The LowCarb Marine was created by a former-marine and is the sole publisher of various privately owned marine memoirs and historical resources collected from private archives. Administered, cataloged and written by a Vietnam veteran, former E-5 Marine Sgt. and admirer of the Corps. Our Mission here is simple; pay tribute to all those men and women who have served and who continue to serve with the United States Marine Corps, living or dead, honoring marines who gave their lives in the service of their country, and to provide any and all information of interest to marines, marine families and supporters of the Marine Corps.
I know that President Obama has already gotten enough grief from the Navy Corpsmen for his mis-pronunciation of corpsmen but I just couldn't resist giving him a jab of my own for what he did to my Marine Corps (pronounced "core"), not corpse.
But I don't have to say a word, Gunney R. Lee Ermey himself, he of the real Marine Corps and Hollywood Marines both, said it for me. And nobody can say it better than Gunny R. Lee Ermey! Hoo Rah Gunny!
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The Marine of the Month for January 2010 is Donald John Riley 1925 – 2004, United States Marine Corps, Combat Service in the Pacific, 1943 – 1945 and the man that inspired a wonderful concept, that of Honoring The Life, Service and Bravery of Veterans, One Frame At A Time.
Edward D. Riley, US Army 1969-71, Vietnam Vet and son of SSgt Donald Riley, USMC is the man behind the idea and the creator of the Frame Of Honor, a moving tribute to his father and to our men in uniform. I just recently was introduced to his son Danny who told me the story of how it got started and I am proud to be able to pass it along.
I hope to be able to get to know Ed Riley sometime and I would be proud to make mention of each Frame of Honor recipient that he does a frame for – here on my USMC blog.
I only have one question for you Eddie my boy, why the heck didn't you join the Marine Corps like your Pop did? He must have wanted you to join the marines if he knew you would have to fight? You didn't go and get yourself drafted did ya?
I'm just yanking your dog tag chains there Eddie, those being the kinds of digs that only one soldier can make to another, so say hello to Sgt Richard "Skip" Schaefer (me), United States Marine Corps, 1968-72, combat service in Vietnam with the 3rd Marine Division, 1969-70. Can you believe it was over 40 freakin years ago?
Frame Of Honor occupies a permanent link here on the LCMarine and you can also contact them via the FAQ page of their website.
Get Me OUTSIDE!
This is why I don't like treadmills in the spare bedroom, garage, working out at health clubs or other forms of indoor exercise, other than they are boring, boring, boring, wall mounted TV or not. I don't care if Oprah has Michelle Obama, Tom Cruise, David Letterman, Ellen, Donald Trump and Tiger Woods on the same show! (wouldn't that be a show?), indoor workouts just don't work for me, even if I have a window to look out of.
If you ever wondered why your new year's resolution to exercise and lose weight lost it's momentum after only a few weeks here is a clue:
Hello! It's winter out there, cold, rainy, gloomy, etc. Your brain wants to be doing something outdoors, walking, hiking, just about anything as long as it's outside while your body cringes at the thought. Some refer to exercising outdoors as eco-therapy, or green exercise, although I think that word green is overused. Did you know for example that the color green balances the nervous system and is supposed to have a calm, soothing, effect?
When there isn't a whole lot of green around during winter where you live it can be tough to get motivated, much less stay that way until spring. But don't despair, just by seeking the natural world you can reap the benefits of re-connecting with the environment – a reduction in anger and stress levels only to mention a couple. Take the dog for a walk, bundle up and breathe the fresh air.
We need more marines like this in Washington to sort out the mess we have gotten ourselves into in the middle east. Posted with the greatest respect for the Marine Corps and our Armed Forces this picture signifies the kind of message that we at home are tired of all the BS from our government and want these wars to end.
Our country has gone to the dogs and maybe they can do a better job!
Image: my chocolate lab Duke by: Pets In Uniform
