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God Bless The Marine Corps!
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231 years of Honor, Courage and Commitment. There are none better. Remember, If the Army and the Navy ever feast on Heaven's scenes they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines. OOORAH!!!
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SEMPER FI!
cant believe someone beat me to it! thanks for the post, and thanks to all those who have and are serving.
cant believe someone beat me to it! thanks for the post, and thanks to all those who have and are serving.
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Happy birthday to the "Junior Marines" (
), from the country where Marines originated on the 28th October 1664.
Did you know that the USMC has its own tartan?
maximus otter
), from the country where Marines originated on the 28th October 1664.
Did you know that the USMC has its own tartan?
maximus otter
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Happy Birthday and Semper Fi Devil Dogs
"Some people wonder their whole lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." -President Ronald Reagan
"Some people wonder their whole lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." -President Ronald Reagan
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Maximus Otter, Somewhere in a former Marines memorabelia there exists a rather impressive picture of 4 Staff Non Commissioned Officers ( 1 SgtMaj, 2 Gysgts. and one lowly SSgt. (me) ) in Marine Mess Dress with one small difference, all of us were wearing kilts and sashes of USMC tartan with dark green knee socks and mirror polished combat boots. This photo was taken at a Royal Marine dining in at the training center in Scotland while we were there as trainees/trainers TAD. Needless to say we were well recieved and cemented some friendships that still exist today. I'd just like to find the rat bas***d who has the photo. (Very high extorsion value) Jim
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One of our warriors just got the MOH recently. Very apporopriate date-wise
CNN) -- President Bush on Friday will announce that the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, will be awarded posthumously to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham.
In April 2004, Dunham was leading a patrol in an Iraqi town near the Syrian border when the patrol stopped a convoy of cars leaving the scene of an attack on a Marine convoy, according to military and media accounts of the action.
An occupant of one of the cars attacked Dunham and the two fought hand to hand. As they fought, Dunham yelled to fellow Marines, "No, no watch his hand." The attacker then dropped a grenade on which Dunham threw himself.
Dunham was critically wounded in the explosion and died eight days later at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington.
"His was a selfless act of courage to save his fellow Marines," Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Huff of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, was quoted as saying in Marine Corps News that April.
"He new what he was doing," Lance Cpl. Jason A. Sanders, 21, of McAllester, Oklahoma, who was in Dunham's company, was quoted as saying by Marine Corps News. "He wanted to save Marines' lives from that grenade."
In various media accounts, fellow Marines told how Dunham had extended his enlistment shortly before he died so he could help his comrades.
"We told him he was crazy for coming out here," Lance Cpl. Mark E. Dean, 22, from Owasso, Oklahoma, said in Marine Corps News. "He decided to come out here and fight with us. All he wanted was to make sure his boys made it back home."
The Scio, New York, native would have been 25 years old on Friday.
Dunham's story was told in the book "The Gift of Valor," written by Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Phillips.
Dunham will be the second American to receive the Medal of Honor from service in Iraq.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith was the other, honored for action near Baghdad International Airport in April 2003, in which he killed as many as 50 enemy combatants while helping wounded comrades to safety. Smith was the only U.S. soldier killed in the battle.
A true warrior...
CNN) -- President Bush on Friday will announce that the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, will be awarded posthumously to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham.
In April 2004, Dunham was leading a patrol in an Iraqi town near the Syrian border when the patrol stopped a convoy of cars leaving the scene of an attack on a Marine convoy, according to military and media accounts of the action.
An occupant of one of the cars attacked Dunham and the two fought hand to hand. As they fought, Dunham yelled to fellow Marines, "No, no watch his hand." The attacker then dropped a grenade on which Dunham threw himself.
Dunham was critically wounded in the explosion and died eight days later at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington.
"His was a selfless act of courage to save his fellow Marines," Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Huff of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, was quoted as saying in Marine Corps News that April.
"He new what he was doing," Lance Cpl. Jason A. Sanders, 21, of McAllester, Oklahoma, who was in Dunham's company, was quoted as saying by Marine Corps News. "He wanted to save Marines' lives from that grenade."
In various media accounts, fellow Marines told how Dunham had extended his enlistment shortly before he died so he could help his comrades.
"We told him he was crazy for coming out here," Lance Cpl. Mark E. Dean, 22, from Owasso, Oklahoma, said in Marine Corps News. "He decided to come out here and fight with us. All he wanted was to make sure his boys made it back home."
The Scio, New York, native would have been 25 years old on Friday.
Dunham's story was told in the book "The Gift of Valor," written by Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Phillips.
Dunham will be the second American to receive the Medal of Honor from service in Iraq.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith was the other, honored for action near Baghdad International Airport in April 2003, in which he killed as many as 50 enemy combatants while helping wounded comrades to safety. Smith was the only U.S. soldier killed in the battle.
A true warrior...
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Well, we're all grunts to start out right? Happy Birthday to all my fellow Jarheads! Jim Falor SEMPER FI! And a big OOHRAHH!!
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My clan's 'best' to America's Best -- the US Marine Corps.
I was fortunate to have two Marine Corps deputies during my own rather long military career. I'm happy to say that both were outstanding officers, true professionals, and fine young men. It was my great honor to promote each one 'up the ladder.'
Here's to the next 231 years of faithful service.
I was fortunate to have two Marine Corps deputies during my own rather long military career. I'm happy to say that both were outstanding officers, true professionals, and fine young men. It was my great honor to promote each one 'up the ladder.'
Here's to the next 231 years of faithful service.