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Lt. John Searles84

WWII - PT 109 and Christmas in the Pacific Theater

There are many stories of wartime Christmases around the world, but little has been written about Christmas 1942 in the Solomon Islands during WWII. This is a story with a happy ending on several levels.

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Military Retirement Pay - Making Sense Of The Rules

There is nothing more confusing than military retirement pay - except possibly corporate tax deductions. And maybe working out how to split the restaurant bill after several bottles of wine ... Things used to be simple when it came to retirement pay - you put in 20 years, and you got 50 percent of your base pay immediately upon retirement.

1 comment    advice how to finance
The author’s Marine Corps M-1941 Johnson semi-auto rifle together with WWII helmet, drawings by PFC Treadway, a Johnson Automatics instruction manual, and a captured Japanese battle flag.  70

The Marine Model Johnson M1941 Semi-Automatic Rifle

In the past ten to fifteen years there has been a greater (much greater) interest in the Johnson 1941 semi-automatic rifle. Included in this renewed interest in the Johnson rifle, are the various myths and stories which abound and which are promulgated by the uninformed and the hucksters who embellish or denigrate the Johnson that they may want to sell or purchase. One of the fanciful stories that are thrown around the gun show circuit is that the M-1941 Johnson rifle on the table is a “mari

2 comments    recreation history world war ii
Wayne Orvisburg profile image70

Marine Corps Leadership Traits in Business

 I spent four years serving my country as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps.  The Marines begin instilling leadership traits in boot camp which is generally way before anyone is going to look...

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Soldiers of the 353rd Infantry near a church at Stenay, Meuse in France, wait for the end of hostilities.  This photo was taken at 10:58 a.m., on November 11, 1918, two minutes before the armistice ending World War I went into effect68

Veteran's Day- A Rememberance

Today is Veteran's day, the day the United States honors and remembers all of her Veterans and the sacrifices that they have made. This week we had two occasions to remember; yesterday, November 10th, was...

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USMC Drill Instructors

USMC Drill Instructors are without a doubt some of the most proffessional Marines you will find on this planet. You may ask just about anyone in the Marine corps if they remember their Drill Instructors and...

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How to survive Marine Corps boot camp.

Every year, thousands of young men and women decide to enlist into the military. While each service has a unique and challenging bootcamp, the United States Marine Corps is known for having the longest and...

17 comments    advice survival marines
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US Marine Corps Lifestyle Should you Join?

I know in the past couple of years the economy has been terrible and recruiting recently has been on the rise in the Armed Forces due to the facts that there are no jobs. I believe there are things to...

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Military Knives - Military Knife Hubpage

There are many different models of military knives - many different types used by by units and soldiers around the world. There are also many commercial versions - knives that are modified from the original...

3 comments    military fighting army
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Kurt Warner NFL Legend

In Burlington, Iowa, on June 22, 1971 the world welcomed Kurtis Eugene Warner. Kurt Warner plays as quarterback for the American football team the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals. Originally,...

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