Marine museum advances (Update on the National Museum of the Marine Corps)

The Free Lance-Star ^ | 19 Jul 06 | JENN ROWELL

[VOA]

Construction of the exterior is complete along with the spire that is meant
to symbolize the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima.

"Never mind" my previous post.
("I will read articles before posting
I will read articles before posting
I will read articles before posting
Repeat ad nauseum")

[SaintDismas]

Semper Fi ...


I sure can understand that! You have every right to get emotional. From the things that I saw at the EGA ceremony it was enough to make those young men fight back their tears and I have pictures to prove it. We were told (great advice given and ways to connect and share on the website www.recruitparents.com) that we needed to bring rolls of bounty paper towels, not little bitty tissues.

God Bless You Forever!!

Remember-Once a Marine, always a Marine.....

[concretebob]

Checking the compaction using the nuclear method

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Dumping the stone Whats this??? Can we get a close up of that bumper? You just never know where we'll turn up.

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[SaintDismas]

My baby

[SaintDismas]

Ok, read the sandbox stuff and still can't post a pic. I am so retarded

[SaintDismas]

trying again-this is Josh getting called a Marine for the first time-OO RAH

[oh8eleven]

Many thanks and please make sure your son knows that each and every former Marine (except maybe John Murtha) is supporting him 100%.

[R. Scott]

It's here in Virginia?

[SaintDismas]

I really appreciate your thoughts! But like I said, there just aren't any "former" or "ex" Marines.

Of course I don't even really want to think about that old fart-bag Murtha right now. LOL

[concretebob]

Yes Sir..1000 feet South of Quantico

[leadpenny]

Yes, the Free Lance-Star is in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County. Quantico and the new Museum is up the road two counties in Prince William County. Stafford County is in between. On the Marine base is the FBI Academy. Next to all that is the Prince William Forest Park - A National Park and the Quantico National Cemetery.

[leadpenny]

"I'd probably submitted an huge version of a quonset hut."

That is what the Marine Corps Aviation Museum has been housed in, on the base, all these years. My guess is that it will be incorporated into the new museum.

[trooprally]

"God bless our Marines!"

Ditto That.

[Mr] T

[trooprally]

Thanks for the pics.

Is it hot our there yet? It is on the construction jobs I've been on.

[Mr] T

[freema]

COOL! Write your name in the concrete, bob!!!!

AGHHHHHHHHHHHH, that was bad, but DOIT!

[freema]

Great pics!

[R. Scott]

Good place for it.

[concretebob]

Hot is a relative condition.
Is it hot??
It's 90 to 94 degrees, with 100% humidity.
Compared to Iraq right now, it's just right.

and no one is shooting at me.

[concretebob]

"I'd probably submitted an huge version of a quonset hut."

The new Richmond (VA) International Airport Terminal building looks like a quonset hut.

[USMCPOP]

Thanks for the ping, Bob! I may have a chance to visit the museum before it is open to the public. I met a group of Young Marines at a Patriot Guard Riders mission, and they have been invited for a sleepover. They said I could come along.