Another Thanksgiving at war has occurred, and now another Christmas season at war begins. As a second troop surge to Afghanistan is set to be announced Tuesday, by President Obama I can only hope he … more →
Orangekite1's Weblogcalumetdetachment wrote 1 day ago: Hello Marines, families, and friends in Northwest Indiana! I am proud to report that we had a great … more →
orangekite1 wrote 1 day ago: Another Thanksgiving at war has occurred, and now another Christmas season at war begins. As a seco … more →
orangekite1 wrote 2 days ago: Yesterday night we watched a movie, “Heroes of Iwo Jima.” It is an excellent movie and d … more →
orangekite1 wrote 3 days ago: Another Thanksgiving at war for our troops. Say a prayer for them. 1.) Story says Blackwater operat … more →
deployment2010 wrote 5 days ago: This time last year, I was about 2 months into a 7 month deployment. Thanksgiving day without Buzz w … more →
orangekite1 wrote 5 days ago: Many stories abound about Afghanistan with Pres. Obama getting near an announcement of his second tr … more →
allmilitarynews wrote 6 days ago: Hi! So this is a bit weird because it’s the first time I’ve identified myself. It’ … more →
sbeland wrote 6 days ago: Once upon a time, I was in the Marine Corps. Fortunately for me, this was back in the day (the mid-8 … more →
orangekite1 wrote 6 days ago: The war in Afghanistan drags on, while U.S. troops in Iraq are closing up shop or so it seems. Mili … more →
noelbell wrote 1 week ago: Today I am taking a big deep breath. It’s been one of those “when it rains it pours … more →
orangekite1 wrote 1 week ago: There are many brave American troops in Afghanistan now, and many more still in Iraq and around the … more →
thelifeofrory wrote 1 week ago: So I’m not completely sure why I’m sharing this, because it’s going to cause me mo … more →
orangekite1 wrote 1 week ago: Still no announcement on the number of American troops to be sent to the second surge in Afghanistan … more →
orangekite1 wrote 1 week ago: It came out in the news that Larry Hutchins, the Marine in Ft. Leavenworth, was denied clemency by S … more →
lovemymarinexo wrote 1 week ago: “Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning t … more →
orangekite1 wrote 1 week ago: More and more comes out about the terrorist who attacked Ft. Hood, who was an enemy combatant, an in … more →
areason2write wrote 1 week ago: When I started this blog just over a year ago (yes, that is hard to believe), it was almost Veterans … more →
astonesthrow09 wrote 1 week ago: Almost 30,000 runners, walkers, and wheelers took to the streets for the 2009 Marine Corp Marathon i … more →
megank1 wrote 1 week ago: The Cal Young neighborhood played host last Saturday night to the Marine Corps Birthday Ball, celebr … more →