I’m going to preface this by saying there are certain things that I am keeping to myself for privacy reasons.

I hadn’t heard from his brother for over a week so I called him while I was at work this evening.

CederQ is still in ICU. It is only tangentially related to his foot and other health issues.

That is all I am going to say about it.

They had a breathing tube in him, took it out for a bit and put it back but wound up doing a tracheomoty.

It sounds like he is going to stay in ICU for some time.

His brother does have power of medical decisions but even he is having a hard time getting any details.

Please continue to pray for my friend and his family.

His brother made it sound like there won’t be much to update about for quite a while so I am giving you what I can.

I was going to close the comments on this post but I know it would be pointless.

Please use your common sense and have some class.

Phil

This will blow your mind.

Submitted In Toto by Wild Wild West for whom I am most grateful.

He added the following note,

“Content this time will be specific for Veterans Day and Marine Corp birthday.

The regular mélange of disjointed assortments will return the following Monday.”

:

Happy Birthday Jarheads.

It ain’t bragging if you can do it.

Geronimo.

Johnny Got His Krag.

Lafayette, we are here.

Aluminum overcast.

Hurtgen Forest, 1944.

Ammo Resupply.

Saipan.

Dear Gos please let this be true.

AH-1 Huey Attack Cobra.

Dust Off.

Navy Seawoves attack helicopter squadron & the Makong River Yacht Club.

Daniel “Chappie” James Jr.

Robin Olds.

Christmas Bombing 1972.

Required Reading.

Not Sure, might be Evac hospital at Danang

The Sandbox

Identify theJarhead.

National veterans Pissatorium, everyone gets in line.

My friend Irish sent me this video and it got me to thinking.

It caused me to remember something so I went digging in the garage where I keep all the penetrating oils, Brake Clean and other necessary items .

Sure as hell I found it.

Circa 1995.

There is still some in the bottom of it but the brush won’t reach it anymore.

I still prefer metal cans over plastic ones.

I have an almost brand new plastic bottle of Never Seize.

I am going to stir the hell out of whatever is left in the old metal one and refill it from the plastic one.

It will be around long after I’m gone from there.

H/T to Wild Wild West.

Remember that not only someone order this sign but then someone else actually installed it too.

Unfortunantly everyone at work is going to learn this the hard way today.

That’s the Wife’s job.

An upbeat little tune from Eric Clapton’s 70th Live at Royal Albert Hall in 2015