Sitting in our hotel room in a Detroit suburb, recovering from a day spent at a local harvest festival and then a truly fine BBQ restaurant for dinner, I'm reflecting on a friendship that began in the Marine Corps forty-two years ago.
I've lost count of the laughs, the wise-cracks, and the years. 😢
Thanks m'Bruddah, you're a better friend than I could have ever asked for or imagined. Semper Fi.
"Three of our five military branches — the #Army, #Navy and #MarineCorps — have no Senate-confirmed service chief in place.
Instead, these jobs — and dozens of others across the force — are being performed by acting officials without the full range of #legal authorities necessary to make the decisions that will sustain the United States’ #military edge."
The US #MarineCorps went up to the highest levels of #FoxNews last month to challenge a story that falsely claimed a fallen #Marine’s family had to cover the cost of transporting her remains, #emails… show. #Fox quietly amended the digital story & then removed it from its website following more complaints from the #Marines but still has not apologized or corrected the erroneous report, which had been based on a #false claim quickly retracted by a #congressman.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
I had the feeling that the Indian officials offering sweets to the Philippine #MarineCorps officers on the delivery of the #BrahMos missile to the #Philippines had a special cultural significance 😊
"The #MarineCorps is on track to be led by an acting commandant for the first time in 164 years as #senators leave town for two weeks with no end in sight to a standoff over military confirmations...due to a single-handed hold on confirmations by Sen. Tommy #tuberville R-Ala., over #Pentagon#abortion leave policies."