Leatherneck Weekend Extra - 4 October 2008
Photos From The Field
Enjoy this week's installment:
 U.S. Marines with MWSS-172, Al Asad Air Base, Anbar, Iraq, remember the victims of September 11.
5 Photos - Posted 3 October 2008 |
 Marines from 1/3 were present for the opening of Mushiniya Iraqi Police Station.
6 Photos - Posted 3 October 2008 |
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Things To Do And Know
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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.
