Just learned that the "reporter" behind the HBO show Generation Kill, who was embedded with Marines in Iraq in '03, took his own life in July.

I remember being a motard poolee back in 2014. I was stoked to graduate high school so I could ship to MCRD PI and become a Marine Grunt. I would do individual PT in my neighborhood while listening to running cadences on my iPod, memorized the general orders and the riflemans creed, and consumed all literature/ media that related to the Marine Corps.

Then, I found the HBO series Generation Kill. It was the most accurate depiction of the 21st century Marine Corps. I remember staying up until like 4am on a school night watching it. The humor and the comradery was so appealing, and it made me even more eager to finally start my career in the Marines. Thank you, Evan Wright, for showing me the true Marine Corps that the recruiting commercials doesn't show.

I remember being a motard poolee back in 2014. I was stoked to graduate high school so I could ship to MCRD PI and become a Marine Grunt. I would do individual PT in my neighborhood while listening to running cadences on my iPod, memorized the general orders and the riflemans creed, and consumed all literature/ media that related to the Marine Corps.

Then, I found the HBO series Generation Kill. It was the most accurate depiction of the 21st century Marine Corps. I remember staying up until like 4am on a school night watching it. The humor and the comradery was so appealing, and it made me even more eager to finally start my career in the Marines. Thank you, Evan Wright, for showing me the true Marine Corps that the recruiting commercials doesn't show.