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Toluca Nole sends us this:
From Marine Corps to teaching, his standards show he cared for kidsHe was a big, broad-shouldered man, 20 years a Marine, three stints in Vietnam.
The gruff master sergeant had lots of opinions that he gladly shared, especially if they involved adults he disliked.
But Bruce Martin was different around kids, and they liked him for it.
He had a quick, booming laugh, a sincere interest in children and a desire to help them better their lives.
So he led Boy Scout troops, coached soccer and taught school.
"He loved being with kids," said his wife, Judy Martin. "He wanted to make a difference."
She was speaking before Bruce's funeral Wednesday. The Scenic Heights resident died Sunday of cancer. He was 67.
A life well lived, indeed. Read more about MSG(R) Martin here.
Now is the time at Castle Argghhh! when we dance: In Memoriam.
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From CAPT H... Deteriorata. A little blast from the past. -the Armorer
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A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires.
Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute.
*Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is*
The UAVs (oops, can't call 'em UAVs anymore - they're now Unmanned Aerial Systems... some Colonel got his Legion of Merit for that change...), er, um UAS's we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now.
I call the post that because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to. It's also an open trackback, so if (Don Surber uses it this way a lot) someone has a post they're proud of, but it really isn't either Castle kind of stuff, or topical to a particular post, I've basically given blanket permission to use that post for that purpose. Another term of art that might be appropriate is "Free Fire Zone".
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