As a United States Marine Corps Veteran, I shed some tears when I found out the ship I had served on in 1996, the USS Belleau Wood had been decommissioned and sunk in Hawaii.
There have been a plethora of memes, pictures and videos of people disrespecting the American flag surfacing all over social media. What's worse, is there have been people challenging others to go further and beyond in desecrating Old Glory.
The United States Navy is currently considering a ban on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at Navy and Marine Corps exchange stores, both home and abroad. This would not only affect U.S. bases, but ships and ports as well.
Today celebrates one of the most important days in not just my own personal history, but that of our entire country's as well. Today marks the 238 birthday of America's 911 force, the United States Marine Corps.
On this day 12 years ago, I was working a regular nine to five in Flint, Michigan while still serving as a reservist in the United States Marine Corps. Not being one to watch the news, as I got to work my boss and co-workers were shocked I had even come in...