Steve B. Posted November 23, 2006 This was sent to me by my uncle, a retired Marine. This is not the actual patch, just the artwork: Happy Thanksgiving! Steve Collecting 3rd Armored Division items of all kinds from all eras, specializing in the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Hudson Posted November 23, 2006 This was sent to me by my uncle, a retired Marine. I live next to Camp Pendleton so we have probably thousands of retired Marines in town and I still haven't gotten used to seeing some frail old guy who looks about 90 wearing his Retired Marine Hat: I always try to strike up a conversation with them when I can, and hear these tales of ambush on the beach at Iwo and similar stories.. They all seem to fly the Marine flag outside their homes and have there back end of their cars covered with various Marine stickers. No other service has retirees who are so proud of their service as the Marines. Old Navy guys can be seen once in a while wearing ball caps with the ship's name, but that's about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve B. Posted November 23, 2006 Bob- My uncle also lives in Oceanside, so perhaps you've spoken to him. He has a USMC sticker and a Purple Heart license plate on his Mercedes, but seems to sport more Mercedes logos than EGAs. He is a veteran of WWII, Korea & Vietnam, and was promoted to Master Gunnery Sergeant AND Warrant Officer on the same day. He is still very proud of his service, and rightfully so. Thanks for giving these guys some attention. Steve Collecting 3rd Armored Division items of all kinds from all eras, specializing in the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted November 27, 2006 I'm a member of the Marine Corps League myself, which is mostly vets from WWII-Vietnam, not many younger guys like myself. Nothing better than sitting back with some beers and listening to their old war stories. The nice thing is, I finally have war stories of my own, and they seem to enjoy hearing them just as much as I enjoy hearing theirs. A great group of guys -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADMIN Posted November 29, 2006 Welcome, Brig! Glad to see ya aboard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted November 30, 2006 glad to be here myself! -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
