Craziest thing I ever did. . .

I was an undergrad at the University of Texas during the first Gulf War and I decided that I would enlist in the United States Marine Corps (MCRD San Diego, MOS 0331). Wow, what was I thinking. Perhaps the most amazing experience of my life, an experience I think any young man (and certain women) would benefit from. What was the craziest thing you ever did? Many famous Americans, such as the composer John Philip Sousa who directed the U.S. Marines band for 13 years, have served in the Marine Corps. Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s Pizza, is a Marine. In politics, Senator Zell Miller, pundit James Carville, Secretary of the Navy and U.S. Senator Jim Webb and military analysts Anthony Zinni, Joseph Hoar and Bernard E. Trainor are Marines. Donald P. Bellisario the creator of Quantum Leap, Magnum P.I., JAG and N.C.I.S. is a... [read full story]