Watch “Taking Chance” on HBO tonight
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 8 Comments »Dear Gang Tonight there is a movie on HBO called "Taking Chance" about the return of a young warrior killed in Iraq. Kevin Bacon plays LtCol Michael Strobl, who on a personal note, floated during the Gulf War with ...
Poser Alert!!
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 13 Comments »Folks, There is a phenomenon out there of “POSERS” who claim to have served in the military or claim rights to certain medals they have never earned. Just driving home yesterday, I heard on Paul Harvey of a College professor who ...
You guys will love this Marine…
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 16 Comments »A GREAT READ ! AN ELOQUENT MARINE Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:07:09 -0700 Reconnaissance Marine in Afghanistan It's freezing here. I'm sitting on hard, cold dirt between rocks and shrubs at the base of the Hindu Kush Mountains along the Dar 'yoi Pomir ...
“I’ll be home for Christmas”
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 13 Comments »“I’ll be home for Christmas” For the first time in 10 years, I will be home for Christmas this year. See, Santa always shows up early for Airline pilots and Military personnel who are on the road serving somewhere in ...
A** Pain of Redeployment…
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 15 Comments »What is it like to be home? After Iraq in ’06, I was actually depressed for the first two weeks when I got back for many reasons. One of which, was when I realized that my wife and kids had ...
Marines are Special…Happy Birthday
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 11 Comments »Marines are Special... You just don't see the same brotherhood in the other services like you do in the Marine Corps, except for the smaller branches like Special Forces where they are a small, tight group. We are the largest gun ...
Finally home in Texas
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 29 Comments »Hey Gang, I've been home for a week now and apologize for not getting a post out sooner. The trip home is a long and painful process that included a four day visit at Bagram Airbase north of Kabul, then a ...
A feel good story that the press won’t pick up…
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 11 Comments »I think that victory over here can be measured by small battles as we pursue to improve the lives of the Afghan’s. If you step back and look at how business has been done here, it’s an overwhelming feeling ...
Chat with me on the 20th 0930am to 1100am EST online
Thursday, September 18th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »Hey Guys, Marty at AnySoldier/Marine has come up with a cool little feature on the site and that is a Chat feature. Marine Chat online and I’d like to try out something for the masses on Sat the 20th. ...
VCR, how we make a difference here…
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Military | 7 Comments »Dear Gang, Among all the things that we do out here, there is a group of us who go outside the wire each week and distribute clothes, food and school supplies to the needy of our city. It’s called the ...
