Archive for December, 2004

Merry Christmas, Devil Dogs

Friday, December 24th, 2004

If you wanted proof that we love our Marines, look no further than the sailors in Bravo Surgical Company, stationed in Camp Fallujah.

With shouts of “Merry Christmas, devil dogs!” Navy corpsmen clad in elf caps and antlers brought what cheer they could Friday to Marines spending the holidays in the Iraqi desert.
The group from […]

Marshal who shot a sailor is indicted

Friday, December 10th, 2004

On October 29, an off-duty federal marshal and a young Navy sailor got into a traffic dispute in Maryland. The dispute ended with the sailor being shot by the off-duty marshal.
That marshal has been indicted on three charges. He could get life in prison. We won’t get the life of our shipmate back.
“BOATSWAIN … STANDBY […]

Concepts of new Service Uniform introduced

Wednesday, December 8th, 2004

Task Force Uniform showed off the concepts for a new service uniform for Sailors E-1 to E-6. This will replace the following uniforms:

summer white
winter blue
tropical white

The service dress uniforms, both blue (”cracker jack”) and white, are not affected by this proposed change. The question also remains as to how much the new uniform will evolve […]

Way to go, Marine!

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

The headline is noteworthy in and of itself: Sniper stops insurgents from 950 yards
Sandoval, 26, saw that one of the men was about to place a mortar in a mortar tube. He knew he had to make a well-aimed shot before the insurgent gunner launched the deadly round. Sandoval cleared his thoughts and slowed his […]