marine ranks: Mayıs 2012

30 Mayıs 2012 Çarşamba

Where they live: Cribs/Barracks

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They gotta live somewhere and they gotta keep it clean.

Here is actually a very interesting article on the rules about barracks and what can be done there:
Relaxing in the barracks
Just a sample from the above story ...

"It’s no secret that some service members marry for two reasons other than love: No more barracks living and more money. Some Marines refer to them as 'contract marriages'"

"'I’m almost 28, and I can’t do half the stuff I want to do. If I want to have a lady friend stay the night, I should be able to,' McCumber said. 'But I have to go over to her place or get a hotel. And my family can’t come over and visit unless I have money for a hotel room, too.'”

That could explain this which seriously confused me at first.

Where it all began: Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. is located at 8th and I Streets, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Established in 1801, it is a National Historic Landmark, the oldest post in the United States Marine Corps, the official residence of the Commandant of the Marine Corps since 1806, and main ceremonial grounds of the Corps. wikipedia

Panoramio

The oldest continually active post in the Corps, the Marine Barracks served as Marine Corps Headquarters from 1801 to 1901. Here recruits and officers were trained, and vital decisions were made affecting Corps development. Troops quartered at the Barracks played significant roles in the wars with the Barbary pirates, the War of 1812, the Seminole War, the capture of John Brown at Harper's Ferry, and the conquest of Cuba in the Spanish-American War. As the home of the Marine Band, which has played for every President since John Adams, the Marine Barracks witnessed a significant epoch in American musical history when John Philip Sousa, the "March King," served as leader from 1880 to 1892. The Marine Band is still stationed at the Barracks and remains the official White House musical unit. Marine Barracks

Marine's digs in Fort Lost in the Woods:

Must be field day

A place for Firewatch

Roomy too

Smile

Twentynine Palms, Cali.

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It's a long dry road to Twentynine Palms but beautiful, magnificent and mesmerizing.

And once you get there there really are palm trees.

Twentynine Palms, Calif. is all about Marines. The main streets are lined with tattoo parlors; auto sales and repair shops; and little this and thats. Beautiful murals decorate every couple of blocks, Marine murals about pride and flags and wars, native plant murals about the beauty of the desert and historical murals about the history of the city.

The only theater is a drive-in, first movie family oriented, second movie for the adults. SUVs and trucks with kids in PJs cuddled in the back fill the parking spaces except for the occasional older couple holding hands in their fold-out chairs.

The newspaper is about Marines and they have an entire television station devoted to Marines.

"Twentynine Palms was named for the palm trees located in the Oasis of Mara, at the Joshua Tree National Park headquarters. When the area was settled by gold miners in the late 19th century, there were 29 palm trees growing in the oasis, most of which are still standing today.
After decades as a rest stop for wagon travelers on what's called the "Utah Trail" named for a group of Mormon discoverers, the town was established in the 1920s.
There's a small Indian reservation belonging to the Twentynine Palms Band of Mission Indians. The nearby Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms was founded in 1952." wikipedia

My Marine, when asked if he likes it there, shrugs his shoulders and says, "It's just like home."
Really the only difference between Twentynine Palms is that they have Joshua Trees and we, in southern New Mexico, have mesquite.

There are two movies called Twentynine Palms, both look very different, yet both seem to use the place as sort of an allegorical desolation and distance, an application of the desert to the human soul.
I haven't seen either of them yet but plan to. They are not about Marines.

"What draws us into the desert is the search for something intimate in the remote." -Edward Abbey

And too there is Robert Plant - 29 Palms - again into a human desert, more internal than not:

"Taking me back down the road that leads back to you
29 Palms - I feel the heat of your desert heart" - Robert Plant

Working with the world

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The U.S. Marines don't often work with the forces of other countries, less than some other branches of the armed services like the Air Force and the Army, but sometimes the work with others pretty well.

As part of the United States Militery Training Mission to Saudi Arabia:

"The U.S. Marine Corps Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT), is based in the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Headquarters, Riyadh. The TAFT provides advisors to both Saudi Marine Forces Brigades in Jubail and Qadimah. Additionally, they provide technical advice to the Director of Marine Forces Schools at Ras al Gar. Advisor duties reflect the full range of combat skills to include field exercises, CPX, assault support training, and live-fire for individual, crew-served, and TOW missile systems. Organized to support Saudi Marine Forces Brigade Commanders, they provide advice and recommendations to both the Eastern and Western Fleet Commanders. " http://www.globalsecurity.org/

And the Scottish, March 2011:

Scottish soldiers and US Marines mark historic relationship

In fact there is a whole Marine Corps Foreign Personnel Exchange Program. "The Marine Corps Foreign Personnel Exchange Program (MCFPEP) is a means of continuing a long-term, selectively visible presence and association among military counterparts to enhance worldwide security cooperation." http://www.marines.mil/unit/aviation/Pages/PersonalExchangePrograms.aspx

"The MCFPEP began during combined operations in World War II when a critical need to exchange and standardize operational doctrines between allied forces was identified, according to Marine Corps Order 5700.4E. More recently, a reduction in U.S. military presence in several regions around the world has created a need for closer relationships between friendly nations and coalition partners. MCFPEP is one means of continuing a long-term presence and association among military counterparts to enhance worldwide security cooperation.
The MCFPEP began during combined operations in World War II when a critical need to exchange and standardize operational doctrines between allied forces was identified, according to Marine Corps Order 5700.4E. More recently, a reduction in U.S. military presence in several regions around the world has created a need for closer relationships between friendly nations and coalition partners. MCFPEP is one means of continuing a long-term presence and association among military counterparts to enhance worldwide security cooperation." US Marine major flies with Royal Navy forces in Afghanistan

9/15/2010 By Sgt. Deanne Hurla
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (FWD)
U.S. Marine Maj. Joshua Nelson, an Mk4 "Sea King" pilot with 846 Naval Air Squadron, Commando Helicopter Force in the Royal Navy, is participating in the Marine Corps Foreign Personnel Exchange Program. Nelson is a CH-46E "Sea Knight" pilot for the Corps, but has flown the Sea King for a year and a half with the Royal Navy. The MCFPEP was created during World War II to keep close relationships between friendly nations and coalition partners.

