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The Team House |
October 23, 2023
| By dee takos
Mike served 3 years in the conventional Army and was stationed in Korea when the attacks of September 11th, 2001, transpired. At that time, he…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
October 19, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
September 21, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
September 7, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
Time to KNock down the BurmsPlatoon Sergeant Joseph Rudolph Julian
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
August 31, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Team House |
August 17, 2023
| By dee takos
Army Staff Sergeant Aaron Hale was severely injured in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in his presence. Hale, of the 760th EOD…
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
August 9, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. If you want to write about veterans you need to earn their trust, listen to their experiences, and get it right. On…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
August 4, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Team House |
July 31, 2023
| By dee takos
Gary Linderer is the publisher of Behind the Lines, a magazine that specializes in US military special operations. He served in Vietnam with the LRPs…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
July 27, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
The 1st Marine Division has finalized the plan for all the logistical nightmares the they will soon face.First Lieutenant William Deane Hawkins
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
July 26, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. This week we welcome veteran Marine machine gunner, Marine Corps Heritage award winner, recent law school graduate, and current Bar exam hostage…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
July 20, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
What is going on in the Corps? THe 1st Marine Division is getting closer and closer to D Day.Corporal Louis James Hauge, Jr.
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
July 13, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Team House |
July 13, 2023
| By dee takos
During the Vietnam War, Dale was a highly decorated Green Beret who served three years as a commando in the famous SOG program, whose mission…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
July 6, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
June 30, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. This week we are recording from the floor of Modern Day Marine so that we can bring you the events and personnel…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
June 29, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
June 29, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. This week we are recording from the floor of Modern Day Marine so that we can bring you the events and personnel…
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
June 29, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. This week we are recording from the floor of Modern Day Marine so that we can bring you the events and personnel…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
June 22, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
June 15, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Team House |
May 15, 2023
| By dee takos
Dale Hanson is an accomplished sculptor who has led a life of adventure and enjoyed numerous accomplishments. He is a black belt martial artist, an…
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
May 10, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hello, Scuttlebutt listeners. This week we welcome Amy Forsythe, the author of the book, Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11,…
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
May 4, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hello, Scuttlebutt listeners. This week on MCA Scuttlebutt we had the distinct pleasure of welcoming Terry Salman. Terry is the author of the book, What…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
April 27, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Team House |
April 27, 2023
| By dee takos
Roger Lockshier enlisted in the US Army in April 1966. After completing Airborne (Paratrooper) Jump Training at Fort Benning GA, he was assigned to Aviation…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
April 20, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
April 13, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
April 6, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
The 1st Marine Division is using sand tables and legos to imagine their plan.Hero HighlightCaptain Joseph Jacob Foss
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
April 4, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hello Scuttlebutt listeners! This week we are truly honored to have the President and CEO of the MCA, LtGen Charles Chiarotti, USMC (Ret), back on…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
March 30, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
With The 1st Marine Division In Iraq, 2003 "No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy"Hero HighlightCaptain Richard Eugene Fleming
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MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast |
March 29, 2023
| By Vic Ruble
Hello Scuttlebutt listeners! This week Vic and Nancy have a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos about his book, “Devotion,” about naval…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
March 23, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
1st Marine Division continues to Update its plan as the day gets closer to making a move into Iraq.Corporal John Peter Fardyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2aEzhHfVVE
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
March 16, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
March 9, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Quarter Deck with Gunny Saenz |
March 2, 2023
| By Miguel Saenz
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…
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The Team House |
February 9, 2023
| By dee takos
CSM (Retired) Jesse D. Boettcher, a native of Luck, Wisconsin, enlisted in the US Army Reserves as an Infantryman in 1988, and entered active duty…
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The Team House |
January 23, 2023
| By dee takos
A national award winning artist (First place winner in the 2011 National Veterans Creative Arts Contest). Chambers is one of 13 exhibiting artists acknowledged by…
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The Team House |
January 12, 2023
| By dee takos
Patrick McNamara spent 22 years in the United States Army in a myriad of special operations units. When he worked in the premier special missions…
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The Team House |
December 16, 2022
| By dee takos
Les has a wild story from how he joined the Army to becoming a mortar infantryman in the 75th Ranger Regiment where he ran indirect…
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