The Quarter Deck With Gunny Saenz

Time to finally fulfil my commitment to train basically trained Marines. It took a long time to make it there but the dream was finally coming true.  Happy Birthday Marines and a Happy Veterans Day to all my Veterans out there.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjz7U7uZPw

We finally got the call to pack our gear and head across the border.

Another Day in the life of Covis 19. THis thing needs to quit and go away. Enjoy another week of stories and get your mind away from all the crap going on in the wo

Wow can you believe it October is almost gone. We continue our story after the first West Pacific Float  deployment.  https://www.facebook.com/GunnySaenz

Finally Home and having to adjust to the new life that I was about to embark on. Being American Is a wonderful thing and something that I am truly very proud of. It was my honor to serve as long as I did and help to protect all the rights that we have here in our great Nation.

Oh Deployment hurry up and come to an end. It is slowly coming to and end with some of our final Liberty ports. But of course there are many more to come as well. A day that we never forget is September 11th and we must make sure that our kids know exactly what happened on that day.   https://www.facebook.com/pg/GunnySaenz/posts/?ref=page_internal

Nothing like finally getting some relaxing time after being on a ship for so long. It might seem small it was an adventure. Doing Joint operations is something that can be very challenging but thats one under my belt. It will also be one step closer to finally being back home and spend time with my daughters since so much time has already been missed with them.

I hit My first Liberty Port and Got to love McDonalds even more.

Underway is a term that the Navy uses to specify that we are out on sea. Life on a ship is different but you have to get used to it. This was no different when we had to be there and we had no choice.

It was time for my first 6 month Deployment and the joys of having liberty in a different country. Operation Iraqi Freedom was in effect and I started making some preparations to go to The Drill Field. 

The first Field opp down and now it's finally to head home and become a member of Sierra Battery. There comes traditions and just simply getting to know people. It was time to fit in and show them that I was a top notch Marine.

The journey on board Camp Pendleton Continues. What and experiance for young PFC Saenz on his forst field opp.

Finally time to settle in and get acquainted with our new home our new family. Most important of all new locations to see out in town. So many things to see as a new Marine out and about in a place that you have never been to.

Receiving time was over and now it was time to get all checked in to my first duty station. The adventure was getting ready to start and it was the beginning of the next 20 years of my life.

Graduation from Ft Sill is in the backburner and it was finally time to head to my first duty station.

Three months had already gone by and the transformation was complete time to get back out in the world as a United States Marine. So many things had changed and it was just the beginning.

It's Finally time to leave receiving Company and head to FOX for pick up. Oh yes it's starting to get more interesting as the days go by.

Starting a new journey is exciting but nothing prepared me for the challenge  that I had in front of me. My journy was wierd but it was a great way to get things started.  So many memories that are exciting and some not so much. 

Time for a change. It was finally time to make the move to our new house. With moving come some big changes.

Time to continue our adventure to the teenage years of Miguel also known as the Gunny.

Episode two of the next chapter of my life.

We all start from somewhere so here is my story my life on where I started and how eventually I end up where I am today.

I love my Flag I am American A quick Tribute to all my Fellow Americans and Marines that have fought in battles before me.