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aimee
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gilliam said:
Happy Birthday Marines
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Fidei_Defensor
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“When A Marine Goes To Heaven”
You can keep your Army Khaki,
You can keep your Navy Blue.
I have the worlds best fighting man,
To introduce to you.
His Uniform is different,
The best you’ve ever seen.
The Germans call him “Devil Dog,”
His real name is “Marine.”
He was born on Parris Island,
The place where God Forgot.
The sand is eighteen inches deep,
The sun is blazing hot.
He gets up every morning,
Before the rising sun.
He’ll run a hundred miles and more,
Before the day is done.
He’s deadly with a rifle,
A bayonet made of steel.
He took the warrior’s calling card,
He’s mastered how to kill.
And when he gets to Heaven
St. Peter he will tell,
One more Marine reporting sir,
I’ve served my time in Hell.
So listen all you young girls,
To what I have to say:
Go find yourself a young Marine,
To love you every day.
He’ll hug you and he’ll kiss you,
And treat you like a queen.
There is no better fighting man:
THE UNITED STATES MARINE!
You can keep your Army Khaki,
You can keep your Navy Blue.
I have the worlds best fighting man,
To introduce to you.
His Uniform is different,
The best you’ve ever seen.
The Germans call him “Devil Dog,”
His real name is “Marine.”
He was born on Parris Island,
The place where God Forgot.
The sand is eighteen inches deep,
The sun is blazing hot.
He gets up every morning,
Before the rising sun.
He’ll run a hundred miles and more,
Before the day is done.
He’s deadly with a rifle,
A bayonet made of steel.
He took the warrior’s calling card,
He’s mastered how to kill.
And when he gets to Heaven
St. Peter he will tell,
One more Marine reporting sir,
I’ve served my time in Hell.
So listen all you young girls,
To what I have to say:
Go find yourself a young Marine,
To love you every day.
He’ll hug you and he’ll kiss you,
And treat you like a queen.
There is no better fighting man:
THE UNITED STATES MARINE!
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Fidei_Defensor
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“JUST A SIMPLE MARINE”
He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in
And the deeds that he had done.
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.
And 'tho sometimes, to his neighbors,
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened,
For they knew whereof he spoke.
But we’ll hear his tales no longer,
For ol’ Bob has passed away,
And the world’s a little poorer,
For a Marine died today.
He won’t be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family,
Quietly going on his way;
And the world won’t note his passing;
'tho a Marine died today.
When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell of their life stories,
From the time that they were young,
But the passing of a Marine,
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution,
To the welfare of our land,
Some jerk who breaks his promise,
And cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary person,
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve their Country
And offers up their life?
The politician’s stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are sometimes disproportionate,
To the service which he gives.
While the ordinary Marines,
Who offered up their all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small.
It’s so easy to forget them,
For it is so long ago,
That our Bob’s and Jane’s and Johnny’s,
Went to battle, but we know.
It was not the politicians,
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom,
That our Country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a Marine,
Who has sworn to defend,
Their home, their kin, and Country,
And would fight until the end?
He was just a common Marine,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us,
We may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict,
Then we find the Marine’s part,
Is to clean up all the troubles,
That the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor,
While he’s here to hear the praise,
Then at least let’s give him homage,
At the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline,
In the paper that might say:
“OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
FOR A MARINE DIED TODAY.”
He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in
And the deeds that he had done.
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.
And 'tho sometimes, to his neighbors,
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened,
For they knew whereof he spoke.
But we’ll hear his tales no longer,
For ol’ Bob has passed away,
And the world’s a little poorer,
For a Marine died today.
He won’t be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family,
Quietly going on his way;
And the world won’t note his passing;
'tho a Marine died today.
When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell of their life stories,
From the time that they were young,
But the passing of a Marine,
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution,
To the welfare of our land,
Some jerk who breaks his promise,
And cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary person,
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve their Country
And offers up their life?
The politician’s stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are sometimes disproportionate,
To the service which he gives.
While the ordinary Marines,
Who offered up their all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small.
It’s so easy to forget them,
For it is so long ago,
That our Bob’s and Jane’s and Johnny’s,
Went to battle, but we know.
It was not the politicians,
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom,
That our Country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a Marine,
Who has sworn to defend,
Their home, their kin, and Country,
And would fight until the end?
He was just a common Marine,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us,
We may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict,
Then we find the Marine’s part,
Is to clean up all the troubles,
That the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor,
While he’s here to hear the praise,
Then at least let’s give him homage,
At the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline,
In the paper that might say:
“OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
FOR A MARINE DIED TODAY.”
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thestickman
Guest
Happy Birthday USMC!!!
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Fidei_Defensor
Guest
Does anyone know who the guy in the lower right corner is? If I’m not mistaken, I believe the guy on the lower left is GySgt. “Manila John” Basilone, Medal of Honor recipient for his actions on Guadalcanal and killed on Iwo Jima. Judging from the fact that the three shown Marines are Medal of Honor winners and judging by the design of the hat of the fourth man, I’d guess that the guy on the lower left is Sgt. Maj. Daniel Daly, hero of the Boxer Rebellion and in Haiti, and Belleau Wood in WWI. Can anyone confirm this?
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Robert_Bay
Guest
Click on the stamp:
MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, Washington DC (Nov. 10, 2005) – Gen. Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service,unveiled the Distinguished Marines commemorative 37-cent U.S. Postage stamps at Marine Barracks Washington on the 230th Birthday of the Marine Corps, Nov. 10. The stamps depict legendary Marines, Daniel Daly, John Basilone, John A. Lejeune and Lewis “Chesty” Puller.
Other participants included the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing elements of the Barracks’ Friday Evening Parade, and Aaron Tippin, country music recording artist.
Another first-day dedication ceremony took place at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA.
MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, Washington DC (Nov. 10, 2005) – Gen. Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service,unveiled the Distinguished Marines commemorative 37-cent U.S. Postage stamps at Marine Barracks Washington on the 230th Birthday of the Marine Corps, Nov. 10. The stamps depict legendary Marines, Daniel Daly, John Basilone, John A. Lejeune and Lewis “Chesty” Puller.
Other participants included the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing elements of the Barracks’ Friday Evening Parade, and Aaron Tippin, country music recording artist.
Another first-day dedication ceremony took place at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA.
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Fidei_Defensor
Guest
Robert Bay:
Thanks. I guess I should look before I leap.
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