Openbah / Journal of a Marine Officer Candidate

Author: Openbah

  • Say it ain’t so, Target!

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    Two Marines in their dress uniforms – the ones with white hats, khaki shirts and blue trousers with red stripe – say they were accused of recruiting at a Target department store here and told to leave. “We weren’t recruiting,” according to Cpl. Carlos Rodriguez, 22, who said he returned in October from his second…

  • iPod saves Soldier’s Life

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    Crazy story, I wonder if it’s true… My wife’s uncle works in a military hospital and told me about this. Its pretty amazing. Kevin Garrad (3rd Infantry Division) was on a street patrol in Iraq (Tikrit I believe) and as he rounded the corner of a building an armed (AK-47) insurgent came from the other…

  • 13 month update

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    Training was going well until last Tuesday when I took a class at my gym that was a little too rough on my leg. I thought I would just take a couple days to rest, but those two days turned into almost a week and I haven’t been back out running yet. The good news…

  • Trip to Newport Naval Hospital, part II

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    I had my 1 year review with Navy LtCmdr P. down in Newport this morning. He was excited to see how well I’m doing and is going to put me on a 6 month “limited duty” status. I now have a 6 month window to keep training and prove to the Marines that I’m fit…

  • USS JFK – Big John

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    Sasha and I braved the super long line and the fierce temperatures to see the USS JFK on its last trip to Boston before decommissioning on March 23rd. See the whole set.