And of course they can come to us as well:

British Troops on US soil "sharing through "Foreign Exchange" program. Image: US Marines, sailors share "best practices" with Malaysian Rangers http://www.examiner.com/

Why?

Training with allied forces on foreign terrain introduces new obstacles and allows for the development of new war-fighting tactics, or the honing of existing doctrine specific to a region. Joint training also enables the sharing of tactics between U.S. service members and ally counterparts. Strength through unity is at the heart of this concept.
Military forces of allied nations training side-by-side enhances military interoperability and strengthens the allied fighting forces as a whole. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/blog-460333.html

Happy Birthday Marine Corps, older than the country

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The Marine Corps is celebrating 236 years today.

11/8/2011 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers
Headquarters Marine CorpsCommandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos cuts the Marine Corps birthday cake during the cake cutting ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington Nov. 8. A sword is used to cut the cake to remind Marines that they are a band of warriors, committed to carrying the sword so that the nation may live in peace.

The founders of the United States of America made many decisions during the American Revolution. The Declaration of Independence being known by most people. Now, the founding of the Marine Corps is not known by most people. It was during the American Revolution that a committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, to write a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore. Approved on November 10, 1775, this resolution officially formed the Continental Marines.

In 1921 Gen. John A. Lejeune issued Marine Corps Order No. 47, Series 1921. Gen. Lejeune's order summarized the history, mission, and tradition of the Corps. It further directed that the order be read to all Marines on 10 November of each year to honor the founding of the Marine Corps. Thereafter, 10 November became a unique day for U.S. Marines throughout the world. Soon, some Marine commands began to not only honor the birthday, but celebrate it.

The first "formal" Birthday Ball took place on Philadelphia in 1925. Over the years the annual Birthday Ball grew and grew, taking on a life of its own. In 1952 the Commandant, Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., formalized the cake-cutting ceremony and other traditional observances. For example, Marine Corps policy now mandates that the first piece of cake must be presented to the oldest U.S. Marine present. The second piece goes to the youngest Marine. Among the many such mandates is a solemn reading of the Commandant's birthday message to the Corps. Marine heritage

Famous Marines

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Some surprises here, and some where you just have to say, "well that clarifies a lot." Actually, there are so many on the list, I have only listed four, Wickipedia has a great list, interesting ... wikipedia list of famous United States Marines

Hussein Aidid Current Leader of Somali

"One of the many oddities in this battered capital is that a son of Gen. Mohamed Farrah Aidid, the Somali faction leader who humiliated the United States in 1993, was a naturalized American citizen, not to mention a U.S. Marine. But that bizarre footnote took on a new dimension after the general died of gunshot wounds he had received in battle. His clan elders, meeting behind closed doors, selected the same 33-year-old son, Hussein Mohamed Farrah, to become the new president of Aidid's self-proclaimed republic.
It was a strange choice. Farrah was living an obscure and mundane life in a Los Angeles suburb, going to school part time and working as a clerk in the West Covina engineering department for $9 a hour. The closest he had come to his father's way of life was when he served as a corporal in the Marine reserves......" Read more at: How a U.S. Marine Became a Warlord in Somalia
Bugs Bunny

The U.S. Marine Corps was so flattered that Bugs Bunny decides to become a marine in the Supper Rabbit film that they insisted that the character be officially inducted into the force as a private, which was done, complete with dogtags. The character was regularly promoted until Bugs was officially "discharged" at the end of World War II as a Master Sergeant. Famous Marines B
Gene Hackman Corporal

(1930 - ) Biography from Baseline's Encyclopedia of Film
Occupation: Actor
Birth Name: Eugene Alden Hackman
Born: January 30, 1930, San Bernardino, CA
Hailed by The New York Times Magazine as "Hollywood's Uncommon Everyman," Hackman is a formidable American character actor turned leading man. Like Spencer Tracy, his "regular guy" looks and manner make it easy for men to identify with his persona of outraged common sense. Hackman's performances are consistently natural, and he excels at playing ordinary men caught up in moments of unexpected crisis. He has been one of America's leading film actors since the 1970's. Hackman quit high school at 16, lied about his age and joined the Marines. He was trained as a radio operator before being shipped overseas. When his unit's announcer was injured, Hackman stepped in and found radio a hospitable medium. After his discharge, he studied journalism and TV production at the University of Illinois on the GI Bill. Hackman moved to New York and attended the School of Radio Technique, supporting himself through a succession of odd jobs. He next worked as an announcer at small radio and TV stations across the country. Hackman did not decide on an acting career until, at age 30, he realized that his announcing skills would help him in the profession. Famous Marines H Lee Harvey Oswald Accused John F. Kennedy Assassin

