The satellite dish and Internet connection were established after several hours of physical labor and phone calls. I am posting this sitting in our B-hut. We are getting download speeds of 10-60 Kbps; fine if I'm the only one using it, but we plan to have a wireless network of at least 14 subscribers to keep the cost down. The ISP promises to make it better or take it away if they can't. The speeds at the free MWR were much worse than even these speeds (<1 Kbps frequently) but we are trying to keep the cost below $100/month per person.
Today is the 232nd birthday of the Marine Corps. Their original purpose was close-quarters combat in naval battles. They were reinvented between the world wars for coastal assaults, which were critical in the Pacific during WWII. They were also the first Americans to land on foreign soil, the "Shores of Tripoli", when subduing the Barbary Pirates of the northern Africa coast. A good read on this first war with Muslim terrorists in the early 19th century is Mr. Jefferson's War.
Pictured is what happens when you work out with the Marines. That's a joke! It's actually the Halloween witch sent by the mom of one of our docs. She has a motion sensor so her eyes light up and she cackles when someone walks close. Note she is wearing the regulation brown undershirt, which is FORBIDDEN by the base Army commander for working out. Our gentle jibe at an annoying edict.
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Ah, but do you know the purpose of the quadrafoil embroidered into the tops of the hats worn by both modern and revolutionary war US Marines?
Hint: Marines were posted high in the rigging of sail powered fighting vessels. --Roy
The Marines were sharpshooters and would rake the enemy. Otherwise, no clue.
I googled it. The officers wear the quadrafoil so the Marines high up in the masts could identify their own and not "accidently" shoot them.
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