Veterans’ Day, 2024

We owe everything to veterans. May we strive each day to be more worthy of their sacrifices. https://youtu.be/O6mJ8SLOnnE?si=hUYkMyP6Csru2byb

In Which Simon Is Deputized :)

Simon has given me permission to tell this wonderful true story 🙂 Back in the day, when Simon was running counterdrug riverine operations in South America, he would often fly to South America out of Miami. On one such trip, he was flying with his Colonel in first class (they had received an upgrade) when … Continue reading In Which Simon Is Deputized 🙂 →

Attention, Simon :)

The guy on the right in this video is Winston Blair (not sure if that is his real name.) He served in the Marine Corp and he has a following on You Tube and X. I think his posts might be of interest, especially to Simon, especially this particular video. In it, he and his … Continue reading Attention, Simon 🙂 →

LtCol S.X. McTemplar in Okinawa

Back in the day, our own LtCol S.X. McTemplar was the Camp Commander of one of the Marine Camps in Okinawa-in other words, he was pretty high up. One day, one of his higher ups-"an old, grizzled Marine" as the LtCol describes him, called a planning conference. This higher up explained that Marines were going … Continue reading LtCol S.X. McTemplar in Okinawa →

Happy 247th Birthday to the Marines!

Thank you, Simon, and Thank you to all Marines! https://abc11.com/marine-corps-birthday-us-marines-semper-fidelis-2022/12416919/#:~:text=PHILADELPHIA%20%2D%2D%20The%20United%20States,the%20title%20of%20Marine%2C%20Nov.