Sketches of the Day



Daily Sketches numbers 21 and 22.

#21: "Heavy Laden," a Marine of 2nd Bn 8th Marines waits to board the helos to begin Operation River Liberty, July 2009.

#22: a World War I Marine, yelling at the enemy, ready to show "the Hun" what they're about to face!

The Weighty Theme Continues- Daily Sketch #19

Today's Sketches-- Variations on a Weighty Theme

Today's Scribble

This sketch is of a Marine putting on his pack and adjusting his gear--looking more like a pack animal than an infantryman! It was early in the morning, just before his unit, Echo Company, 2/8, boarded the helos and began Operation River Liberty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 2009.

I was struck by how weighed down the Marine infantry were, and wondered how on earth these men could move with what looked like their entire issue of gear on their backs, including probably something called,  "field sink, kitchen!"