Leatherneck Weekend Extra - Saturday Edition

Photos From The Field

Enjoy this week's installment:

Afghanistan - 20 September 2008

Marines from 2/7 posted these photos of patrol from 20 September 2008 in the Helmand Province in Afghanistan.

7 Photos - Posted 26 September 2008

Things To Do And Know

	Rare Bottle Of Cognac Awaits "Last Survivor" (ajc.com)
	A Marine Stands Alone (mlive.com)
	Cal Offers Class To Help War Vets Feel At Home (sfgate.com)
	Play Honors Fallen Marines (zanesvilletimesrecorder.com)
	L.I.N.K.S. Training Turns Things Around (military.com)
	At 81, Japanese Vet Makes Rare Return To Iwo Jima (signonsandiego.com)
	Camp Foster Okinawa Previews New CFT (stripes.com)
	Vet Goes From Iraq To Cornerback (rutlandherald.com)
	Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation To Honor Great Americans (pr-canada.net)
	"MRE Postcards" A Delicacy For Some Folks (azstarnet.com)
	Museum Vessel's Future May Be At Bottom Of Sea (jdnews.com)
	With Gouache And Guns: U.S. Marines Master The Art Of War (afp.google.com)
	Marines Keep Algiers Jamming (nola.com)

Leatherneck Lingo

above my pay grade: A reply: "Don't ask me; it is beyond what I'm paid to know."

acting jack: Assistant drill instructor at a recruit depot or an acting corporal.

ahoy: This is an old traditional nautical greeting and also is used for hailing other boats. It was originally a Viking battle cry.

Air Force salute: To say, "I don't know" by a shrug.

all hands: Entire ship's company or unit personnel, including officers and enlisted personnel.

ashore: On the beach, as differentiated from on board ship. Any place off a Marine Corps or government reservation. Go ashore, go on liberty or leave the reservation.

Asiatic: Mildly deranged or eccentric as a result of too much foreign duty, or one who has missed too many boats.

ate up: Describing one who has no clue about what's going on. One who is always lazy, in disarray and unsatisfactory.