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in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Happy 11th Birthday to my beautiful daughter, Izzie.
She even has her own YouTube channel @PreppyVids2012
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Stay salty, Devils. Semper Fi and carry on!
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Happy 8th Birthday to my son, Alex!
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Yesterday marked the 39th anniversary of the Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon on 23 October 1983.
The Beirut Memorial, located outside the gate of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson (a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina) was erected in memory of the 241 American peacekeepers of the Lebanese Civil War—220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers—killed during a suicide attack. Also killed during the attack were 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and the two attackers. Organized rescue efforts began immediately (within three minutes of the bombing) and continued for days. Many Lebanese civilians voluntarily joined the rescue effort, including Lebanese construction contractor, Rafiq Hariri, who provided heavy construction equipment to assist with clearing debris by lifting and removing heavy slabs of concrete.
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The situation is well in hand.
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Five Star Strong honors Sergeant John Basilone. John was the first awardee of the Congressional Medal of Honor in WWII for his heroism on Guadalcanal, the first land victory over the Imperial Japanese forces in WWII, and he received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his heroism on Iwo Jima. He was the only Marine or Navy serviceman to receive all three of these awards, and he was one of the very few Congressional Medal of Honor awardees in history to return to battle voluntarily and subsequently be killed in action. His heroism embodies the meaning of honor, duty, and service to our country. Please read John's Medal of Honor Citation below:
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant John Manila John" Basilone (MCSN: 287506), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces, above and beyond the call of duty, while serving with the First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division in the Lunga Area. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on the night of 24 - 25 October 1942. While the enemy was hammering at the Marines' defensive positions, Sergeant Basilone, in charge of two sections of heavy machineguns, fought valiantly to check the savage and determined assault. In a fierce frontal attack with the Japanese blasting his guns with grenades and mortar fire, one of Sergeant Basilone's sections, with its gun crews, was put out of action, leaving only two men able to carry on. Moving an extra gun into position, he placed it in action, then, under continual fire, repaired another and personally manned it, gallantly holding his line until replacements arrived. A little later, with ammunition critically low and the supply lines cut off, Sergeant Basilone, at great risk of his life and in the face of continued enemy attack, battled his way through hostile lines with urgently needed shells for his gunners, thereby contributing in large measure to the virtual annihilation of a Japanese regiment. His great personal valor and courageous initiative were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
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A special shout out to the son of my latest subscriber, Mr. & Mrs. TeufelHunden85, who is graduating on Friday with the 4th Recruit Training Battalion (this is a newly integrated coed battalion) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Semper Fi, Devil Dogs!
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Proof that the U.S. Marines were, in fact, in the European Theater of Operations. This lone Marine ("An Army of One") is about to storm Utah Beach with the "tactically acquired" guidon of H Company, 8th Regiment, 4th Army Infantry Division. Normandy, France circa June 1944, colorized.
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Happy 10th birthday to my beautiful daughter, Isabella.
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