http://www.gunnyaj.com Corps Lore • Scuttlebutt • Great Gear Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:41:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_321" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Leathernecksquare.com"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] As a partner in Leatherneck Square, I thought it would be great to head for Hendersonville, NC for the 234th Marine Corps Birthday. After all, Gunny A.J. Squaredaway's C.P. is there, and he's our chief advisor as to ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=320 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_317" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Webgear Jacket"][/caption] There was a real chill in the air the other morning, and Trigger seemed to have more pep than usual. Like a Marine waiting for the slopchute to open, he pawed at the hatch at 0500, and was ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=316 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] To past, present and future Marines. Thought you might like to view "The 2009 United States Marine Corps Birthday Message, from Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen James T. Conway. Join Marines and their supporters around the globe as they celebrate the 234th ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=312 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_257" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Birthday Edition Polo"][/caption] Can't believe it's Birthday time again! I'm at an age when I think I was back at The Tun Tavern in 1775, signing on the dotted line and heading off to boot camp! Well, I guess ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=308 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_257" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Birthday Edition Polo"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_155" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Old Salt Cap"][/caption] Had a call recently from a long lost retired Sgt. Major, who lives in Beaufort, SC. He was having a mini-reunion with a half dozen Jarheads at Parris Island. I knew them ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=282 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_257" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Birthday Edition Polo"][/caption] It's usually "The Gunny" that has his "flashbacks" when he reaches into the old seabag and puts on his Leatherneck Square gear!  However, last Thursday, it was my turn ..I'm the Marketing Jarhead and a partner in Leatherneck ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=258 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_248" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Midweight Pullover Hoodie "][/caption] A Marine I served with on Guadalcanal--so he's no spring chicken and I'm not either--called me recently from his C.P. in Houlton, ME. His last checkup by the corpsman, I mean doctor, wasn't that great, so he said, ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=249 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_242" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Freestyle Jacket "][/caption] Trigger was low on chow, and my stash in the cupboard was in the same shape. Reminded me of when I was a kid during the depression and parents would tell us about "Old Mother Hubbard, who went to ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=241 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_235" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Five Ring Shirt from Leathernecksquare.com"][/caption] A Jarhead friend of mine called me, and made my day! "Gunny, my grandson is in the State Highway Patrol after his four-year tour in the Corps. He invited both of us to complete a fire team ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=234 [caption id="attachment_3" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Gunny"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_227" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="NCO Sword Vest"][/caption] All dogs love to ride in cars, trucks, whatever. My great dog, Trigger, is no exception. There may be only one thing he likes better than getting in the car with me, and that's a bowl ... http://www.gunnyaj.com/?p=224