This week the United States Marine Corps will be celebrating its 236th Birthday.
I want to challenge you all to go out of your way this week and find a Marine or a Veteran and give them a big hug for what they do and or did. For it is because of Veterans like them that we can celebrate simple freedoms like protesting for stupid causes that have no meaning. For without them out there protecting our country we believe we have the right to throw bottles at police officers in full riot gear and believe that they don’t have the right to defend themselves by throwing tear gas and rubber bullets at dumb protesters.
In case you didn’t read between my sarcasm, be grateful for what a Veteran does/did or else they fight/fought for no reason.
I came across this post while catching up on some RSS Feeds and saw this amazing post by One Marine’s View about how they passed the law to allow protesters at funerals of our fallen soldiers. I thought it was crazy that someone would even think to protest at a funeral of a soldier knowing that there is going to be other soldiers there to help honor the fallen.
Anyways.. the video in his post down below is from a Dash Camera on a State Trooper’s Police car. It is amazing to see how thousands of people waited on the side of the highway to salute and honor the fallen Marine.
Truly a blessing to honor those that paid the price for our freedom.
I came across a teacher at work this week that seemed like a liberal because he stated that he had no respect for veterans and all kind of other crap. I thought to myself, “Here I am setting this guy up with a laptop to finish out the school year with and he has the nerve to give me crap about the military.†I left him alone to figure it out on his own. What a jerk.
I don’t know about you but if you put me anywhere in California I am pretty sure to find my way around and get to where I need to be, but if you put me smack dab in the middle of Okinawa, Japan then I am pretty sure to get lost.
This is a photo of a United States Marine manning the radio wearing full Mission Oriented Protective Posture Gear. This was my last exercise in Okinawa, Japan before finishing my tour. I was with 1st Stinger Battery from Camp Futenma. This Marine and I were on Radio Watch when we got the siren to go to MOPP Level 4. The command is Gas, Gas, Gas and it is nothing to ignore. Manning the radio can be tough with all this gear on because you can barely hear anything through the mask. I remember going through Nuclear Biological Chemical Warfare School and we had to play basketball with all this gear on. Luckily it wasn’t too hot only about 80 something degrees.
That’s all I have for today and thank you for reading!
While I was in Kuwait back in 1997, we had an experience that was amazing. When we arrived back home, I had a promotion warrant for me. I had gotten promoted to Corporal. It was a big thing for me because ever since I first signed up to be in the Marine Corps, I wanted that Blood Stripe and I knew that I had to work hard to get it and to keep it. The ceremony was short and sweet but it was cool to get promoted in such a surprise. I eventually got promoted to Sergeant in 2000 just about a month or two before I got out which was another key step for me because being a Sergeant is something else.
Hello Photographers and Readers! I am planning some ideas for the future and one of them is to get some more detailed information from photographers by doing an interview with them. Of course this interview wont be televised but I do plan on posting the questions and answers.Â
I have some questions put together already and want to get any ideas on what kind of information do you want to know about your favorite photographer. If you have an idea on how to get some more publicity for this idea then let me know. I really hope to get as many photographers involved as possible.Â
Once I begin to get some feedback from others, I will begin posting the results from the interviews. If you are know of anyone who is interested in doing the interview please let me know. If you have a favorite photographer that you would like to have interviewed then let me know who they are and I will see if they are interested.
Hello Photographers and Readers! I am planning some ideas for the future and one of them is to get some more detailed information from photographers by doing an interview with them. Of course this interview wont be televised but I do plan on posting the questions and answers. 