Checking out of the Marine Corp has put me in contact with, for the first time in years, one of the lowest and most despicable of military types; the admin pogue. The kind of guy who's job it is to sit behind a desk with paperwork all day. Im willing to bet he has plastered the back of his car with "Im a Marine!" stickers proclaiming how tough/ ( Read more... )

I was driving through South Carolina recently. Flipping through radio stations I came across a few religious programs. Not much of a surprise in South Carolina. Started to listen to one guy all but call Obama the antichrist. After all the antichrist is someone who will come forward and deceive many people as to his intentions. He will make ( Read more... )

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Almost out of this shithole. So close I can smell the air back home. First thing I do when I get back on American soil will be to pucker up, get on my knees, and kiss the nasty tarmac the plane lands on. Couldn't tell you how many boots probably stepped on that spot, coming or going. Or how many airplane wheels have been over it. But it won't be ( Read more... )

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Young faces and ancient eyes. I see the edges of childhood wearing away around me. Kids aging far too quickly. The old ogre gnaws away inside my chest. I have become a shell called Duty.

He was too fucking young.

Just filed my request for terminal leave. This means that I'll use my remaining leave days to take off a month early from the day I end active service. Gave me a reason to reflect on the last 4 years. In the end its been worth it. For all the shit that comes with it, and for all the shit I've been through, I have no regrets. So much so that I was ( Read more... )

Yesterday turned from just another day to one where I might have started the conversion of a Baptist. Most people are only lukewarm in their faith and having discussions with them is like shooting fish in barrels. Baptists are usually more difficult to speak to because they are usually convinced of their righteousness. Seriously, any group that ( Read more... )

My own reactions surprise me sometimes. Even after everything I didn't expect to act so calmly moments after watching two guys get reduced to parts. One moment, they are two engineers/minesweepers cracking jokes on our patrol. The next they're scattered over 100 meters or so. I knew one of them, the other one was too new. Picking up parts was a ( Read more... )