@Bronco_Bryan We "grunts" (infantry, for any readers not familiar with the parlance) were berthed beneath the water line. It was at least quiet, there, though. LOL! To this day, I marvel at the "Harrier...and they remain undeniably awesome!
"Here's health to you and to our Corps, which we are...
I enjoy diving ocean shipwrecks. Mostly, my focus has been a distance off the southern coast of New Jersey. There are some 3700 vessels, which have met their demise in these depths. One reason I chose a full-sized "Bronco" is to haul all the necessary dive gear!
No “Mall Crawler”, here…but...I (sigh) did require making a stop for a haircut. While so briefly there, though; I did the dutifully irresponsible thing and “flexed” beside a Jeep "Rubicon". :muscle::)
This is a slightly different horse than the Bronco, but gently kept in the stable. :)
She is a 2007 "Thunder Mountain" custom chopper with 'Harley-Davidson' motor.
@Bronco_Bryan USS "Belleau Wood" was with us in WestPac '89. I am sure we traversed some of the same sand in "Desert Storm" (I was with the 1st Marine Division). Semper Fi!
US Marines (1985-1991), Sergeant
Military Occupation Specialty: 0351 (Infantry Assaultman)
Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team (Norfolk, VA) & Fleet Marine Force (Camp Pendleton, CA)
Western Pacific Deployments (1989, aboard USS "Duluth" & 1990, aboard USS "New Orleans")
Operation "Desert Storm"...