Oswald was shot to death in the basement of Dallas Police headquarters while being transferred to the Dallas County Jail on November 24, 1963, by Jack Ruby, a local nightclub owner with significant political, police and organized crime connections. As a result, Oswald was denied his Constitutional right to a trial, which would have allowed him to defend himself against the murder charges and expose the conspirators. Oswald's body was ordered exhumed in 1981 after author Michael Eddowes brought suit in Texas to determine who was actually buried in Oswald's grave. The pathologists assigned to the case officially identified the body as Oswald's. However, the funeral director who originally buried the body insisted it could not be the same since the one he buried clearly showed a craniotomy, which had been done during autopsy, and the exhumed skull showed no craniotomy. Also, the pathologists used dental records to identify the corps, but ignored the fact that Oswald had lost a front tooth in a fight in high school (there is a photo of him in class with a gap-tooth smile, and many classmates remember the fight and the missing tooth). The exhumed skull had a full set of natural front teeth.
Oswald left high school at age 17 to join the U.S. Marine Corps. Oswald enlisted in the Marines on October 24, 1956, six days after his 17th birthday. In boot camp, Lee was soon ridiculed for his bad marksmanship. His fellow Marines also nicknamed him "Oswaldkovitch" because of his open, apparent support of communism. That did not prevent the Marine Corps, however, from giving this unusual 17-year-old soldier radar training, security clearance and an assignment at Atsugi Air Base in Japan, the CIA's main station of operation in the Far East. The base was home to top secret U2 aerial surveillance spy missions over Russia. Although he was court-martialed twice in 1957, once for unauthorized possession of a pistol and once for pouring a drink on a sergeant, his "punishment" was minor and allowed him to be separated from his normal duties for a total of 48 days. On February 25, 1959, Oswald was given a Russian language test by the Marines. Seven months later, he was on his way to "defect" to the Soviet Union after several strange circumstances resulted in his rapidly obtaining a passport, discharge, unscheduled flights and visa. After AP and UPI wire service news stories appeared about her son's "defection," Lee's mother became convinced that he was working undercover as a U.S. agent. Famous Marines O

26 Mayıs 2012 Cumartesi

FB Group Same Questions over and over again

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I guess one of the main reasons I made the forums was because on the FB group all I saw (and still see) are the same indexers asking the same questions over and over and over again. It was one of the most irrating things about the group. It would be different if it had been different new indexers asking the same questions again and again but these are the same ones doing it.

If you can't find your answer here (everything should be the same as the forums information) then try our Forums here http://sharebatchfamilysearchindexing.freeforums.org/index.php to ask a question.

- Share Batches can be done in their own area.
- Projects are in their own area and you can ask project specific questions there or in the Share Batch area, I'm leaving that up to you.
- Suggestions area for suggesting changes to the forums etc. Suggest what projects need to be added.

Todays Batches May 21, 2012 #familysearch #indexing

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Arbitration:

UK Derbyshire Parish Records:

Not using “or” in-between multiple spellings / variations of the bride's / groom’s names.
Indexing the records out of order.

US Ohio County Marriages:

Returned 4 batches to be finished only indexed some of the records.
Fixed 4 batches where Indexers not indexing titles: Mr, Mrs and Miss.
Fixed 2 batches where indexers are indexing the application number instead of the page number.
Fixed 2 batches: l.n.u. is not to be indexed. It means “Last Name Unknown”.
Fixed: If both married and maiden names are on the record index both with maiden name first and then any married names. If maiden name is not listed with her given name anywhere on the record you can not assume it from the father’s surname.
Fixed 2 batches: look over the complete record to get bride’s / groom’s FULL names or alternate versions.
Fixed 2 batch: assuming the father’s surname from the bride / groom when the record doesn’t have one with the father’s given name. Mark these Ctrl-B for Blank.

Batches done today May 22 2012 #familysearch #indexing

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Arbitrated:

Ohio County Marriages:

Fixed 6 batches: Mr, Mrs, Miss not indexed
Fixed 1 batch: Assuming bride’s maiden name from father when it’s not listed anywhere on the record with her name.
Fixed 2 batches: not watching for complete version of given name
Fixed 1 batch: using application number instead of page number
Fixed 1 batch: assuming father’s surname from the bride / groom when there isn’t one listed for the father.
Fixed 1 batch: l.n.u. means Last Name Unknown. don’t index this.
Fixed 3 batches: not watching for all surnames for bride.

Indexing Batches done by me and checked today in Arbitration Review:

Ohio County Marriages:

Arbitrator assumed since there was a title of Mrs that they had to assume her maiden name. No maiden name was listed on the record. Marked for review. Do not assume maiden name from the father. Done on 4 of the records in the batch where no maiden name was listed.
Again another batch arbitrator assuming maiden name on 13 records. Marked for review.

UK Derbyshire Parish Records

No problems with arbitrator 2 batches in review were 100%.

US New York 1940 Census

No problems with arbitrator all were spelling differences and I ignore those and don’t mark for review. Researchers will still find the individuals.

UK Dorset Parish Records

No problems with arbitrator; just differences in spelling again I ignore those
Problem with 1 batch; alias was marked in margin before name of burial and arbitrator removed the “or” and just used the one name. Marked for review.
Another problem; age on child was clearly readable and arbitrator marked it “unreadable”. Marked for review.
Next batch was totally my fault. Didn’t realize the year changed part way through and indexed it wrong. Sorry to the arb.
Next batch is marriage records. Arbitrator didn’t look over all the names and marked me wrong on using “or” for different spelling variations between the 2 different locations on these. Marked for review.

Batches Done today May 24 2012 #familysearch #indexing

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Didn’t have any major errors in indexing batches that I reviewed today. Mostly just spelling differences.

Arbitration done today:

None returned to be fully wiped and redone.

US Texas Deaths

Fixed 4 batches: indexer not indexing any field that isn’t marked as required. You are still supposed to index the information if it’s on the image whether it’s marked required (*) or not. After the 5th batch I started returning these to be finished by other indexers. (6 total)
Fixed 1 batch: Do not index “Precinct” or numbers in the death city field.
Fixed 1 batch: if the individual is female / married and the middle name matches the father’s surname we are to be indexing that maiden name in front of the married name in the surname field.

