Hoo-rah!

Happy 233rd birthday to the United States Marine Corps! Thank you for protecting our freedoms, kicking ass, taking names, and doing the job no one else wants to do. First in, last out.

I'm also supposed to get insulation throughout my house today.

Warmth!

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posted @ 11/10/2008 05:00:00 AM 1 comments

 

Semper Fidelis - Always Faithful

On this two hundred and thirty-second birthday of the United States Marine Corps, I'm still thinking of their motto. Meaning "aways faithful", "Semper Fi" is something that seems to have been ingrained in me, as I've stayed faithful to so many when times and situations should have warranted otherwise. It's a personality trait I got from my father -- a man I greatly respect. He's no longer in the Corps, but he's very proud of his enlisted time. As well he should be.

Happy birthday, Marines. Thank you for everything.

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posted @ 11/10/2007 11:03:00 AM 3 comments

 

Happy 230th Birthday , USMC!

Happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps, who are celebrating 230 years of kicking ass and taking names.

I salute each and every one of you for protecting this country and its freedoms.

Semper Fidelis!

Semper Fidelis is Latin for Always Faithful - The motto of the United States Marine Corps. The best motto to live by, and after being raised by a Marine, I also follow said creed. I wonder how different my life would have been if I had enlisted after graduation as opposed to staying home.

I guess I'll never know.

All I do know is I respect the hell out of every single Marine out there. First in, last out, and there when it absolutely, positively, has to be blown up overnight.

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posted @ 11/10/2005 12:29:00 AM 1 comments

 

Happy 229th, USMC!

Ladies and Gentlemen, please. If you see someone who was in the United States Marine Corps today, please with them a happy birthday. To quote the USMC website:

The United States Marines have defended and fought for the American people since before the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Congress authorized two battalions of Marines on November 10, 1775 - the official birth of the Marine Corps.

Since its inception, the Marine Corps has celebrated a legacy unlike any other. Its force is rich in history and traditions - upholding three core values that are at the soul of its institution: honor, courage and commitment.

Semper Fidelius.

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posted @ 11/10/2004 09:00:00 AM 0 comments