Tough, Even for a Marine
Tough, Even for a Marine As a former Marine one of the many things I am proud of is that Marines are famous for being tough. We’re talking “whip their weight in wildcats”…
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The Land of the Free
The Land of the Free Every year about this time beer sales in the United States rise to reach their peak for the year. That shouldn’t come as a surprise since, over the Fourth…
It’s Not Just for Soldiers Anymore
It’s Not Just for Soldiers Anymore I had gone down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to visit relatives. As a young Marine I was well aware of the fact that the ocean-side city…
A Two-Star Star
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AT THE UPPER RIGHT. IT’S FREE! You will ONLY receive notifications when I post new entries to my blog A Two-Star Star We’re used to actors and actresses who are fake. You…
Life with a Capital L
Life with a Capital L My daughter-in-law Amanda asked me, “Have you ever heard of Orville Rogers?” When I told her I hadn’t she explained why I should do some research on him. One…
Speechless
Speechless Seventy six years ago today, in the early morning hours, Japanese bombers attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Though intended to cripple the American fleet, the sneak attack instead propelled…
Was Colonel Jessup Right?
Was Colonel Jessup Right? In the movie, “A Few Good Men,” Jack Nicholson plays Marine Corps colonel Nathan R. Jessup, commanding officer of Guantánamo Bay Cuba. Tom Cruise portrays Navy officer Daniel “Danny”…
Forty Years!
Forty Years! It’s hard to believe that, forty years ago today, on 2 September 1977, I went active in the United States Marine Corps. On that day, to Mom’s horror, my recruiter pulled…
A Not So Mad Dog…Yet
A Not So Mad Dog…Yet Warning! Although I will avoid using strong language, to get the meaning across, what General Mattis meant in the quotes below will be obvious to most of you….
I’m Ba-a-a-ack!
I’m Ba-a-a-ack! Welcome to, “A Different Drummer – the Blog”. I wrote an award-winning column for a small town newspaper for about three years, and was their sports writer/editor for a total of…