Yesterday I briefly talked about what it means to be a Marine Gunrock.
I started with hard work.
What else does it mean to be a Marine Gunrock?
It means times of hardships, misery and opposition.

It means boxes of junk like this will be considered more valuable than gold.
I'm in pictures two and three, btw.



It means wading through unhealthy water trying to find lost gear that is essential to the mission.



It means risking shrapnel to your body to get relief from the 120degree heat.



Being a Gunrock means having to sleep almost anywhere. Even if that means the only flat part of ground you can find puts a tree in the middle of your precious tent. The one and only thing separating you from 50mph winds of freezing temperatures.



It also means facing opposition in places you didn't know you weren't wanted. Like the middle of nowhere, Japan.



It means humping a 50 lb pack through the rolling, snow-covered hills of Japan in sub-freezing temperatures.