Leatherneck Weekend Extra - 18 October 2008

Photos From The Field

Enjoy this week's installment:

Afghanistan - October 2008

Leathernecks clear houses and search for IEDs in Afghanistan.

11 Photos - Posted 16 October 2008

Things To Do And Know

	He Spreads The Word On Veteran's Right To Benefits (baltimoresun.com)
	Pentagon Envisions Spaceship Troops (usatoday.com)
	Searching For Fallen Marines (roanoke.com)
	Wrestling Tourney On Station Marines' Lunch Menu (yuma.usmc.mil)
	Marines Aid Victims in Car Accident (military.com)
	Marines Run For Comrades Lost In Conflicts In Iraq, Afghanistan (augusta.com)
	More Than 30,000 Runners Expected For Marathon (connectionnewspapers.com)

Leatherneck Famous Marine Quotes

Tough as woodpecker’s lips!

-Marine officer describing his Marines in Beirut in 1983

"We Marines are truly blessed. We get to enjoy the sweet taste of freedom because we know its price."

—Marine veteran John Chipura, survivor of the 1983 Beirut bombing, a NY Fireman, who wrote the above for the 225th Marine Corps birthday, 2000. He was later killed while responding to the Sept. 11th terrorist attack at the World Trade Center.

Tomorrow's Weekend Extra

We will remember the 25th anniversary of the bombing at Beirut.