US California 1940 Census

Fixed 3 batches: indexer not marking children under 5 as Ctrl-B <blank> for residence fields. From project updates “unless it is a child under 5 then all fields are blank.”
Fixed 1 batch: ab is not a title. It is not part of the name either. It means the that person was absent when the enumerator was there.
Fixed 1 batch: From project updates “If Same House/Same Place/Same City are on the document and the enumerator wrote place names in the County and State field, Blank the County and State field” https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Indexing:_US%E2%80%941940_Federal_Census,_Project_Updates
Fixed 1 batch: If a line states “Here ends block” and there’s nobody’s name listed… DONT index the words “Here ends block”. Blank the whole line including the line number.

My Arbitration Review for May 25 2012 FamilySearch Indexing

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Just working on the highest completed by percentage projects today for arbitrating.

Hmm should go look at my arbitration review for the day and see if there’s anything to send feedback on…

1940 Census

just one batch in there and it was all differences in names. Not marking for feedback. Researchers will still find the people.

US Ohio County Marriages

arbitrators still adding in the father’s surname to the brides as maiden name when it’s not listed anywhere on the record for her. Don't add it in if it’s not listed with her name. Marked feedback.

UK Parish Records

I’m never sure whether to add in the gender for widow or not? Some arbitrators accept it and some don't. I always do when arbitrating. There’s nothing that I’ve found in the official documents saying you can’t take the gender from it. The only reference to gender in the whole project instructions are “Gender - Do not assume gender based on the given name. Index the gender only if it was specifically recorded or if it can be determined by the relationship, such as a son/daughter or husband/wife. - Gender can be found in unusual places – Example”
It doesn’t say we can’t use widow / widower. That is a relationship. Relict is as well. It means widow. Anyone wants to state differently then provide me with a link to the instructions stating don’t use widow. I don’t accept word of mouth answers even from support. They’re not supposed to give us answers unless it’s documented and they can provide that link / Knowledge Document number. --- 1 batch I left it in got marked wrong by the arb. The other batch left it out and got marked wrong by the arb.

23 Mayıs 2012 Çarşamba

Pearl Harbor Day

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I am a day late I know. But this is one of those days that can't be left behind easily. Another day that is remembered and soon is not remembered. It's like Sept. 11, or landing on the moon, or ... But now it has been 70 years and those people who can say exactly where they were that day are rare now. In fact, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association is disbanding, only 120 people attended the commemoration ceremony of the organization this year.

"The 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Wednesday drew fewer people to Honolulu than for the 60th or 50th anniversaries.
The main reason — there are far fewer survivors of the attack who are still alive today, and they are now in their late 80s and 90s." Pacific News

Infamous Day

The United States Marine Corps, of course, was right there too.

The Marine Barracks at Pearl Harbor comprised a Barracks Detachment and two companies, A and B, the men living in a comfortable three-story concrete barracks. Company A manned the main gates at the Submarine Base and Navy yard, and other "distant outposts," providing yard security, while Company B enforced traffic regulations and maintained proper police and order under the auspices of the Yard Police Officer. In addition, Marines ran the Navy Yard Fire Department. Elements of Marine defense battalions made Pearl Harbor their home, too, residing in the several 100-man temporary wooden barracks buildings that had been completed during 1940 and 1941. Less commodious but no less important was the burgeoning airbase that Marines of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 2 (later 21) had hewn and hammered out near Barbers Point -- Ewa Mooring Mast Field, home for a Marine aircraft group consisting of fighting, scout-bombing, and utility squadrons. Infamous Day

A 5-inch/25-caliber open pedestal mount antiaircraft gun -- manned here by sailors on board the heavy cruiser Astoria (CA-34) in early 1942 -- was the standard battleship and heavy cruiser antiaircraft weapon at Pearl Harbor. The mount itself weighed more than 20m000 pounds, while the gun fired a 53.8-pound projectile to a maximum range (at 45 degrees elevation) of 14,500 yards. It was a weapon such as this that Sergeants Hailey and Wears, and Private First Class Curran, after the sinking of their ship, Oklahoma (BB-37), helped man on board Maryland (BB-46) on 7 December 1941.

At Ewa every Marine plane was knocked out of action in the first attack. Two squadrons of Japanese fighters swept in from the northwest at 1,000 feet and dived down to rake the aircraft parked near the runways with machine-gun and cannon fire. Pilots and air crewmen ran to their planes in an attempt to get them into the air or drag them out of the line of fire, but the Japanese returned again and again to complete the job of destruction. When the enemy fighters drew off at about 0825 they left behind a field littered with burning and shot-up aircraft. The men of [Marine Aircraft Group] MAG-21 recovered quickly from their initial surprise and shock and fought back with what few rifles and machine guns they had. Salvageable guns were stripped from damaged planes and set up on hastily improvised mounts; one scout-bomber rear machine gun was manned to swell the volume of antiaircraft fire. Although the group commander, Lieutenant Colonel Claude A. Larkin, had been wounded almost as soon as he arrived at the field that morning, he continued to coordinate the efforts to meet further enemy attacks. Navy History

Another day in the life a warlike species, another day to "never forget."

Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941View of the Parade Ground at the Pearl Harbor Marine Barracks, between 0930 and 1130 hrs. on 7 December 1941, with smoke in the background rising from burning ships.
Note armed Marines at left, awaiting the possible return of Japanese aircraft.
Navy photos

Leaving Iraq

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For better or worse its over.

