Terrific photo, David! I agree that the USMC is a great organization and almost everyone I know who was a Marine is a great person. I have a "big brother," (actually my best friend's big brother growing up), who turned 18 in boot camp in 1969 at Camp Pendleton. He shipped off to Viet Nam, as expected. I just spoke to him yesterday on the phone and sent him pictures of the engine I'm working on!
It seems like you are using your new spare time to really tee-up a great summer! Semper Fi, indeed. ++