Posted March 12th, 2010 at 8:42 am in Hollywood Marines
This movie scored big at the Oscars but I am hearing some bad things about the producers stealing the story from the real EOD expert that the movie was based on. Those might just be vicious rumors from the James Cameron Avatar team but if anyone out there knows the real poop, please let us know.
There were plenty of detractors out there saying that Hollywood has done it again, glamorized a dangerous job, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, while real members of EOD teams in southern Iraq said in interviews arranged by the Army that 'The Hurt Locker' is a good action movie if you know nothing about defusing roadside bombs or the military.
One might even suspect Uncle Sam's involvement somewhere along the line, I would imagine that enlistments were up the day after the Oscars.
Sgt. Eric Gordon of San Pedro, an Air Force EOD technician on his second tour in Iraq, has watched the movie a few times with his friends. 'I would watch it with other EOD people, and we would laugh,' Gordon said." And they add, "an EOD team leader in Maysan province, Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Phillips, said although he was glad the film highlighted their trade, he disliked the celluloid treatment of EOD units. 'There is too much John Wayne and cowboy stuff. It is very loosely based on actual events,' he said. 'I'm honestly glad they are trying to convey to the public what we've been doing, and I wish maybe they had just done it with a little bit of a different spin on it,' he said."
As an EOD Marine in Vietnam I can't remember much of what I did would qualify as glamorous, certainly I didn't have the luxury of wearing a bomb suit, the heat and humidity was so bad anyway that it would have killed me before any bomb would have. Besides, most of what we did with booby traps and mines was to blow them up, not diffuse them.
I like a good story as much as anyone but let's keep it real where war is concerned, it ain't no Hollywood set!
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Posted January 25th, 2010 at 10:37 pm in Marine Legends
A low-carbohydrate diet may have health benefits that go beyond weight loss.
A new study shows that a low-carbohydrate diet was equally good as the weight loss drug orlistat (the active ingredient in Alli and Xenical) at helping overweight and obese people lose weight, but people who followed the low-carb diet also experienced a healthy drop in their blood pressure levels.
A low-carbohydrate diet may have health benefits that go beyond weight loss.
A new study shows that a low-carbohydrate diet was equally good as the weight loss drug orlistat (the active ingredient in Alli and Xenical) at helping overweight and obese people lose weight, but people who followed the low-carb diet also experienced a healthy drop in their blood pressure levels.
Read the entire article here on WebMD
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Posted January 11th, 2010 at 2:41 pm in Listen Up Marines!, Marine Of The Month
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.
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Posted October 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm in Low Carb
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.
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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.
