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Me + motorcycle = badass (and damn near dead)

There’s a certain badassery that comes with owning a motorcycle. Think Peter Fonda in Easy Rider and Marlon Brando in The Wild One. All these years I’ve been pedaling my ass across the country I never fully understood my throttle twisting friends… until recently.
In early June I purchased my very first motorcycle. It [...]

Published: July 31st, 2008
Filed: Image, Multimedia, Popular, Video.
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Eleven year Marine Corps anniversary

I’ll admit I’ve taken my last eleven years as a United States Marine somewhat for granted. And now, as a drill instructor charged with making Marines, I see now more than ever that becoming a Marine goes well beyond a paltry twelve week recruit training cycle, follow-on occupational schooling, and even the first enlistment.
The [...]

Published: July 29th, 2008
Filed: Drill Instructor Diaries, Marine Corps, Military, Popular, Rants.
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