Leatherneck Weekend Extra - 11 October 2008

Photos From The Field

Enjoy this week's installment:

Afghanistan - 3 October 2008 U.S. Marines of 2d Platoon, Company F, 2/7 conduct a security patrol in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. 12 Photos - Posted 9 October 2008

Things To Do And Know Marine Sees The World, Comes Home (theworldlink.com) Ironman Of Iraq (tulsaworld.com) How To Differentiate Yourself As A Job Candidate (infoworld.com) Rochester, N.Y., Marine Has Bond With War Hero (rnews.com) Iraq and Afghanistan As Painted By Americans (dailystar.com.lb) Koscheck Gets Headline Spot On "Fight For The Troops" (usatoday.com) USS Indianapolis Crewmember Recounts Harrowing Tale Of Survival (tricities.com) Leatherneck Lingo catwalk: Walkway constructed over or around obstructions on a ship. chalk: A squad of Marines in a helicopter. chaser: Contraction of prisoner-chaser; an escort for a prisoner or detail of prisoners. chevrons: Symbols of enlisted ranks above private. Never called stripes. Read more Leatherneck Lingo. Do you have any definitions for Leatherneck Lingo? Send them in!

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.