...it could be worse...
The Marine Corps takes a lot of time from family. It separates you in the worse way for the worst time. I have been on many deployments and exercises and events where I was unable to see my wife and now kid. Here is a small break down of some info when it comes to [...]
An excellent picture taken of the Okinawa sunset by my buddy Daniel Ovieda.
flickr: Last WKD
Unfortunately this will be the last of the WKD feature that I served here for the past three weeks. Due to some….restrictions, I can’t really provide a full spectrum of photos for my viewers. Its not that I don’t like showing pictures of my boy, but I wanted to get a more broad [...]
Sigh…we never learn do we?
Well, here we go again. Just a few of the headlines…
Marine arrested in rape of 14-year-old girl
Okinawa rape case ‘unforgiveable’
Japan Says Okinawa Rape Case May Harm US Relations
Japan leaders angry over alleged rape by US Marine
Japan PM furious over alleged rape
Japan Says It Has `Had Enough’ of Misconduct by US Military
Yea, I’m re-enlisting into the Marine Corps and we are having a baby. Believe it.
Just not to confuse anyone but these entries are from my first few weeks on ship. Guess what? I am back on ship for another mission. I can’t talk about it, but just know that I only got to spend a few hours with Hiromi when we ported in Okinawa. Now I am back at [...]
Ship log – Monday
Losing count of the days so you’ll have to resort to a calendar to figure out how many nights have gone by without you noticing. If your one of the few Marines that showers every night then you will know the number of nights because the pain that the high pressure showers [...]
Always wonder why Marines are so restricted on Okinawa? This is why. A Marine convicted of murder back in 1995 was released from Japanese prison recently. He’ll fly to the US and be seperated out of the service. What makes this so strange is that he only served 11 years for a brutal attack on [...]
