The Marine

[Brews]

This was posted by Arron's Dad on a local drag racing site I frequent.
I thought it might be worthy for this forum also.

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THE MARINE

We all came together,
Both young and old
To fight for our freedom,
To stand and be bold.

In the midst of all evil,
We stand our ground,
And we protect our country
From all terror around.

Peace and not war,
Is what some people say.
But I'll give my life,
So you can live the American way.

I give you the right
To talk of your peace.
To stand in your groups,
and protest in our streets.

But still I fight on,
I don't bitch, I don't whine.
I'm just one of the people
Who is doing your time.

I'm harder than nails,
Stronger than any machine.
I'm the immortal soldier,
I'm a U.S. MARINE!

So stand in my shoes,
And leave from your home.
Fight for the people who hate you,
With the protests they've shown.

Fight for the stranger,
Fight for the young.
So they all may have,
The greatest freedom you've won.

Fight for the sick,
Fight for the poor
Fight for the cripple,
Who lives next door.

But when your time comes,
Do what I've done.
For if you stand up for freedom,
You'll stand when the fights done.

By: Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert , US Marine Corps
USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF

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March 23, 2003

Hey Dad,

Do me a favor and label this "The Marine" and send it to everybody on your email list. Even leave this letter in it. I want this rolling all over the US ; I want every home reading it. Every eye seeing it. And every heart to feel it. So can you please send this for me? I would but my email time isn't that long and I don't have much time anyway. You know what Dad?I wondered what it would be like to truly understand what JFK said in His inaugural speech.

"When the time comes to lay down my life for my country,
I do not cower from this responsibility. I welcome it."

Well, now I know. And I do. Dad, I welcome the opportunity to do what I do. Even though I have left behind a beautiful wife, and I will miss the birth of our first born child, I would do it 70 times over to fight for the place that God has made for my home. I love you all and I miss you very much. I wish I could be there when Sandi has our baby, but tell her that I love her, and Lord willing, I will be coming home soon. Give Mom a great big hug from me and give one to yourself too.

Aaron

 

[Ken C.]

Please read the Announcement in the Community Center regarding copy/pasted email messages.

Added 7-24-05:

Please do not copy paste your forwarded chain emails into the Community Center Forum. We don't like to get them in our inboxes and we sure don't want to read them on BFC. If you feel the need to pass it along send it to your family.

I understand the desire to share this with everyone but I would like to not see copy/paste email chain letters clogging up the Community Forum. I'll let this one slide but in the futureplease refrain from doing this.

 

[Daniel Moore]

Ken: I don't want to see the Community Center turn into a bulletin board for chain mail, but maybe we could allow one thread to exist where people can paste all of their e-mails that they want to pass along. That way it can hopefully be contained and people can still share what they want to. Just a thought.

 

[Ken C.]

Ken: I don't want to see the Community Center turn into a bulletin board for chain mail, but maybe we could allow one thread to exist where people can paste all of their e-mails that they want to pass along. That way it can hopefully be contained and people can still share what they want to. Just a thought.

This is a forum not an email inbox. If you wanna share it share it with your family or your enemies. Chain emails are just as bad as SPAM. We don't tolerate SPAM nor will I tolerate copy/pasted chain emails in the Community Forum. Period. And the idea of a thread dedicated to chain emails would not be feasable because it would not generate enough traffic.

This matter is now closed.