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The Marine Corps - the military arm of the US Navy. A country's fate and freedom lies in the hands of this band of brothers and sisters.
Marine Corps Stories: And They Don’t Have Any Awards for That
The chow hall teemed with Marines yearning for a good meal, as good a meal as one can have in the Marine Corps that is. For the most part, the food ranged from very good to at least edible. Especially in the chow hall, as opposed to the mixed bag (literally) of Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE), the Marines could dine sufficiently.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Serve
Marine Corps Stories: Sounds of the Marines
The United States Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps (D&B) readied their instruments, the freshly-polished brass gleaming in the Arizona sun. Their mission: supporting Commandant Wainwright’s appearance at the base where she’d served years ago as base commander, before her promotion to top Marine.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Serve
Marine Corps Stories: Frog Voice
“I’m not getting a goddamn frog voice,” Sergeant Hyer Lowell said. Light shone on his medium brown skin. He stood just over six feet tall. He was chatting with Marcos Marin, a 5 foot, 8 inch sergeant without a hair on his head, who somehow managed a friendship with the bellicose Lowell. Both Marines then sat down to eat in the chow hall.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Serve
Marine Corps Stories: Stained Heroes
The late afternoon sun blazed across the Arizona sky above the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station. “We swore an oath,” Sergeant Kayla Bennington said. Cocoa brown skin enveloped her. A toned figure and freckles all over her face created a portrait of beauty. Her regulation braided reddish brown hair completed her comely appearance.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Serve
Marine Corps Stories: Brain Housing Group
“Don’t make love to it.” The voice seemed knowing, comic, and sharp all at once. The man who uttered the words possessed the rank of Sergeant of Marines. Sergeant Danté Haverford looked down at the private tirelessly attempting to replace the tire on the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Serve
Marine Corps Stories: E-tool
"Disgruntled with each other, and their task, the two Marines dug into the dirt with their e-tools, taking turns goading each other, each one working harder at provoking a reaction than at moving the earth beneath them." Surrounded by yellow-brown mud, the two Marines looked up at the forest canopy.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Serve
Marine Corps Stories: Backbone
“You see the privates, PFCs and lance corporals are the legs, you know? They’re always running around. The corporals are the abdominals. Staff sergeants, all the way up to Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps and officers, are the kidneys, liver, lungs, heart, skin, central nervous system, and brains of the body,” Sergeant Jemsen Gerow said.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Serve
