standing guard with Marines‚ hunkering down with us during the weekly‚ inaccurate‚ enemy mortar attacks. He also carried a photograph of Michael Jackson in his wallet‚ and we took every opportunity presented to us to make fun of him about it. He was not helping us for the money‚ no amount of money could compensate him for what he was doing‚ hours of guard‚ sometimes standing four or more two hour rotations in a row. The patrols he went on unarmed‚ patrolling more than most Marines in my squad. He
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Review: It’s a story that stands behind the picture of First Sergeant Brad Kasal taken by Lucien Read in Fallujah‚ Iraq on November 13‚ 2004. The book is about Brad Kasal’s journey through life. He grew up in Afton‚ Iowa. In I984 he left his hometown to boot camp at MCRD‚ San Diego‚ where he was meritoriously promoted to PFC by graduation. After completion of SOI he started out as a Dragon gunner at his first duty station‚ Camp Pendleton‚ CA. He participated in Operation Desert Storm‚ and he was
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I am presented here today with this essay because I made a very bad decision on the whole aspect of field-day inspection. As I now know‚ field day is crucial and essential to new and old Marines. It helps biuild and maintain dicipline and character. In my failing to field day as Staff Sergeant Shake instructed me to do so‚ I showed him that I am not dependable. I showed lack of Dependability. And by doing so‚ he has every right to believe that I can not be relied upon to perform my duties
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over time. Wood reveals us that during the Revolutionary War‚ some women were in combat but they disguised themselves as men and enlisted under other names to not be recognized as a female. Also during World War I was the first time the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps allowed women to enlist. With their eager to be equals more than 12‚000 enlisted and worked at various jobs. Over 40‚000 women enrolled in the 20th century and it was the first time men and women were sent out together in war. Lastly‚ today
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Gear accountability is one of my most important things I must do as a United States marine. Many things go into keeping track of your own military gear as well as personal gear. Cif gear for example. All of the gear that is issued to me I must make sure I have everything at all times‚ otherwise if I lose a piece of gear I must fill out a missing gear statement‚ get it signed off by my section head‚ the platoon sergeant‚ and my platoon officer. I always have to make sure that all my gear is clean before
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The first of my favorite stories is “Greater Love Hath No Man.” This story is about one of the nicest‚ bravest soldiers in this entire book. This is my favorite story because Marine Scout Sniper Scott Montoya risked his life six separate times to save five other soldiers and some Iraqi citizens caught in battle. Marine Scout Sniper Scott Montoya was stationed in Sadr City near Baghdad‚ Iraq. On April 8‚ 2003‚ Scott and his four-man squad were helping patrol the city. Scott heard gunfire from
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MCI 0131K MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE CORRESPONDENCE PROCEDURES MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON‚ DC UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE 912 CHARLES POOR STREET SE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20391-5680 IN REPLY REFER TO: 1550 Ser 0131 30 Oct 06 From: Director To: Marine Corps Institute Student Subj: CORRESPONDENCE PROCEDURES (0131K) 1. Purpose. The subject course is designed to provide individuals responsible for preparing/typing correspondence with the knowledge of the various
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Marines represent what it means to be a perfect warrior and a gentleman. In the 1800’s battles were fought with what is now known as rules of war. A Marine Corps General of a modern army in those days wanted to be seen as a gentleman and therefore demanded the respect that a gentleman would receive both on and off the battlefield. In order to receive that respect‚ it was said that a battle should be fought humanly or as a gentleman. Though in most armies only officers were considered gentlemen
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The Marine Corps Security Force Company hosted a fundraising fence line run at the Northeast Gate of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba‚ Oct. 15. “Today we did a 5-mile run‚ all the way from the legendary Northeast Gate‚” said MCSFCO’s senior enlisted leader‚ Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joyuanki Victore. “We are raising money for our upcoming Marine Corps Ball. Event participants were able to see what most people are not as fortunate to experience‚ both Americans and Cubans alike‚ the chain-link
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The Thin Red Line depicts the American offense in Japan’s farthest point of advance‚ the island of Guadalcanal‚ focusing on a group of soldiers from the Army Rifle C-Company. Sent in as relief for the weary Marine units‚ the group includes a tough‚ cynical top Sergeant; an ambitious‚ older Lieutenant Colonel‚ and a thrice-AWOL Private. Despite their diverse backgrounds‚ the soldiers form a tight-knit group as they face the war horrors on the island. The movie is a fictional depiction of the Battle
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