History Of The Marine Gunnery Sergeant Rank!
History:The Gunnery Sergeant Rank USMCby R.W. “Dick” Gaines, GySgt USMC Ret.1952-72 All Rights Reserved-Copyright 1998 The rank of the venerable Gunnery Sergeant is now unique to the Marine Corps. In...
View ArticleGunny G: That’s Marine With A Capital “M”!
Gunny G’s GLOBE and ANCHOR Sites & Forums! By R.W. “Dick” Gaines GySgt USMC (Ret.) 1952-72 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED! That’s MARINE WITH A CAPITAL “M”! Lately, notice has been taken of several recent...
View ArticleGunny G: My Memories of George C. Scott, Sgt USMC
George C. “Patton” Scott, who died Wednesday of an aneurysm at age 71, and I were good friends and frequent liberty buddies while serving together as three-stripers at the Washington Marine Barracks...
View ArticleWant to Cut Spending? Abolish the Marines! Barf Alert
Want to Cut Spending? Abolish the Marines! Barf AlertBlog Critics Magazine ^ | July 14, 2010 | Alan KurtzPosted on Saturday, August 21, 2010 2:54:40 AM by 2ndDivisionVet U.S. government spending is out...
View ArticleGunny G’s Notes On USMC Politics, History, Inter-Service Relations, etc.
SOME ‘Gunny G’ NOTES ON MARINE CORPS HISTORY, POLITICS, INTER-SERVICE RELATIONS, ETC. “For your information the Marine Corps is the Navy’s police force and as long as I am President that is what it...
View ArticleWhy A Marine Corps
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recently said that he had ordered a review of the future role of the Marine Corps amid “anxiety” that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had turned the service into a...
View ArticleSubject: USMC Online Social Media Guidance for Unofficial Internet Posts
Subject: USMC Online Social Media Guidance for Unofficial Internet Posts 22 August 2010 ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDANCE For UNOFFICIAL INTERNET POSTS 1. Overview a. This guidance is provided for Marines...
View ArticleGunny G: Taps for Master Gunnery Sergeant John Marjanov, USMC…
24 May 2002 MILINET: Taps for Master Gunnery Sergeant John Marjanov, USMC ======================================== Master Gunnery Sergeant John NMN Marjanov enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...
View ArticleGunny G: A QUICK Story, USMC, The Great War, etc.
And Now…A Quick Story… June 22 2006 at 10:42 AM Who’s Who In Marine Corps History SgtMaj John H. Quick Ref http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who.htm#PQR”…...
View ArticleGunny G: Let’s be damn sure that no man’s ghost will ever say “If your...
reblog Let’s be damn sure that no man’s ghost will ever say “If your training program had only done its job.” I have been advised by an e-mail correspondent (namely, Dr. R. E. Sullivan, PhD and Col...
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“PULLER” “Amid a nationwide public outcry regarding the whole matter of the drownings in particular and Marine Corps training practices in general, LtGen Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller was recalled to active...
View ArticleEnlisted Marine’s Candidacy Unique, Important
Marine Corps sergeant Jesse Kelly led a squad of infantry Marines during the initial invasion of Iraq, received the Combat Action Ribbon and brought all the Marines under his charge home alive. In late...
View ArticleRetired General Lobs Bomb at Military Benefits
Earlier this year, retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro chaired a panel that helped pave the way for a series of cost-cutting measures at the Pentagon, including efforts to cut overhead and...
View Article‘Chosin’: GI Film Festival Winner Hits Theaters
“Chosin,” winner of Best Documentary Feature at the 2010 GI Film Festival opens in theaters this week. Produced by combat decorated Marines and NY City friends Brian Iglesias and Anton Sattler, this...
View ArticleGUNNY G: That Famous Presidential Marines Quote?
NOW… ABOUT THAT FAMOUS MARINES PRESIDENTIAL QUOTE! “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.” –Author Unknown President Ronald...
View ArticleGunny G: A Few Good Men ~ The Damn Few… (via ~ The GUNNY “G” BLOG & E-MAIL ~)
reblog Gunny G: A Few Good Men ~ The Damn Few “You can’t handle the truth. Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? … Continue...
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