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posted by MarineGunrock 1 year 12 months ago • 1240 views
Being a Gunrock isn't always hard work or bad living conditions. Sometimes you have all the comforts of home, except home.

Being a Marine Gunrock means that you will be away from your family. A lot. That means you will be away from home for Christmas, sometimes for years in a row. It means that your entire family is together, all with smiles, and the best thing you can do is spend Christmas morning with them via webcam.



But when a Marine is away from home because he's deployed, he usually gets drunk to forget about the misery. At least he still has his friends.


Friends he will remember until he dies.

And then does something stupid, just for a laugh.


Friends are the most important thing a Gunrock has. Without them, he really has nothing. The bond that develops between fellow Marines is unlike any other friendship in the world.
Maybe simply working together has made you the best of friends.

It may stem from sharing a wooden shack that is no more than 36 square feet with another Marine for 7 months.



Being a Gunrock means always taking advantage of downtime.
Whether it's to play a game of cards...



Or catching some sleep because the back of the truck for 4 hours last night at 25 degrees wasn't enough.


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That laptop webcam picture is great. It really speaks a thousand words.


written by dag  | 1 year 12 months ago | CH
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meh, i've done christmas by webcam, i thought it was fun.

but then people weren't trying to kill me or shouting at me to move big metal things around.

keep the photos coming marine, i have never seen anything like this, normally these kinds of things are kinda weak and don't give you so much feeling.


written by MINK  | 1 year 12 months ago | CH
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I just had a friend of mine who's a pilot in the Navy tell me the following:
Quote:
"Fuck the media, you want the real story? You want to know what's happening out here? Hit up the bloggers, the people who are actually doing something in this place."
I think he has a point. Thanks for the insight MG, as Dag already said; a picture is worth a thousand words.


written by gorgonheap  | 1 year 12 months ago | CH
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I have to echo Dag's sentiment. I love all the photos and descriptions you've posted thus far, but that first one alone stands out and speaks volumes on its own. Every detail of that photo is just exquisite, from composition, to lighting, to color and of course content. It is overflowing with depth. It almost loooks staged.

Very nice.


written by lucky760  | 1 year 12 months ago | CH
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I like very much photo _MG_2173.jpg, and Meyerssleeping.jpg too. GG. Well, of course, the rest of the post too


written by looris  | 1 year 12 months ago | CH
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Thanks. That first one was a 20 second exposure, so it was hard to get at a decent level of clarity - people naturally can't hold perfectly still for 20 seconds - but the long exposure gives the photo a really cool look.


written by MarineGunrock  | 1 year 12 months ago | CH
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thats what i have to look forward to this year! YES! at least it will be sans the bullets and "big metal things" This really is a great series MG. I knew tyou were good with a camera, but the narration is just outstanding.


written by Arsenault185  | 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH
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