It seems just like yesterday that I sat there waiting for the word to be given for us to load the first fire mission and send the rounds, down range.

Second Lieutenant John Harold Leims

The time is getting closer and Blue Diamond is Ready

The time has come and the Marines of the 1st Marine Division are ready!

Sergeant Elbert Luther Kinser

Music by the UNited States Marine Corps Band

Time to KNock down the Burms

Platoon Sergeant Joseph Rudolph Julian

It looks like the Division is finally going to put all the training to the test. Here we go time to rock and roll.

Private First Class Douglas Thomas Jacobson

The current mission final rehearsal has now come into place. All the units are there or on their way and all they will need is to waite on the order from the President Of The United States Of America.

Private First Class Arthur J. Jackson

The 1st Marine Division has finalized the plan for all the logistical nightmares the they will soon face.

First Lieutenant William Deane Hawkins

What is going on in the Corps? THe 1st Marine Division is getting closer and closer to D Day.

Corporal Louis James Hauge, Jr.

Teamwork is always something that you have to have especially in the military when it comes to an objective that you must complete. The Division working together now will have their first look at the battle space using UAV systems.

Sergeant William George Harrell

The Division had to use deception because they knew the Iraqis were watching. But of course they used it to their advantage.

First Lieutenant Robert Murray Hanson