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Section 22: Military Topics Subject: Tarawa Msg# 1060513
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One snow storm dumped 7 FEET of snow and the thermometer at one point dropped to -20F but the best part involves the California Environmental Rules. As I'm sure it was the same in your times when out in the field if a Marine needs to go to the bathroom he digs a hole, does his business and then buries it.
Not the case in California......the Marine did his business in a plastic bag, sealed the bag, placed the bag inside another plastic bag then sealed it as well. The Marine then put the bag in his pack and carried it around with him until he came upon the "Poop Truck" where he could drop off the bag. In some cases the Marine carried the bags around for as many as 5 days! My grandson hopes California is never invaded because the Marines aren't going to lift a finger to help them. Maybe the environment wackos can throw the full bags at the bad guys? |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: The "Old Breed" usually refers to members of the 1st Marine Division, or at least it did when I was active. (The 1st Marine Division was also known as "Blue Diamond".) Your Grandson is in the 6th Marines, which is part of the 2nd Marine Division, which has other nicknames (i.e. Silent Second). I don't think it matters which era of Marines you compare, they are always similar in physical conditioning, marksmanship and mind set. That's something that has continued down through the years. As for mess halls, I have no idea which era is/was better. I did my winter training at what was then called Pickle Meadows in the Cali Sierras. I'd be interested in hearing your grandson's experiences. Harvey |
