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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | HAPPY 235th MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Semper Fi |
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Location: Indiana | Hoo-rah
Thanks for your service. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I had an Air Force, Vietnam-era atack fighter jock for a professor once. He told the story of how someone would call in for air support and send up white smoke to identify friendly positions and red smoke to identify enemy positions.
He said, "As soon as the smoke started to show we would turn the red-smoking landscape into a black-smoking crater."
Then he continued, "But we always hated supporting the Marines because the red smoke was ALWAYS mixed with the white smoke! We'd radio down asking where the #&*@ are we supposed to drop the ordinance? Their response was always; Just tell us when it's coming DAMMIT, so we can get out of the way!"
"Marines are crazy!" he said shaking his head.
BTW, considering he was a psychology professor, that last statement carried a lot of respect for a clinical analysis.
Thanks Marines! |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | :) ))))
I had a buddy at the Sheriff's Office who always balked at my Marine stories.
He later joined the National Guard, deployed to Iraq, and was attached to a Marine unit for a while.
He can back with an alltogether different view of them.
"Man, Marines are Crazy! We'd get motar and rocket attacks coming in and we're all looking for cover, these guys are pissed cause they can't get out of the gates fast enough to go mess up the people who have the audacity to shoot at them!" |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | "Marines are Crazy!" ... I truly consider that a complement (: .. and I used to be one of those forward observers calling in close air support (: |
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Location: Newington, CT | Thanks, Marines! Semper Fi! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by bvince:
... I truly consider that a compliment (: Believe me, it was a compliment of the highest order! :cool: |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Great people happy birthday |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | USMC '78-82
As a sad, side note, My uncle, a Marine in Vietnam in '69 was killed in a car accident a few days ago... his full military funeral is tomorrow. A good man.
Semper Fi Mac |
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Location: Derry NH | A hearty thanks and Semper Fi to all, past-current-future.
BTW, I hear there is no such thing as a former Marine!
Astro, prayers sent to you and yours. |
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Location: Michigan | micheal thank you for reminding all of us about what great people , marines and all of the armed forces are , that we take for granite.
a huge thank you to all the vets who should be recognized every single day not just nov 11th .
god bless our armed forces . GWB |
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Location: Newington, CT | GWB...I like your choice of words! Granite: strong, hard, solid, reliable, durable, steadfast...just like the Marines. Happy belated birthday, Marines!
Heroism, valor, selfless courage -- the stuff of legend -- are commonplace for the Marines.
Many, many, many more happy birthdays to the Marines!
And, yes, sometimes we DO take them for granted. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | and rag them for posting pic's...
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Originally posted by Rooster:
A hearty thanks and Semper Fi to all, past-current-future.
BTW, I hear there is no such thing as a former Marine!
Astro, prayers sent to you and yours. Thank you.
There is no such thing as an "ex-Marine", only former... |
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OT: To all Marines (current or former) here