On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Marine Corps wrapped nearly seven years in Iraq on Saturday, handing over duties to the Army and signaling the beginning of an accelerated withdrawal of American troops as the U.S. turns its focus away from the waning Iraqi war to a growing one in Afghanistan. Marines leave

Marines end role in Iraq

Now the withdrawl is done, the flag is down and who knows what will come.

The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, rolling up its flag at a low-key ceremony with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine bloody years after the invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein. U.S. withdraws

Members of the U.S. military retire its ceremonial flags signifying the end of their presence in Iraq at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad December 15, 2011. The U.S military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, packing up a military flag at a ceremony with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. This ceremony is called the "casing of the colors" and signifies the departing and inactivation of the U.S. military's presence in Iraq. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

The U.S. war in Iraq — a conflict that killed more than 4,500 American troops, cost $800 billion and divided the nation — officially ended with a ceremony held under tight security.

"To be sure, the cost was high — in blood and treasure for the United States and also for the Iraqi people," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called. "But those lives have not been lost in vain."The fighting resulted, Panetta said, in a "free and sovereign Iraq." U.S.A Today

Celebrating Christmas

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"You can give your heart to Jesus but your ass belongs to the Corps."Marine Corps Christmas Carol
Marines can dig up the Christmas spirit just about anywhere in the world it seems.

Sgt. Maj. Wayne Rumore, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment sergeant major, and Staff Sgt. Kyle Provencher, jump platoon commander, 3rd Bn., 23rd Marines, gather around a Christmas tree, Dec. 25, 2008, at Expeditionary Patrol Base Tanner. Marines living in austere conditions still found a way to celebrate the holiday with minimal assets. Marine Corps News

At home, these Marines work pretty hard at Christmas too. In case you haven't seen it on TV yet ...

It looks like my Marine and his family have a nice bright town to hang in for the season ... seems a lot of people have gotten into the spirit.

President Barak Obama visited the Marines in Hawaii on Christmas day wishing them both Merry Christmas and "Mele Kalikimakas" (Merry Christmas in Hawaiian.). The family attended the Kaneohe Marine Base chapel service, chatted with Marines and Obama played with babies, including one who stuck his hand in the president's mouth. The photo is from last year, but they did this again this year.

Semper Fi and Good Night
Written by Jessica, Wife of a 1/7 Marine

Twas the nite before Christmas,
they lived far from home,
in dark,sandy quarters,
but not all alone

After clearing the checkpoints,
and with presents to give,
I wanted to see the Marines
Who in these quarters did live.

As I looked all about,
an awesome sight I did see,
some of the few and the proud,
U.S. Marines

Some young, some old,
with boots full of sand,
Marine Corps brothers
with rifles in hand.

Seeing bravery, courage,
and toughness of mind,
a sobering thought came thru my mind

For these quarters were different,
housing hardcharging Marines;
Who make it through
with various routines

The only easy day was the one they just got thru;
Uncommon valor, still a common virtue

Yet their spirits were high,
Minds and bodies were strong;
Despite the months
that were trying and long

These were the heroes
of whom I had read;
Whose main purpose was
to make the enemy dead

I knew the Americans
who i saw on this night
owed their lives to these men,
the first ones to fight.

Soon 'cross the country,
Americans would rise;
ready to celebrate
with joy in their eyes

Each one enjoyed freedom,
each day of the year;
because of Marines...
like the ones I saw here

I had to wonder
how many deeds went uknown,
of the men spending Christmas
in a land far from home

Thinking of this,
brought tears to my eyes;
my knees hit the deck,
and i started to cry

Some Marines turned to me,
saying "santa don't cry,"
"We're here for a purpose,
we'll get these bad guys"

We fight for freedom,
each other, the Corps;
and for this reason,
we'll win this war

Before turning away,
they said "This is our job."
I couldn't control it,
I continued to sob

I continued to watch
and silently weep;
seeing the esprits de corps
that ran so deep

I wanted to stay
on that cold desert night,
with these warriors for freedom,
so willing to fight

But a Marine came to me,
eyes steady and voice sure,
"It's Twenty-five December,
So carry on Santa, All is secure."

In that instance I knew,
the cause was just and right,
"Merry Christmas Marines;
Semper Fi and good night" Posted by Sgt Grit Staffhttp://www.grunt.com/

Devil Dog Card

Marines in the sky

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Marine makes debut flight

Marine Corps aviation had its inception on 22 May 1912, when Lieutenant
Alfred A. Cunningham reported to the Naval Aviation Camp, Annapolis, Maryland.
The following July, he was ordered from Annapolis to the Burgess Company plant
at Marblehead, Massachusetts, where actual flight training was conducted. He
soloed on 1 August 1912, after 2 hours and 40 minutes of instructions. Thus
Lieutenant Cunningham, whose Naval Aviator Number was 5, became Marine Aviator
Number 1. A brief history of Marine Corps aviation

Marine Ranks: Lance Corporal

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My Marine, and most of the India Company he graduated with, is now a lance corporal, or E-3. Congratulations to all of them!

It is equal in rank to Crewman in the Navy, Private First Class in the Army, and Airman First Class in the Air Force. A Lance Corporal is above a Private First Class, but under a Corporal in the Marine Corps. Generally, a Lance Corporal has no command authority until he or she reaches the rank of Corporal. Wikia

The USMC is the only component of the U.S. Armed Forces to currently have lance corporals. Promotion to lance corporal, is based on time in-grade and the conduct of the Marine. Further promotion to the NCO ranks (Corporal and above) is competitive and takes into account the individual service record of the Marine. There can only be a certain number of Corporals and Sergeants in each MOS, so even with a qualifying cutting score promotions may be delayed due to an excessive number of corporals occupying billets in a certain MOS.

