Out with a whimper.

Thanks for the photo link Ruben.

I expected to be ready to crack open the bottle that I had saved up to celebrate Amos relinquishing command.

I really can't.

Instead I feel a little sad.  I have been one his biggest critics.  I have hated almost every move that he made (except his reversal on the sleeves down thing).  I sensed but could never prove that he was more a political animal than a military leader.  Additionally I felt that he looked out for the wing at the expense of the Ground Combat Element.

So I'm not sad to see him gone, its more like I'm sad to see a career end on such a sour note.

I hated his policies/initiatives/procurement and think that he hurt the Corps but I still wish him well.

Either way the above photo is telling.  I don't see it as nostalgic but as an indication that he left with a whimper.

Sidenote:  Its ironic but as Ruben said...Marines will go into combat in vehicles that are as old as his vintage soft top beetle.