying home to DFW in the morning and I'm still amazed the number of folks that have put 9-11 behind them. While our lives were ...
How do you fix a problem like Afghanistan?
Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 9 Comments »Afghanistan? “How do you fix a problem like Maria???” The song from the Sound of Music, which is on TV as I channel surf, reverberates in my head as I sit here thinking about the situation in Afghanistan. How do you fix ...
Burial at Sea by LtCol George Goodson, USMC (Ret)
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 94 Comments »*****UPDATE******* I just interviewed LtCol Goodson and the link is below, he is real, this story is real and he is my new Hero ************UPDATE******** http://www.thesandgram.com/2009/12/22/internet-legend-ltcol-george-goodson-usmc-ret/ I want to thank Nello Lucchesi for providing the link to this fantastic piece Publisher: Marine Corps ...