The "Lance Corporal Underground" is the term for the network for information to be transmitted as it becomes known across the ranks.
Term used in the Marines to refer to the gossip passed around by those of a lower rank (usually lance corporals) about deployments, promotions, and any other topic pertaining to a unit's agenda.

Lance Corporal: So, I heard through the Lance Corporal Underground that we are going to Okinawa in May.
Other Lance Corporal: STFU I'm peeing. Urban Dictionary

The Lance Corporal Underground is a powerful force within the Corps. It acts as an information superhighway as fast as any internet connection, phone line or otherwise for your inter-company and battalion rumors. It’s remarkably accurate for the most part–that is, unless you are unable to filter out the things that get tacked onto the rumors like titties and beer. Terminal Lance

The Urban Dictionary also has an entry under Lance Corporal, but I can't share it in public.

Its pretty clear the Lance Corporals of the Marine Corps take the bulk of the risk.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Phillips crosses a poppy field as Marines conduct a security patrol outside Forward Operating Base Hanson, Marjah, Afghanistan, April 30, 2011. The security patrol was done in order for Marines to inspect the well being of a nearby village. Phillips is with Guard Force, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alberto B. Vazquez/Released) public intelligence

And the bulk of the casualties.

Members of Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt's platoon who recently returned from Afghanistan pose at Camp Pendleton, Calif. with a cross they made as a memorial tribute. Placement of religious symbols at the base has been prohibited while the Marine commandant considers the issue in light of a complaint last year by an atheist group. COURTESY PHOTO My San Antonio

17 Mayıs 2012 Perşembe

UK Sussex Church of England Parish Records 1538-1910 FamilySearch Indexing

To contact us Click HERE

Main Project Page: http://is.gd/odxTni
Updates: http://is.gd/5CjPlf
Additional Helps: http://is.gd/2ORYPW

Project Presentations:
- Examples on Indexing UK Parish Registers - http://is.gd/Twlwf3
- How to Read Old English Records - http://is.gd/k4YVNx
- How to Index Single Image Multiple Record Batches - http://is.gd/5lJYWn
- Supplemental Examples - http://is.gd/z90hII

Project Completion: 12.10%

Updates to General Indexing Guidelines: http://is.gd/9JrBV6

If you need extra help or want to ask other experienced indexers or arbitrators questions and are on Our Facebook Group please join us where we have a helpful group of people who are more than willing to politely answer questions. Click on the request to join button and either myself or my other admin will add you ASAP. We also have more than one support staff in the group.

OFFICIAL Project Helps, Updates and Additional Helps Questions and Answers:

Event Type - Received event to record as christening - http://is.gd/SbYbXQ or R and Rx recorded as event type http://is.gd/x8ktvE
Christening Date - Use the baptized date, not the certified date - http://is.gd/063TFn
Months - The months from September through December are often abbreviated with a number and then ber - September = 7ber, October = 8ber, November = 9ber, December = 10ber
Image Cut Off - If the document is cut off on the top or bottom, index the visible records.
Field Helps - There may be changes in the fields helps for different segments of this project. In the Groom's Condition field, for example, one segment may accept bachelor and another S (for single). Reading the field helps will help insure accurate indexing.
Latin Terms - "abortivia" is a word that means aborted. It is not a name.
Churchings - Mark documents entitled "Churchings" as no extractable data.
Q. Can blank lines be added to equal the number of lines in the image? A. There is no need to add blank lines to match the number of lines in the image. The data entry area is preset to one or two records per image. If you encounter images with more names to record than the preset number, you will need to add additional entry lines to match the actual number of names to be indexed on your image.
Names - If a surname is not recorded - do not assume a surname from another family member, for example "John son of David and Mary Smith". The field helps clearly say do not assume surname.
- Some words are being confused as part of the name - http://is.gd/Phr5zc
- recorded in Latin should not be changed
Gender - Do not assume gender based on the given name. Index the gender only if it was specifically recorded or if it can be determined by the relationship, such as a son/daughter or husband/wife. - Gender can be found in unusual places – Example http://is.gd/vGTi2s
Dates - The switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 - How this affects event dates http://is.gd/LC3uS1
- Index the date as shown on the document
- If more than one year is recorded, 1764/1765 for example, index the first year.
Record Type - Baptisms are recorded as Christenings - When to use Record Type "Other" http://is.gd/knlJUu
- Wills: Index principle and capture no other names. Mark other pages NED
- Banns: When the date is indexed, record the last day the banns were announced
- Confirmation: Do not index confirmation records - mark as no extractable data
Latin Terms - - Key Latin words, numbers and definitions - Latin Genealogical Word List http://is.gd/zS0Tec
Handwriting Help - Reading old handwriting - English 1500-1800 Tutorial http://is.gd/0sA1Q6
Image - Part of one document is cut off - How to index the image http://is.gd/Jrlte5

Other observations made by indexers / arbitrators:
These are not official and questions / observations should be posted on the wiki if none of the above already cover these. Nothing here and you know of something? Let me know either by leaving a comment here on the post or leaving me a post in the http://www.facebook.com/groups/unofficialsharebatchfsi/ and tagging my name like this @April Robertson

Burials: If image shows "Mary, Wife of John Bruce" do not index a surname for Mary. Another example: "John, son of James and Mary Hunt" do not index the surname for John.

