Author: Cpl. Beddoe

Cpl. Beddoe, USMC ’81–’85 Marine Corps Blogger. Chronicling the legacy of the Corps. MAG-12 Iwakuni, MAG-16 Tustin MOS 3073 Computer Systems Operator POPASMOKE.COM Webmaster 1997-2023 @thesucklife @since1775
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Kick Ass Texas Chili Recipe

If You Know Beans About Chili, You Know That Chili Has No Beans Prepare to be amazed…

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World War II Marine recalls Battle of Tarawa

Minard Willson, 91, of Mountain Home took bomb shrapnel to a leg on Guadalcanal and got his…

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It’s Official! Once a Marine, Always a Marine!

“A Marine is a Marine. I set that policy two weeks ago – there’s no such thing…

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When Three Becomes Two

I follow Ashleigh’s Blog “When Three Becomes Two”. Ashleigh’s husband, a Marine, was killed in Afghanistan. Ashleigh…

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Respect

The philosopher Plato once said “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” I…

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CASEVAC Corpsman Shannon Dittlinger

Bruce Williams-Burden, former Navy Corpsman (RVN), wrote a book earlier this year year titled “Luminous Base”. The…

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Buried Treasure at Eighth and Eye

In August 1814, as the British Army approached Washington, two sergeants of the detachment at Marine Headquarters…

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Lucy Brewer – Legendary First Woman Marine

No compilation of legends would be complete without mention of Lucy Brewer. A farm girl from Massachusetts,…

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Merry Christmas From Afghanistan

“Merry Christmas From Afghanistan” Merry Christmas from Afghanistan, oh man, it’s that time of year, and the…

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Tell It to the Marines

The idiom “Tell it to the Marines” has a fascinating history, deeply rooted in the maritime traditions…

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Send us more Japs!

Many, many instances of the fighting spirit of Marines could be cited but one story in particular…

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A General Mattis Christmas Story

A couple of months ago, when I told General Krulak, the former Commandant of the Marine Corps,…

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Medal of Honor: The Sal Giunta Story

The team behind Restrepo bring us the incredible story of Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta, the first living…

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US Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

Source: Hough, Frank O., Verle E. Ludwig and Henry I Shaw, Jr. Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal vol.1…

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LT. General Kelly – Speech on Veteran’s Day

LT. General Kelly – Speech on Veteran’s Day – St. Louis, MO – 11/11/10 Nine years ago…

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Killing In War

by Wally Beddoe, 2010 Abstract This report considers the moral issues associated with killing in a war….

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U.S. Marines – When It Counts!

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War is an ugly thing, but

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of…

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Cleared Hot! – Book Review

Having served as the webmaster for the USMC Combat Helicopter Association since 1997, I’ve had the privilege…

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Applying The Just-War Theory To The War On Terrorism

I ran across this piece while researching morality of killing in war. If “jus ad bellum” and…

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Corporal Joe Wrightsman, United States Marine

Take a minute to read this moving post by my friend, America’s 1stSgt. Castra Praetoria: Corporal Joe…

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MAG-16 Photos, Vietnam

A good collection of MAG-16 (and related) photos from Vietnam given to me last week by Doug…

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Trace Adkins – Arlington

Great song, video, & tribute! Trace Adkins, OOH-RAH!

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Fourth of July

Enjoy your freedoms on the 4th of July!

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The Iwo Jima Story

Life: A Dual Value. One often hears the statement “self preservation is the first law of nature.”…

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The things they carry in Afghanistan

Editor’s note: David Fennell of Littleton is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is stationed…

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Side by Side

By Second Lieutenant Eric Montgomery, U.S. Marine Corps For one former enlisted Marine and veteran of the…

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How to Observe Memorial Day

How to Observe Memorial Day The “Memorial” in Memorial Day has been ignored by too many of…

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Marines still the mavericks we need

By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, NEW YORK POST HBO’s 10-part series on the Pacific campaign of World War…

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Marines, journalists caught in Afghanistan firefight

By Dan Lamothe – Staff writerPosted : Thursday May 20, 2010 18:26:16 EDT MARJAH, Afghanistan — The…

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LUMINOUS BASE

A couple months ago, I was contacted by Bruce Williams-Burden, a former Navy Corpsman. Bruce was wrapping…

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River City

You won’t find ‘River City’ on a map in Afghanistan Northern Helmand Province – U.S. Marines stationed…

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Salute to SSGT Barrett Dilley

“Where do I begin to tell the world about my Marine? There isn’t enough paper to describe…

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The Battle for Hill 400

My good friend Jim Hatch directed me to this story, he was a Marine helicopter co-pilot during…

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Aerial Combat Footage from Afghanistan!

U.S. Army Apache!!

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The Making of a Marine

February 18, 2010The short essay below is by Jordan Blashek, Princeton 2009, who decided to turn down…