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Pvt. Bissel thought he was in the clear until he was confronted by the “Wellness Police.” Winning caption by: Raymond Philyaw
(Navy photo) Gidget Fuentes’ recent Navy Times story about three Sailors and a Marine (Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Recruit Matthew Coston, Aviation Structural Mechanic Airmen Jesse Tuhy and Zachary Snodgrass, and Pfc. John Wise) jumping in – while on lunch break – to save a woman from attempted rape and robbery gave me pause. As I look back, it seems to me that when you hear of someone stepping out of the crowd to thwart a criminal or save a life, they are inevitably an off-duty policeman, an off-duty fireman, or an off-duty military member. My first entry in the…
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This Broadside Moment was sent to us by Erik Gilliam. Since the inception of the Underwater Construction Teams the personnel who have made up the Teams have been a cut above your typical Seabee. So when it has come to personnel inspections the standard that the Teams have portrayed has been one of excellence. This inspection related event took place in 1980 as the members of UCT-2 were to participate in a “greens inspectionâ€. Many may not be familiar with the utility greens that Seabees wore years ago. Think of them as BDUs that were just one color. As the…
“In Korean, they call it Songun.” [youtube]2nKuoNhihh4 [/youtube]
This is a great video from 3rd ID, 6/8 CAV in Iraq. [youtube]nQMcBF79pRI[/youtube]
I think this was the first Navy music video… [youtube]jShIeyur1G0[/youtube]
And you thought the seats on commercial airlines were cramped…try the baggage compartment. (AFP file photo) This little English boy definitely has a potty mouth. (Reuters) Some actual quotes from an actual ship (sent to us by email): (Two Sailors talking in the passageway the day after Easter sunday) “The only thing the Easter Bunny brought me was DUST BUNNIES….†(Weather guy talking to another weather guy standing outside) “Hey…what’s it like outside? (Guy outside) “It’s raining.” (Guy inside to the office) “Tell the CO it looks like rain today…” Saudi tribes holds camel beauty pageant – really! (Reuters) And…
