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Miguel Saenz
Marine Gunnery Sergeant who discussed every day events and things that have changed since he retired from the United States Marine Corps.
The division had a plan but now becaus ethe bridges had been destroyed it was time ti improvise.
JosephJohn Franklin
Was born June 18, 1870 in Buffalo Erie County New York
Onboard the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leadingfrom Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy,Franklin set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout thisaction.
Died: April 28,1940, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery (Private) (Laurel Green1-312), Brooklyn, New York,
Finding a way across was the mission of the Division. Even though terrain was an issue that was not going to stop them.
PFCOSCAR WADSWORTH FIELD
BORN OCTOBER 6, 1873 IN JERSY CUTY HUDSIN COUNTY NEW JERSEY
Onboard the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leadingfrom Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Fieldset an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.
The Division is making great progress. THe advance attack is moving fast and this has cause an issue with supplies being able to keep up.
PvtDaniel J Cambell
Spanish American War
Was born December 26, 1874
In Canada
On board the U.S.S. Marbleheadduring the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898.Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Campbell set an example of extraordinarybravery and coolness throughout this action.
Medal of Honor Recipient Daniel J. Campbell
He died April 28, 1955
Buried at Mount Hope Cemetary Mattapan Massachusetts
Time to get moving and secure the area so th efight will move on
1st Lt Christian Franklin Schilt
April 5, 2003 the Division continues their attack while still getting some sporadic fire.
CPL.Andrew J. Tomlin
It is now April 4, 2003 and the Division continues to push forward and Kick Ass.....
CPLAndrew J Tomlin
The fight gets a bit tougher as the ddividion makes its way closer and closer to Bagdad.
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PVTHenry A. Thompson
The division now has a final plan to go into Bagdad and make there way up to Tikrit.
DavidSprowle
Time to see what The Republican Guard has to offer
CplWillard M. Smith
On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats, and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire continued to fall, Cpl. Smith fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious two-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee.
The 1st Marine Division is now ready to make there push into Bagdad.
PrivateJohn Shivers
THe 1st Marine Division is making it final push to advance through the Republican Guard as they make there way to Bagadad.
SgtJemes S Roantree
Task Force Tarawa is making headway and now has came across the Republican Guard.
CplJohn Rannahan
The 1st Marine Division continues to fight and move forward. Now its time to move across the river.
OrderlySergeant Christopher Nugent
Barbarian and Godfather go and take care of buisness and no matter what they accomplish the mission
Sgt. Andrew Miller
The first Marine Division continues its attack and moving the enemy back.
Sgt James Martin
Inchon is back at again. They have to stop incoming Artillery fire so now they are on the hunt
Sgt.Micheal Hudson
THe Division is heading back to the Hantush Airstrip and no has a way to get c_130 on the ground with the much needed supplies much faster.
JohnH Denig
After having to only have one MREa day, it was a site for sore eyes to watch those trucks pull in.
Robert Lee Wilson
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The Division is back on the move again
Louis Hugh Wilson Jr.
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THe Division is back on the move it's tome to do some reconnaissance to make a move aagainst the enemy forces.
Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams
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The 1st Marine Division is able to locate large cache of weapons and documentation. So many people in the towns that were tired of all the fighters threatening them and hiding there let them know where they were.
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The 1st Marine Divisions continues to waut and had adapted to th efighting teachniques that have now been put in front of them.
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The 1st Marine Division continues shaping the battlefiels as they move closer and closer to Bagdad.
Grant Frederick Timmerman
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Fighting continues as the 1st Marine Division moves through Ad Diwaniyah.
Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason
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The Division is moving but has to fall back. "Retreat Hell, We just got Here"
Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas
Reading from
With The 1st Marine Division In Iraq 2003
" No Greater Friend, No Worse enemy"
as we celebrate our 249th Birthday Semper Fidelis.
The First Marine Division has secured Qalat Sikat airfield
First Lieutenant James Elms Swett
Our hero highlight for this week.
TF Ichion is finding a way to make sure that they sustain the ground that has already been won.
Corporal Tony Stein
A day in history that will never be forgotten. As we remember make sure we say a prayer for all thos elives that were lost on that tragic day.
