Military stories from past to present, both wars.

You’re in the club Wang!!

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 21 Comments »

Part II of Call a Spade a Spade The stunned silence in the cockpit was interrupted by a comment from the back. “Holy Shit!” That sort of summed it up for the crew. Pyro was the first to shake it off. ...

Call a Spade a Spade

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 16 Comments »

The Marine KC-130 was flying over the chilly North Atlantic at twenty-five thousand feet taking my crew to Keflavik, Iceland. There was a layer of clouds about ten thousand feet below us hiding the cold water and howling winds. This ...

When I grow up… I want to be a Pilot

Monday, July 17th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 14 Comments »

Dear Gang, This is a repeat and a post that a couple of folks have asked me to publish again from my “AnyMarines.com” days. So feel free to copy this and give it to you nieces/nephew’s sons and daughter’s if you ...

Mail-Box Wars Part One

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 29 Comments »

It was the end of an extremely long day, flying around massive thunderstorms and a low pressure system built up between Chicago and New York City. Of course the ole motto, “Time to spare, fly by air” comes to mind ...

Go Jihad on the Media

Saturday, July 1st, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 16 Comments »

Hey Guys, I was thinking about canceling my cable subscription to Dish this week. I have been so inundated with all the coverage about the two soldiers who were brutally murdered by “Al Killya” in Iraq. You know, ...

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Friday, June 23rd, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 18 Comments »

An Open letter to Congressmen John MurthaDear Sir, I know you have been taking a lot of heat lately about your stance on the Marine Corps and the war on Iraq. Know a secret? I just compare you to ...

Hadji Girl

Friday, June 16th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 30 Comments »

I don’t normally comment on current events, but there is hardly a day that goes by without someone trying to trash my Marine Corps… The latest incident occurred yesterday when I found the out the Marines were going to ...

Ding Dong, the terrorist is dead…

Friday, June 9th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 19 Comments »

We’re all broke up here at the Bell household now that Zarqawi is dead. I had the girls singing “Ding Dong, the Terrorist is dead, he’s gone where the goblins go, below, below yo ho!!!” I just ...

Dat FlyCatcher…

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 11 Comments »

http://www.thesandgram.com/2006/06/06/dat-flycatcher/ We were sitting around the squad bay on various footlockers and little camp stools, preparing for the pre-final inspection before graduation.  Barns, the prior enlisted guy noticed “FlyCatcher” Clements, across the way working on his rifle. “Hey FlyCatcher, what are you ...

Those Magnificent Men and their flying Machines

Sunday, May 28th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 25 Comments »

Memorial Day weekend is here, just another day off to go shopping, grill steaks in the backyard, and chase the kids around the pool. How fast folks forget the meaning of these holidays and why we have them. It’s actually ...