my Marine Corps came alive. Happy birthday Marines, where ever you are.
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Originally posted by mstng86 View PostI guess this is why Saving Private Ryan was on last night. Amazing what Marines go through.
Happy Birthday.
And Happy Birthday all you Devil Dogs!
It's looking more and more like Secretary Forrestal was right as he stood on the beach at Iwo Jima. "The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a MARINE CORPS for the next 500 years."
I grew up in a Marine household, so this day is pretty big for me too. Even though I was a lowly squid, I'm still half Marine.
My Dad in 1957, first tour as a DI.
"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
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Originally posted by SS Junk View PostLooks like he could definitely make you get your shit straight and fly right.
In the words of a large group of his former recruits, 50+ years later, he was "tough but always fair, he started out as a father figure, but became our brother". Now, those men are like my brothers, but all old enough to be my father. lol"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
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Originally posted by helosailor View PostHe did a pretty good job with me, mostly. lol
In the words of a large group of his former recruits, 50+ years later, he was "tough but always fair, he started out as a father figure, but became our brother". Now, those men are like my brothers, but all old enough to be my father. lol
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