Private Richard Keith Sorenson
Talk about delays in supplies. But you know what the division made it happen and all the UNits received what they needed.
Major John Lucian Smith
Blue Diamond Continues to weather The Storm But The Fighting Goes On.
Private Franklin Earl Sigler
RCT 5 continues the fight. 11th Marines provides support despite the low visibility.
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Mother Nature is trying to make an impact on the movement to Bagdad.
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Here we go it's time to go ove rthe Euphrates River
Private First Class Donald Jack Ruhl
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RCT5 is now ready to execute the mission as they get ready to move across Hiway 7
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RT 5 continues as the ground attack is becoming more frequent.
PFC Charles H. Roan
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Well here we are over a year later and still waiting But there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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The Division is moving quickly and now it finds itself in a traffic jam. Staying awake has started to become an issue.
First Lieutenant John Vincent Power
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Marine Corps Band
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Wolfpack is on the hunt and they have found their prey.
Captain Everett Parker Pope
Guest: Walter Ramos GySgt "RET"
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Marine Corps Band
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The divisions Tempo is getting hectic but that will not stop the Marines.
Private George Phillips
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As we can see the Iraqi Fighters do not want to play fair.
Private First Class Wesley Phelps
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The tempo is picking up but we must adapt and overcome
.Platoon Sergeant Mitchell Paige
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Task Force Ripper Is A Force To Be Reckoned With.
Private Joseph William Ozbourn
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All the planning is paying off and the Division os Rocking and Rolling.
Sergeant Robert Allen Owens
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March 22, 2003 The 1st Marine Division starts moving west.
Private First Class John Dury New
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RCT 7 is now handling their buisness along with the UK ForcesPrivate Robert Miller McTureous, Jr.
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RCT 5 is kicking some ASS on their way to Bagdad.
Captain Joseph Jeremiah McCarthy
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The attack is moving along and Task Force Ripper is handeling their buisness.
Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard
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THe fighting has begun and the 1st MArine Division will not be outdone.
Private First Class Leonard Foster Mason
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It is time, 11th Marines puts steel on target and the Iraqi Army did not know what hit them.
First Lieutenant Harry Linn Martin
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Mortar fire continues and the Division is getting anzious to head into Iraq and take care of business.
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First Lieutenant Jack Lummus
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Private First Class Jacklyn Harrell Lucas
It is now March 20, 2003 and the Division is ready for a fight. The Iraqi Army is getting very anxious on what is going to happen and what the Marines are capable of doing once they come across the border.
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USMC Band
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The time is up and Saddam said I am not leaving, What are you going to do about it?
Second Lieutenant John Harold Leims
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It seems just like yesterday that I sat there waiting for the word to be given for us to load the first fire mission and send the rounds, down range.
Second Lieutenant John Harold Leims
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The time is getting closer and Blue Diamond is Ready
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The time has come and the Marines of the 1st Marine Division are ready!
Sergeant Elbert Luther Kinser
Music by the UNited States Marine Corps Band
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It looks like the Division is finally going to put all the training to the test. Here we go time to rock and roll.
Private First Class Douglas Thomas Jacobson
The current mission final rehearsal has now come into place. All the units are there or on their way and all they will need is to waite on the order from the President Of The United States Of America.
Private First Class Arthur J. Jackson
The 1st Marine Division has finalized the plan for all the logistical nightmares the they will soon face.
First Lieutenant William Deane Hawkins
What is going on in the Corps? THe 1st Marine Division is getting closer and closer to D Day.
Corporal Louis James Hauge, Jr.
Teamwork is always something that you have to have especially in the military when it comes to an objective that you must complete. The Division working together now will have their first look at the battle space using UAV systems.
Sergeant William George Harrell
The Division had to use deception because they knew the Iraqis were watching. But of course they used it to their advantage.
First Lieutenant Robert Murray Hanson
The 1st Marine Division is starting to make sure that all the weapons are accurate as the day gets closer to head into Iraq.
Private Dale Merlin Hansen
The 1st Marine Division found a way to help them to detect and NBC attack. It required new Marines to be attached to the different Battalions.
