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Yuma, AZ
Joined June 2017
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The only reason why I never served was a problem with my heart. The doctors before enlistment said it would probably never bother you, but we can't take the chance. I wanted to be a battleship sailor like my Dad.
My Father and my Uncle are members of the Greatest Generation
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I have always thought that the Napolionic ways of of warfare requires the most courage. Standing shoulder to shoulder with your comrades. Being blinded by musket smoke, hearing the cries of the wounded and the dying and still progressing to the target the officers wanted
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#MarineCorpsBirthday
I was a chow hall cook abord MCRD San Diego from 2012 to 2020.
I took this photo in 2017. I was surprised that they had 5 in up and in use then and when I left in 2020 they were down to 1.
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*Star Trek Memories*
My first memory of Trek is during season 3. I was supposed to be in bed. Since Mom and Dad had a overlapping shift, my 14 year old sister was in charge for about 2 hours in-between the babysitter leaving (tbc)
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Over my lifetime, I have learned Trek's history and lore, but before I knew any of it, I watched TOS in syndication.
One of the characters that gave me hope was Pavel Chekov. As a child of the Cold War Era, having Chekov on the bridge
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I remember reading Harry Truman's biography, he said basically that the first year he was in the Senate, he was in a daze how he got there. The second year he wondered how everyone else got there. Over the first four years, he was in awe of the situation and
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Learning his craft, served a year and then it was time for reelection.
I believe in congressional terms limits but two or three terms is ludicrous. There's no school you can go to to learn how to be a congressman. You have to learn your job o.j.t
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