Leatherneck Weekend Extra - Saturday Edition

Snapshots From The Field

Introducing a new feature that will appear every Friday, Snapshots From The Field will showcase very recent photos from deployed Marines. Enjoy, and look for new ones next Friday below "Daily Corps News."

Afghanistan - August & September 2008

These photos are from Major Todd Baker, an AV-8B pilot with HMM-365 (REIN) serving with the 24th MEU Harrier detachment.

10 Photos - Posted 12 September 2008

Afghanistan - September 2008

These photos are from Sgt Roger Reyes, Embedded Training Team 2/6, Camp Joyce, Afghanistan.

11 Photos - Posted 12 September 2008

Things To Do And Know

	40-Year Wait Nets Two Purple Hearts (baltimoresun.com)
	Family Advocacy Warns Families Of Internet Child Predators (marines.mil)
	"Goodnight Saigon," An Award-Winning Account Of Last Days In Vietnam (dcmilitary.com)
	Marine Goes For Gold With Team U.S.A. (okinawa.usmc.mil)
	Sculptor For The Fallen (delconews.com)
	Small Clinic, Big Heart: The Scar Treatment Center Of The Desert Gives Back To Wounded Veterans (marines.mil)
	Reservist's Science Talent Lights Safer Way In Iraq (boston.com)
	New Home Completed For Severely Wounded Alabama Marine (blog.al.com)
	Tornado Warning: Red Bull Indianapolis GP (indianapolismotorspeedway.com)
	Photographer Wins Again For Following Twin Marines (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
	Fixing Injured Brains And Psyches (nctimes.com)
	Veteran Reunited With Lost Dog Tags (wwmt.com)
	64-Year-Old Teacher Joins The Marines If Only For A While (modbee.com)

Leatherneck Lingo

APC: A large, white tablet issued for minor discomfort that is commonly, albeit mistakenly, called an "all-purpose capsule." Former Sergeant, now Dr. H. J. Lewis of Zanesville, Ohio, explained in the January 2002 issue of Leatherneck that APC "was named after its ingredients: aspirin, phenacetin and caffeine."

brass: Brass uniform items or casings from weapons. One gets shined; the other is something you police up. It is also used as a term for senior officers.

Emblem: Unites States Marine Corps Emblem, or Corps badge, adopted in 1868, frequently referred to as the globe and anchor, and lately the eagle, globe and anchor. Never EGA.

gunner: Shortened version of Marine gunner—the title for line warrant officers, designated experts in various combat arms and tactics, signified by a bursting bomb designation.

Maggie's drawers: A red flag attached to a pole, which those pulling butts in the pits wave to signal a miss. Today the flag has changed to a red disc, but it is still "Maggie's drawers."