Private First Class Henry Gurke
Today marks 45 days since the fire on our house and I am happy to say that the reconstruction is coming along. The Demolition should be complete by next week and then the transformation will start. We are back in a portable studio setup.
Sergeant Ross Franklin Gray
The 1st Marine Division Is Getting Their Leggos On. What better way to understand maneuvers than creating vehicles out of Legos and using a large terrain model?
Private First Class Harold Gonsalves
The 1st Marine Division is preparing to conduct urban operations since the Iraqi Army was making headlines about focusing its defenses on this. Whether true or not the Division knew that eventually, this would end up happening sometime in the near future.
Major Robert Edward Galer
Training In Twenty-Nine Palms. Always a great adventure getting out there and enjoying the four seasons on the same day.
Private First Class William Adelbert Foster
The 1st Marine Division is using sand tables and legos to imagine their plan.
Hero Highlight
Captain Joseph Jacob Foss
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Hero Highlight
Captain Richard Eugene Fleming
1st Marine Division continues to Update its plan as the day gets closer to making a move into Iraq.
Corporal John Peter Fardy
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The 1st Marine Division continues to make changes and refine its plan. Now with the addition of highway one to their advantage.
Private First Class Harold Glenn Epperson
The 1st Marine Division has just received a wonderful gift that will make the plan so much easier and faster to get to Bagdad.
Captain Henry Talmage Elrod our Hero Highligt
The 1st Marine Division is refining the Fire Support Planning as they get closer to "G" day.
In our Hero Highlight we, Honer Colonel Merritt Austin Edson
The division is continuing its planning and ensuring the Marines remain vigilant.
MAJOR ROBERT HUGO DUNLAP, USMC (DECEASED)
Command and Control were the priority of the 1st Marine Division.
Cpl. Anthony P. Demato(MOH)
Rehearsal has been ongoing and the Division is in high gear getting everything ready.
Maj. Henry Aleius Courtney Jr. (MOH)
The 1st Marine Division Continues its planning in preparation to head into Iraq.
Sgt Darrel Cole ( MOH Iwo Jima)
The 1st Marine Division ensures that Force Protection is a priority with Marines now on Deck.
Lt. Col Justice Marion Chambers (USMCR)
First Lieutenant George H. Cannon USMC
With The 1st Marine Division In Iraq, in 2003
"No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy
December 4th is the celebration of Saint Barbera the Patrian Saint of Artillery.
PFC William Robert Caddy Medal Of Honor Recipient
MGySgt Richard Bush
The 1st Marine Division was gathering intelligence for the 1st Marine Division.
The first Marine Division is now on its way into Kuwait.
SSgt Bordelon and his incredible story about being awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor.
Reading Book
"With The 1st Marine DivisionIn Iraq, 2003"
"No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy"
FIRST LIEUTENANTALEXANDER BONNYMAN, JR., USMCR (DECEASED)
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With The 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003. No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy. Finally, troops are being deployed into the country. Va has a new Insurance policy starting in January of 2023 anyone 80 and under with a service-connected disability can apply.
With The 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003. No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy. Finally, troops are being deployed into the country. Va has a new Insurance policy starting in January of 2023 anyone 80 and under with a service-connected disability can apply.
With The 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003. No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy. Finally, troops are being deployed into the country. Va has a new Insurance policy starting in January of 2023 anyone 80 and under with a service-connected disability can apply.
Veteran homelessness is a vast topic; there are so many resources, and everyone should know about them. The 1st Marine Division has started to plan for fire support and what they intend to have as priority targets as the 1st Marine division prepares to deploy to Kuwait.
The 1st Marine Division is fine-tuning the plan in order to move into Iraq and complete the mission as fast as possible. VA health care is another essential factor to consider once you are getting out of active duty.
How important is it to ensure your current contact information with the VA? It is the way that The VA will contact you. So you must make sure that if you move you have to update it. Our book With The 1st Marine Division "Mo Better Friend, No Worse Enemy " continues with the intelligence planning and the possibility of going through Bagdad.
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VA benefits letters are just another tool in your pocket. That allows you to take advantage of all the different State Benefits out there. The 1st Marine Division has Boots on the ground with an advance party.
Let's Remember September 11th and what it means. Va ID and how you can benefit from having one.
