The Corps’ 243rd birthday is just around the corner, and
the commandant’s birthday message may have some Marines reaching for the
tissues.
The annual birthday message is a tradition birthed under the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John A Lejeune.
Most years the Corps posts a cheesy motivational video.
But this year’s message from Gen. Robert B. Neller, the 37th
commandant of the Marine Corps, is a heartfelt reflection on what binds
all Marines together and the hardships all Marines share.
Narrated by Neller, the message traces the individual development of a
Marine from his early days to their first deployment and senior
leadership roles that follow.
The message highlights the misery and difficulties that bind Marines
in training and on the battlefield, the sweat and blood that is shed,
and the challenges Marines must overcome throughout their career.
It’s a reminder that all Marines are the same, and the Corps has a job to do. Keep reading…
Marine Cpl. Matthew Long designed an inventive way to offer fellow soldiers immediate treatment for gunshot wounds on the battlefield.
A tweak on the body armor already provided to soldiers in the field, Long created a tear-proof package that rests under flak jackets. The packet contains a blood clotting and pain-killer cocktail that aims to treat shock and provide immediate first aid.
“The whole point of this is immediate first aid,” Long told the U.S. Department of Defense.
Long’s insert would sit behind the Small Arms Protective Insert that rests under most flak jackets. The ceramic body armor is rated to stop small arms rounds; however, the SAPI doesn’t always prevent multiple bullets from penetrating.
In the event a round makes its way through, Long’s packet seeks to buy solders a little more time before medics make it on scene.
And the Democratic Party is still trying to figure out what hit them in this election. They are that disconnected and divorced from the American people.
