If DeepState Follows Me This Closely Maybe You Should Too

She offers to light my first Marlboro Red in the commercial airline cockpit and serves bottomless rum and cokes during the night flight to Lima from Pucallpa where DEA and one solo Marine, yours truly, all had 10K USD bounty on our heads. I had spent about 12 hours in the Peruvian Marine Corps headquarters … Continue reading Smoking On A Commercial Plane In The Cockpit →

Everything Mohammedans Know About Mohammad Was Written By A German From 1858-1860

Change my military grade mind. https://youtu.be/Dv3zJNm6Gio?si=rGFn5zfiqD_APqgJ Money clips are from 6:05 - 6:20 and 9:30 - 10:05.

Longest Small War You Never Heard Of #4

As soon as cocaine seizures through my riverine counterdrug initiatives become regular and noteworthy the US Navy decided that it wanted a seat at the money trough that was sure to follow success. The funny thing is the first guy that was available was hispanic but could not speak Spanish. Not funny was that by … Continue reading Longest Small War You Never Heard Of #4 →

Citation To Accompany The Award Of The Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Major S.x. Templar, United States Marine Corps, distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious service while serving as the Officer in Charge, Joint Planning and Assistance Team, Riverine Operations and Plans Section, United States Military Assistance and Advisory Group, Lima, Peru, from 28 November 1995 to 30 October 1998. Major Templar played a critical role in executing … Continue reading Citation To Accompany The Award Of The Defense Meritorious Service Medal →

Bar Fights & Such

There were more than a few scraps, close scraps, and almost scraps that could have quickly gone south that probably should be included but dealt with somewhat diplomatically. Speaking of amors imposibles, there was a a girl in Lima, Peru who could stop traffic jing-jing no shit man! Had a post mission bar fight in … Continue reading Bar Fights & Such →

Longest War EVAH! Ch. 3

So entonces my 6 month TAD to US MAAG Lime, Peru’s JPAT lasts 3 years and I am being replaced by no less than three US Marines. It bemused me that even though the State Department had basically taken over my riverine counterdrug program lock, stock, and barrel the Major who replaced me started bitching … Continue reading Longest War EVAH! Ch. 3 →

Trucker’s Hat by Singha

America’s 007 miraculously gets long in the tooth to everyone’s amazement. Fixen’ to land AFB DC. Something, something about Soon-Soon-Jet’s retirement ceremony.

Longest Small War EVAH Chapter 2

So now I’m part of something called a JPAT and as far as I know I am the first Marine to be honored with such a lofty assignment. The JPATs in Lima, Peru was made up of Army Green Berets and there was an immediate culture shock. Most JPATs are in-county for only 6 month. … Continue reading Longest Small War EVAH Chapter 2 →

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