tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post897641213614722200..comments2024-03-25T14:09:25.720-05:00Comments on The Old Jarhead: Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in BootcampUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-37105574230943951842009-03-17T13:41:00.000-05:002009-03-17T13:41:00.000-05:00I hold my manhood cheaply, as i never served in th...I hold my manhood cheaply, as i never served in the military. Avoiding Vietnam anyway i could because i was afraid i would painfully die in a meaningless war no one cared or thought about much. If i had it to do over again would i join up and become a war hero with medals and hair raising stories to have nightmares over? Probably not. I'm a coward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-20048292724844566842009-03-16T07:51:00.000-05:002009-03-16T07:51:00.000-05:00My dad was WIA as a 2nd Lt. in Cushman's Pocket on...My dad was WIA as a 2nd Lt. in Cushman's Pocket on Iwo Jima. Before the war, he was a sailor and then a college student. After the war, he was an artist, textbook salesman, grad student, and university professor for the rest of his life. We lost him to pancreatic cancer in 1990, but until the day he died, no matter his avocation at the time, he never lost his warrior "can do" spirit. He wrote a letter to the reunion committee of his OCS class when he was ill, and before he died, in which he said that his marine Corps experience, particularly his combat experience at Iwo, formed the nucleus of pride which had stood him well for the rest of his life, and that he counted it a rare privilege to have served with the men he knew and bled with.<BR/><BR/>I never served in the military myself - having lapsed into comfortable Baby Boomer apathy and fear of getting killed during the years I was of military age. Now that I am too old (56) to join, it is a significant regret of mine that I never served, and I am envious of those men who can say they did. The best I can do now is to honor those who have served and continue to do so. Thank you to all of you who have served - regardless of which branch of the military you served in; and thank you Mr. Hall for your blog posts, which are a breath of fresh air in a crazy world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-45837262109398897812009-03-15T17:57:00.000-05:002009-03-15T17:57:00.000-05:00Uh rah ...Semper fi my BrotherUh rah ...Semper fi my BrotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-41421203610832310032009-03-15T17:20:00.000-05:002009-03-15T17:20:00.000-05:00Mr.Hall,My name is Mark Alloy,and I reside in Rosh...Mr.Hall,<BR/>My name is Mark Alloy,and I reside in Rosharon,Tx.Iam a ex Marine,and twice a Viet Nam Vet.I have read most of you blog.The,everything I learned,I learned in boot camp,was very good.If these were all "your"quotes,I see you as a bright individual.What puzzles me ,is that,how can a man with such ability,be so narrow minded as to think that all wrong doing in our country,is that of Democrats.After looking at both parties with an equally critical eye,you may possibily realize that both do their equal share of good and bad.If not,you are not as bright as you appear.<BR/> Mark AlloyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-89848428257077830872009-03-15T10:22:00.000-05:002009-03-15T10:22:00.000-05:00"And when you go out in the world, it’s good to ha..."And when you go out in the world, it’s good to have Marines at your side." I had that experience in 1969 in Southeast Asia. Thank God for Paris Island. Thank God for DIs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-17133472470805732432009-01-30T16:37:00.000-06:002009-01-30T16:37:00.000-06:00Semper Fi Marine.Semper Fi Marine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876582936141275813noreply@blogger.com