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.

Our anti-tank missilemen were responsible for the tactical employment of the M220E4 TOW2 Weapon System, M98A1 Javelin Weapons System, anti-armor operations, and tactical vehicle operations. They provided medium and heavy anti-armor fire in support of the infantry battalion, LAR battalion, tank battalion, and the MAGTF.

They make heavy metal go BOOM!

SEMPER FI!