A nut for a nut
Sunday, May 6th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Well Gang,I’m finally over in Khorat Thailand after a long 40 hour flight over the water. I was lucky enough to meet up with Gunny John and his awesome wife the second night I was in Okinawa Japan. We had ...
Pump Fake
Thursday, April 26th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »In my travels around the world, I have seen and probably eaten some pretty wild stuff. Somehow, when I tell a story, there seems to be a recurrent theme threaded throughout each adventure. A person might even suspect I have ...
Go West young man
Monday, April 23rd, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Hey Guys,I just picked up a trip to Japan and then on down to Thailand to drop off some junk there for Cobra Gold. Last time I was there in May of 1994, we arrived right before these giant thunderstorms ...
“Virtual Leadership 101”
Monday, April 16th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »“Virtual Leadership 101” Dear Gang, This letter comes from the bowls of my old computer emails, filed under “DumbSh**.” I was on recruiting duty with the Officer in question and have about six months worth of material just on this guy alone. ...
Chesty Puller
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »This great story about Chesty Puller came from the Net and it arrives every blue moon. Hope you enjoy it.The Korean War, in which the Marine Corps fought and won some of its most brutal battles, was not without its ...
Where the hell are we??
Sunday, April 1st, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Dear Gang, While I was channel surfing the other day, I stopped on a news clip about two battle groups in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran in the midst of “War Games” but it was proclaimed that it ...
Overcome…Adapt
Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Today’s lesson on IngenuityHere is your lesson on how to adapt, overcome and improvise─the Marine Way. During Korea, there was a young Marine who was given the task of escorting eight Chinese prisoners to the rear for interrogation by our ...
The Eagle has landed in DC
Sunday, March 18th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Dear Gang,Admin day at Casa de Taco:1. Gathering of Eagles2. Request from LL at Chromed Curses3. Special announcementI have to tell you how very proud I am of my folks and friends that went down to DC yesterday for the ...
Patience, the Marine Way…
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Dear Gang,I’m going to start a series on different Marine Corps leadership traits and principles. The Corps has many traditions and edicts that are taught to you as a young Marine in Boot Camp or OCS. I would like to ...
Gotta Smoke?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »The smuggling tip came in through the usual network of low paid informants and lowlife that exists in every society. But in Iraq, having thousands of years graft and greed built into its culture, there seems to be more of ...
