~ Remember the Fallen ~ Thank a Vet Veterans' Day 2009

Happy 234th Birthday Marines!

Tun Tavern

This is somewhere I definitely feel the need to go at some point with some of my sisters:
Tun Tavern at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, VA.

Congratulations Marines!

Only four days to Graduation!

Turkey in a closet... first tase of soda in weeks...
Mess & Maintenance week was AWESOME!

Happy 233rd Birthday Marines!

So Far, So Good

It's Week 6.

We've survived the intial shock, and have progressed steadily through Phase I: Hand-to-Hand Combat, Swim Qual, Initial Drill, the Repel Tower, and even the Gas Chamber.

Now it's on the Grass Week, snapping in on the rifle range... I recall being harshly reprimanded for peering out the portholes with a few other recruits when we realized there were boys across the way in the neighboring barracks, among other things!

What do you remember?


This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I WILL...

My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. WE WILL HIT...

My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage. I will keep my rifle clean and ready. We will become part of each other. WE WILL...

Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. WE ARE THE SAVIORS OF MY LIFE.

So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but peace!

Happy Anniversary!

Today is the day...

Happy 13th Anniversary Platoon 4000!

Only 13 weeks of training, one Halloween, one Thanksgiving, and one Christmas to go until graduation...

The Fewer, The Prouder, the Women Marines...

If you've ended up here, there's a reason.
Sound off!

Present and accounted for...

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ALLMAN, Melissa APODACA, Valerie ATTERBERRY, Tamica AUSTIN, Trisha AVILA, Ingrid BAUGHMAN, Trina BOLANIS, Melissa BORLAND, Elizabeth BREEN, Leah BURT, Heather BUTLER, Stephanie CIPRIANI, Laura DAVIS, Tiffany DEERING, Angela DICKERSON, Yothanna DOHERTY, Tina DUMONT, Shelly EDWARDS, Jennifer	GLOVER, Keli HAMMOND, Iyowka HERMANN, Barbara HOWARD, Christina HULL, Julie JEFFREY, Nathalli JONES, Davia JONES, Jacobi KELLY, Nora LEAR, Sandy LEEK, Natasha LILAVOIS, Melissa MARTIN, Kerri McKAY, Margee MENDOZA, Elizabeth MILLER, Mary MORRISON, Rebecca	PREHARA, Jennifer RUTHERFORD, Tessy SAFFELL, Steffanie SERGEANT, Debbie SNEAD, Kathy SNYDER, Julie SORRELL, Cedar STEWART, Teresa SWEENY, Sheighla TERRELL, Vivien WATERS, Davenity WEATHERSPOON, Stephanie WIGGINS, Elizabeth WILKER, Jamie WILSON, Jamila YOUNK, Amanda