UK Essex Parish Records 1538-1900 FamilySearch Indexing Project

To contact us Click HERE

Main Project Page: http://is.gd/odxTni
Updates: http://is.gd/5CjPlf
Additional Helps: http://is.gd/2ORYPW

Project Presentations:
- Examples on Indexing UK Parish Registers - http://is.gd/Twlwf3
- How to Read Old English Records - http://is.gd/k4YVNx
- How to Index Single Image Multiple Record Batches - http://is.gd/5lJYWn
- Supplemental Examples - http://is.gd/z90hII

Project Completion:
Part A: 38%
Part 2: 0%

Updates to General Indexing Guidelines: http://is.gd/9JrBV6

If you need extra help or want to ask other experienced indexers or arbitrators questions and are on Our Facebook Group please join us where we have a helpful group of people who are more than willing to politely answer questions. Click on the request to join button and either myself or my other admin will add you ASAP. We also have more than one support staff in the group.

OFFICIAL Project Helps, Updates and Additional Helps Questions and Answers:

Do not index people without any name such as a Stranger, Old Man, Beggar. The only exception to this rule would be if there were parents listed or a spouse.
This project is preset at 2 records to start. Add in more records as you need them. Do not account for blank lines on the documents. We are not to keep blank lines at all in this project.
Gender - In burials entries sepulta = female and sepultus = male to determine gender.
Event Type - Received event to record as christening - http://is.gd/SbYbXQ or R and Rx recorded as event type http://is.gd/x8ktvE
Christening Date - Use the baptized date, not the certified date - http://is.gd/063TFn
Months - The months from September through December are often abbreviated with a number and then ber - September = 7ber, October = 8ber, November = 9ber, December = 10ber
Image Cut Off - If the document is cut off on the top or bottom, index the visible records.
Field Helps - There may be changes in the fields helps for different segments of this project. In the Groom's Condition field, for example, one segment may accept bachelor and another S (for single). Reading the field helps will help insure accurate indexing.
Latin Terms - "abortivia" is a word that means aborted. It is not a name.
Churchings - Mark documents entitled "Churchings" as no extractable data.
Q. Can blank lines be added to equal the number of lines in the image? A. There is no need to add blank lines to match the number of lines in the image. The data entry area is preset to one or two records per image. If you encounter images with more names to record than the preset number, you will need to add additional entry lines to match the actual number of names to be indexed on your image.
Names - If a surname is not recorded - do not assume a surname from another family member, for example "John son of David and Mary Smith". The field helps clearly say do not assume surname.
- Some words are being confused as part of the name - http://is.gd/Phr5zc
- recorded in Latin should not be changed
Gender - Do not assume gender based on the given name. Index the gender only if it was specifically recorded or if it can be determined by the relationship, such as a son/daughter or husband/wife. - Gender can be found in unusual places – Example http://is.gd/vGTi2s
Dates - The switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 - How this affects event dates http://is.gd/LC3uS1
- Index the date as shown on the document
- If more than one year is recorded, 1764/1765 for example, index the first year.
Record Type - Baptisms are recorded as Christenings - When to use Record Type "Other" http://is.gd/knlJUu
- Wills: Index principle and capture no other names. Mark other pages NED
- Banns: When the date is indexed, record the last day the banns were announced
- Confirmation: Do not index confirmation records - mark as no extractable data
Latin Terms - - Key Latin words, numbers and definitions - Latin Genealogical Word List http://is.gd/zS0Tec
Handwriting Help - Reading old handwriting - English 1500-1800 Tutorial http://is.gd/0sA1Q6
Image - Part of one document is cut off - How to index the image http://is.gd/Jrlte5

Burials: If image shows "Mary, Wife of John Bruce" do not index a surname for Mary. Another example: "John, son of James and Mary Hunt" do not index the surname for John.

UK Derbyshire Church of England Parish Records 1538-1910 FamilySearch Indexing

To contact us Click HERE

Main Project Page: http://is.gd/odxTni
Updates: http://is.gd/5CjPlf
Additional Helps: http://is.gd/2ORYPW

Project Presentations:
- Examples on Indexing UK Parish Registers - http://is.gd/Twlwf3
- How to Read Old English Records - http://is.gd/k4YVNx
- How to Index Single Image Multiple Record Batches - http://is.gd/5lJYWn
- Supplemental Examples - http://is.gd/z90hII

Project Completion: 49%

Updates to General Indexing Guidelines: http://is.gd/9JrBV6

If you need extra help or want to ask other experienced indexers or arbitrators questions and are on Our Facebook Group please join us where we have a helpful group of people who are more than willing to politely answer questions. Click on the request to join button and either myself or my other admin will add you ASAP. We also have more than one support staff in the group.

The following are taken from the OFFICIAL pages from FSI if you have a problem with any of the instructions listed under official section then take it up with support. Do not argue with me here on official rules / instructions. You want it changed so everyone can see it right away then take your view / question / observation to the Wiki FAQ page.

OFFICIAL Project Helps, Updates and Additional Helps Questions and Answers:

Do not index people without any name such as a Stranger, Old Man, Beggar. The only exception to this rule would be if there were parents listed or a spouse.
This project is preset at 2 records to start. Add in more records as you need them. Do not account for blank lines on the documents. We are not to keep blank lines at all in this project.
Gender - In burials entries sepulta = female and sepultus = male to determine gender.
Event Type - Received event to record as christening - http://is.gd/SbYbXQ or R and Rx recorded as event type http://is.gd/x8ktvE
Christening Date - Use the baptized date, not the certified date - http://is.gd/063TFn
Months - The months from September through December are often abbreviated with a number and then ber - September = 7ber, October = 8ber, November = 9ber, December = 10ber
Image Cut Off - If the document is cut off on the top or bottom, index the visible records.
Field Helps - There may be changes in the fields helps for different segments of this project. In the Groom's Condition field, for example, one segment may accept bachelor and another S (for single). Reading the field helps will help insure accurate indexing.
Latin Terms - "abortivia" is a word that means aborted. It is not a name.
Churchings - Mark documents entitled "Churchings" as no extractable data.
Q. Can blank lines be added to equal the number of lines in the image? A. There is no need to add blank lines to match the number of lines in the image. The data entry area is preset to one or two records per image. If you encounter images with more names to record than the preset number, you will need to add additional entry lines to match the actual number of names to be indexed on your image.
Names - If a surname is not recorded - do not assume a surname from another family member, for example "John son of David and Mary Smith". The field helps clearly say do not assume surname.
- Some words are being confused as part of the name - http://is.gd/Phr5zc
- recorded in Latin should not be changed
Gender - Do not assume gender based on the given name. Index the gender only if it was specifically recorded or if it can be determined by the relationship, such as a son/daughter or husband/wife. - Gender can be found in unusual places – Example http://is.gd/vGTi2s
Dates - The switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 - How this affects event dates http://is.gd/LC3uS1
- Index the date as shown on the document
- If more than one year is recorded, 1764/1765 for example, index the first year.
Record Type - Baptisms are recorded as Christenings - When to use Record Type "Other" http://is.gd/knlJUu
- Wills: Index principle and capture no other names. Mark other pages NED
- Banns: When the date is indexed, record the last day the banns were announced
- Confirmation: Do not index confirmation records - mark as no extractable data
Latin Terms - - Key Latin words, numbers and definitions - Latin Genealogical Word List http://is.gd/zS0Tec
Handwriting Help - Reading old handwriting - English 1500-1800 Tutorial http://is.gd/0sA1Q6
Image - Part of one document is cut off - How to index the image http://is.gd/Jrlte5

Burials: If image shows "Mary, Wife of John Bruce" do not index a surname for Mary. Another example: "John, son of James and Mary Hunt" do not index the surname for John.

UK Dorset Church of England Parish Records 1538-1910

To contact us Click HERE

Main Project Page: http://is.gd/odxTni
Updates: http://is.gd/5CjPlf
Additional Helps: http://is.gd/2ORYPW

Project Presentations:
- Examples on Indexing UK Parish Registers - http://is.gd/Twlwf3
- How to Read Old English Records - http://is.gd/k4YVNx
- How to Index Single Image Multiple Record Batches - http://is.gd/5lJYWn
- Supplemental Examples - http://is.gd/z90hII

Project Completion: 16%

Updates to General Indexing Guidelines: http://is.gd/9JrBV6

If you need extra help or want to ask other experienced indexers or arbitrators questions and are on Our Facebook Group please join us where we have a helpful group of people who are more than willing to politely answer questions. Click on the request to join button and either myself or my other admin will add you ASAP. We also have more than one support staff in the group.

OFFICIAL Project Helps, Updates and Additional Helps Questions and Answers:

Do not index people without any name such as a Stranger, Old Man, Beggar. The only exception to this rule would be if there were parents listed or a spouse.
This project is preset at 2 records to start. Add in more records as you need them. Do not account for blank lines on the documents. We are not to keep blank lines at all in this project.
Gender - In burials entries sepulta = female and sepultus = male to determine gender.
Event Type - Received event to record as christening - http://is.gd/SbYbXQ or R and Rx recorded as event type http://is.gd/x8ktvE
Christening Date - Use the baptized date, not the certified date - http://is.gd/063TFn
Months - The months from September through December are often abbreviated with a number and then ber - September = 7ber, October = 8ber, November = 9ber, December = 10ber
Image Cut Off - If the document is cut off on the top or bottom, index the visible records.
Field Helps - There may be changes in the fields helps for different segments of this project. In the Groom's Condition field, for example, one segment may accept bachelor and another S (for single). Reading the field helps will help insure accurate indexing.
Latin Terms - "abortivia" is a word that means aborted. It is not a name.
Churchings - Mark documents entitled "Churchings" as no extractable data.
Q. Can blank lines be added to equal the number of lines in the image? A. There is no need to add blank lines to match the number of lines in the image. The data entry area is preset to one or two records per image. If you encounter images with more names to record than the preset number, you will need to add additional entry lines to match the actual number of names to be indexed on your image.
Names - If a surname is not recorded - do not assume a surname from another family member, for example "John son of David and Mary Smith". The field helps clearly say do not assume surname.
- Some words are being confused as part of the name - http://is.gd/Phr5zc
- recorded in Latin should not be changed
Gender - Do not assume gender based on the given name. Index the gender only if it was specifically recorded or if it can be determined by the relationship, such as a son/daughter or husband/wife. - Gender can be found in unusual places – Example http://is.gd/vGTi2s
Dates - The switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 - How this affects event dates http://is.gd/LC3uS1

- Index the date as shown on the document
- If more than one year is recorded, 1764/1765 for example, index the first year.
Record Type - Baptisms are recorded as Christenings - When to use Record Type "Other" http://is.gd/knlJUu
- Wills: Index principle and capture no other names. Mark other pages NED
- Banns: When the date is indexed, record the last day the banns were announced
- Confirmation: Do not index confirmation records - mark as no extractable data
Latin Terms - - Key Latin words, numbers and definitions - Latin Genealogical Word List http://is.gd/zS0Tec
Handwriting Help - Reading old handwriting - English 1500-1800 Tutorial http://is.gd/0sA1Q6
Image - Part of one document is cut off - How to index the image http://is.gd/Jrlte5

Burials: If image shows "Mary, Wife of John Bruce" do not index a surname for Mary. Another example: "John, son of James and Mary Hunt" do not index the surname for John.

30 Mayıs 2012 Çarşamba

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23 Mayıs 2012 Çarşamba

Semper Fi and Good NightWritten by Jessica, Wife of a 1/7 Marine

17 Mayıs 2012 Perşembe

Semper Fi and Good Night
Written by Jessica, Wife of a 1/7 Marine