So You're In the Club Too?

By DIA

The life of a grunt. We loved it. We hated it. We're proud of our service and most definitely proud of our time in the world's most feared fighting force, the U.S. Marine Corps Infantry. We forged bonds with one another that can't be made anywhere else; from the sands of 29 Palms to the beaches of Camp Lejeune to Hawaii, California and Okinawa, we had each other's backs in bars and clubs wearing our "Death Before Dishonor" tattoos, high and tights, and sweet bomber jackets complete with moto patches.

We covered our brothers' six again when we deployed to fight America's wars from WWII to Iraq and Afghanistan. We stopped the bleeding with our own hands, carried one another when needed, and never left each other behind. We fought and some died for each other. And we would do it all again.

So our Club 03 Series honors the various contributions each of us "in the club" made to upholding our reputation as ferocious Devil Dogs.

The riflemen employ the modern service rifle/carbine, the M203 grenade launcher, and the squad automatic weapon (SAW). They are the primary scouts, assault troops, and close combat forces available to the MAGTF. These Jarheads are the foundation of the Marine infantry organization, and as such, are the nucleus of the fire team in the rifle squad, the scout team in the LAR squad, scout snipers in the infantry battalion, and reconnaissance or assault teams in the reconnaissance units.

We know you enjoyed all those nice, long walks!

SEMPER FI!