September marks suicide awareness, and we must pay attention to the signs. Public affairs and communications are essential to the 1st Marine Division.
The week that we will be discussing disability compensation. How to fill out the VA form 21-526EZ to apply for compensation benefits. "No Greater Friend, No Worst Enemy" the 1st Marine division is planning to augment all the units as they are all short-handed as they prepare to deploy.
There are so many different types of disability claims that you can submit. So we take a look at them one by one.
There is so much that goes into planning for combat. Casualties are one of them and the division planned ahead to make sure that everything was covered.
What makes you eligible to apply for disability compensation?
The 1st Marine division works up a plan to maintain supplies to the front lines.
We are moving to VA Disability Compensation and oh boy there is a whole lot to talk about.
Our journey is continuing as we read the next chapter in our book "No better friend, No worst enemy"
We close out our discussion about VA Education Benefits and read about the NBC training that the 1st Marine division did to prepare for the fighting ahead.
Education for dependents what a great benefit.
The 1st Marine division is getting closer and closer
The Journey continues. We continue our weekly discussion about VA benefits and the application process for them.
This week we discuss VRNE and our next chapter in the reading of our book. We also look into some favorite Chuck Norris Jokes
Let's talk VA benefits and continue to read our book "With the 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003 No Greater Friend, No Worse enemy
The first Marine Division "Blue Diamond" is getting closer and closer to being prepared to deploy as soon as the President gives the word.
Back on the grind. It's time to get back and reflect on everything that has been accomplished.
Time to finally fulfil my commitment to train basically trained Marines. It took a long time to make it there but the dream was finally coming true.
Happy Birthday Marines and a Happy Veterans Day to all my Veterans out there.
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Another Day in the life of Covis 19. THis thing needs to quit and go away. Enjoy another week of stories and get your mind away from all the crap going on in the wo
Wow can you believe it October is almost gone. We continue our story after the first West Pacific Float deployment.
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Finally Home and having to adjust to the new life that I was about to embark on. Being American Is a wonderful thing and something that I am truly very proud of. It was my honor to serve as long as I did and help to protect all the rights that we have here in our great Nation.
Oh Deployment hurry up and come to an end. It is slowly coming to and end with some of our final Liberty ports. But of course there are many more to come as well. A day that we never forget is September 11th and we must make sure that our kids know exactly what happened on that day.
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Nothing like finally getting some relaxing time after being on a ship for so long. It might seem small it was an adventure. Doing Joint operations is something that can be very challenging but thats one under my belt. It will also be one step closer to finally being back home and spend time with my daughters since so much time has already been missed with them.
Underway is a term that the Navy uses to specify that we are out on sea. Life on a ship is different but you have to get used to it. This was no different when we had to be there and we had no choice.
It was time for my first 6 month Deployment and the joys of having liberty in a different country. Operation Iraqi Freedom was in effect and I started making some preparations to go to The Drill Field.
The first Field opp down and now it's finally to head home and become a member of Sierra Battery. There comes traditions and just simply getting to know people. It was time to fit in and show them that I was a top notch Marine.
The journey on board Camp Pendleton Continues. What and experiance for young PFC Saenz on his forst field opp.
Finally time to settle in and get acquainted with our new home our new family. Most important of all new locations to see out in town. So many things to see as a new Marine out and about in a place that you have never been to.
Receiving time was over and now it was time to get all checked in to my first duty station. The adventure was getting ready to start and it was the beginning of the next 20 years of my life.
Graduation from Ft Sill is in the backburner and it was finally time to head to my first duty station.
Three months had already gone by and the transformation was complete time to get back out in the world as a United States Marine. So many things had changed and it was just the beginning.
It's Finally time to leave receiving Company and head to FOX for pick up. Oh yes it's starting to get more interesting as the days go by.
Starting a new journey is exciting but nothing prepared me for the challenge that I had in front of me. My journy was wierd but it was a great way to get things started. So many memories that are exciting and some not so much.
Time for a change. It was finally time to make the move to our new house. With moving come some big changes.
We all start from somewhere so here is my story my life on where I started and how eventually I end up where I am today.
I love my Flag I am American A quick Tribute to all my Fellow Americans and Marines that have fought in battles before me.