Weber Dental, LLC

10/01/2026

Freddie Takes Tokyo

While stationed in Okinawa, Freddie finally got some leave and headed to Tokyo.

But Freddie wasn’t exactly a souvenir T-shirt kind of guy.

Even as a young Marine, Freddie was always thinking ahead (ask his kids today and they will tell you one of his quotes was MAKE A PLAN AND STICK WITH IT). He had a pretty clear picture of the life he wanted someday-and apparently, he decided Tokyo was a good place to start shopping for it.

He bought himself a black Mercedes 190 SL, a long tan cashmere coat, and a pair of custom-made black-and-white wingtip shoes.

And then there was one purchase that was very Freddie.

He bought beautiful table linens - not because he needed them in Okinawa, but because someday he planned to have a wife and home of his own.

He didn’t know who she was yet.

But apparently, Freddie figured she was going to need nice linens.

Years later, those linens would indeed be given to his future wife.

Freddie wasn’t just planning his next adventure. He was already planning his life!!

09/23/2026

Freddie solidified his nickname, “Cold Steel,” during the final game of the base’s baseball tournament.

These games were serious business. The competition was fierce, and bragging rights went a long way on base. Freddie’s team had made it all the way to the championship game, but by the ninth inning, they were down by one run.

The Colonel was on base.

Freddie was up to bat.

If the Colonel had ever had any reservations about Freddie’s abilities, they disappeared with the next swing.

Freddie connected hard and watched the ball sail over the fence. The Colonel crossed home plate, Freddie followed, and just like that, two runs had come in to win the championship.

Freddie had delivered when it mattered most.

After the game, the Colonel invited Freddie to an officers’ dinner and made it clear that Freddie would sit at his table—quite an honor for the young Marine dentist.

During the dinner, someone began drawing caricatures of the men. When it was Freddie’s turn, the artist created one for him featuring the nickname that had now truly become his:

“Cold Steel.”

Freddie kept that drawing.

Decades later, the original print is still in the family. Today, it hangs on the wall of his granddaughter’s apartment—a little piece of Marine Corps history and a reminder of the night Freddie proved exactly why they called him Cold Steel.

08/27/2026

Baseball games on base were a favorite pastime, and when the team needed a substitute during a tournament, someone asked Freddie if he could play.

In typical Freddie fashion, he didn’t mention that he’d been a star athlete in high school. He simply said he could play a little.

The colonel was slowly warming up to Freddie, but he still wasn’t convinced the young dentist was the right guy to put into a tournament he really wanted to win.

That hesitation didn’t last long.

Freddie stepped up to the plate, knocked the base hit, and drove in the colonel for a run.

That was enough to earn Freddie an invitation back for the championship game.

And it was during that final game that Freddie would do something that solidified the nickname “Cold Steel” - and finally won over the colonel for good.

But that’s a story for the next post.

08/19/2026

Freddie was well on his way to earning the nickname “Cold Steel,” but the name wasn’t official just yet.

According to Freddie, the colonel didn’t have much use for enlisted doctors. In his words, they “needed too much taking care of.”

That opinion shifted a little when the colonel found himself in pain—and Freddie was the one who fixed him up.

A few more encounters with the colonel followed, and Freddie apparently made enough of an impression that he received an invitation he normally wouldn’t have gotten: an officers’ going-away party.

At the party, caricatures were drawn of the officers heading off to new assignments.

And that’s where “Cold Steel” was finally put on paper.

08/13/2026

The Beginning of “Cold Steel” 🥶⚔️

While aboard ship, Freddie found a bunk he liked — right next to a porthole. He put his bags on it to claim his spot, then went back to get the rest of his gear.

When he returned, his bags had been moved.

A very large Marine had decided he wanted that bunk instead.

Freddie told him he didn’t realize there were assigned bunks. The Marine suggested he could quickly settle the dispute.

Freddie wasn’t a big guy, but he had been training in jujitsu, and his calloused knuckles showed it. He made sure the Marine noticed them and calmly said:

“You may be able to get a punch in, but you won’t feel good tomorrow.”

The Marine looked at Freddie, looked at those knuckles, and reconsidered.

Freddie got his bunk by the porthole. 😏

It was an early glimpse of the toughness that would eventually earn this mild-mannered dentist from Wisconsin the nickname…

“Cold Steel.” 🦷⚔️

07/28/2026

While stationed in Okinawa, Freddie decided to take jujitsu lessons.

The calluses he developed on his knuckles would soon come in handy during a little disagreement over bunk assignments with a fellow Marine.

Whenever someone asked how he earned the nickname “Cold Steel,” Freddie always smiled and began with one sentence…

“Well… it all started with the bunk story.“

07/22/2026

Mount Fuji. Snow. A Marine tent.

Not exactly where you’d expect to find a dentist.

But that’s exactly where Freddie wanted to be.

Instead of staying behind, he joined the Marines during cold-weather training whenever he had the opportunity. Those experiences built friendships, earned respect, and became some of his favorite memories from Okinawa.

Sometimes the best way to lead is simply to show up.

07/14/2026

Every good story deserves to be remembered.

This is the original “Cold Steel” sketch created for Dr. Fred Weber during his Marine Corps service in Okinawa. Decades later, Freddie is bringing that chapter of his life back to life—one post at a time.

The story behind the nickname Cold Steel is coming soon.

07/02/2026

07/02/2026

Happy 250th America!!!!