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Leatherneck Weekend Extra - 4 October 2008

Photos From The Field

Enjoy this week's installment:

Iraq - 11 September 2008

U.S. Marines with MWSS-172, Al Asad Air Base, Anbar, Iraq, remember the victims of September 11.

5 Photos - Posted 3 October 2008

Iraq - 30 August 2008

Marines from 1/3 were present for the opening of Mushiniya Iraqi Police Station.

6 Photos - Posted 3 October 2008


Things To Do And Know
Where And When You Should Show Your "Tats" (With Video) (9news.com)
A Chaplain's Spiritual Odyssey (military.com)
Man Recovers Lost Family Photo Album (dailypress.com)
When Marines Visit Dying Veterans, Job No. 1 Is Being There (kansascity.com)
Marines Video Game Launched (pc.ign.com)
A Prawn Farm Breeds Potential Success (fortmilltimes.com)
Helmer Wins "Battle" With Filmed Pitch About Marines Fighting Aliens (hollywoodreporter.com)
Wounded Marine Prepares To Sail Around The World (With Video) (10news.com)
If You Can't Stand the Heat (redorbit.com)
Leatherneck Lingo

battle zero or BZ: To determine by trial and error the sight setting required to hit with an individual weapon at a given range; synonymous with "zero in." The sight setting required to obtain a hit with a rifle at a given range.

beans, bullets and bandages: Everything Marines need to fight.

binnacle list: Sick list. List of men excused from duty. In the old days it was posted on or near the binnacle, which is a large stand used to house a magnetic compass and fitting.

boondocks: Woods or wilds, far-away spaces or that portion of the country that is fit only for the training of Marines. Possibly from the Tagalog "bundok" or mountain jungles of the Philippines.

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Tomorrow's Weekend Extra

As usual, we have selected various in-depth articles to accompany your Sunday morning coffee. Don't want to think too hard on the weekend? Then enjoy our weekly "Blast From The Past," featuring a cartoon from a pre-World War II Leatherneck.




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