‘Cigar Marine’ Runs for Congress
Just read a really cool story from the Armchair General. Apparently, Nick Popaditch, the man famous for his stogie smoking pose in Operation Iraqi Freedom, is running for U.S. Congress for California’s 53rd Congressional District as a Republican. His famous victory pose with a stogie and Saddam Hussein in the background made media rounds all across the country.
Armchair General gives some really great history on cigars in American politics, and tells a bit of the inspiring and tragic story of this soldier, including the RPG injury that cost him one eye and the vision of his other.
July 5, 2012 @ 12:52 pm
Thank you for mentioning our book, Once a Marine. Nick Popaditch just released a book this month called, The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook. If you would like more information about the book, including an excerpt, or its author, please check at http://tinyurl.com/8256c9x.
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July 5, 2012 @ 1:47 pm
Thanks for commenting Savas! We were very happy to publish a story on this. Thanks for the links as well.