Posted on 11/09/2016 6:02:45 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
SEMPER FI! USMC
Also my 60th
On 10NOV56, I raised my hand on behalf of the United States Navy and took an oath to defend the US Constitution and the People it Protected.
An oath I still try to live up to today.
SEMPER FI!
Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...how was school today?
Good evening, ML and Penny...((HUGS))
Penny! Don’t pull!
Find an episode of Cesar Millan and the Dog Whisperer for tips on pulling. Maybe on youtube?
My 41st Marine Corps Birthday..
Good evening, JJ...((HUGS))
All your jets busy, but happy?
Could not have come at a better time, right on the heels of running Hillary off.
Good evening, katykelly, and thanks for sharing the Marines birthday.
Good idea. Because in EVERY other way she is a perfect delight.
Semper Fi and thanks, Marines, from and old Army guy!
Do you have a mantle to put them on? Maybe a picture to go with them?
She can keep an eye on you and Penny.
Evening, Kathy. I feel so relieved for our country right now.
We thank you for your service to our country.
I don’t know. I have been on leave doing home improvement projects.
I gotta work tomorrow.
(((HUGZ)))
We thank you for your service to our country.
The Ballad of the Leatherneck Corps by Herman Wouk
Oh, the wind blows cold in Iceland but the
wind's blown cold before,
And it's not so hard in your own backyard
to be set for peace or war.
But to fight for right and freedom, and to
keep our honor clean,
We are proud to claim the title of United
States Marine.
Oh, the wind blows cold in Iceland but the
wind's blown cold before,
And it's not so hard in your own backyard
to be set for peace or war.
But to strike a blow on a distant foe is a
job for The LEATHERNECK CORPS.
Where are you heading Leatherneck?
I'm off to Tripoli son! It's someplace in
Africa, don't know where,
But an ornery pirate gang is there,
And we're under orders to sweep it bare of
each pirate son-of-a-gun.
So off they went, it was eighteen five,
And they piled in there with a mighty
drive 'Til hardly a pirate was left alive.
And, Jefferson said: "Well done."
Oh the shore is strange in Iceland,
But the shore's been strange before.
And the folks at home don't have to roam,
To be set for peace or war.
But to challenge fear when it's far from
here, Is a job for the LEATHERNECK CORPS.
Where are you heading, Leatherneck?
I'm off to Sumatra, son.
The natives there are a savage lot,
Our ships have been sunk, and our sailors
shot. And, that place which they tell me is
burning hot. It will be hotter before we're done.
So, off they went, back in thirty-two,
And vengeance was had for each murdered
crew and over the isle Old Glory Flew.
And Jackson said: "Well done."
Oh the sea is rough off Iceland,
But the sea's been rough before.
There are no rough seas where you sit at
ease. All set for peace or war.
But to face a foe half the world away,
Is a job for The LEATHERNECK CORPS.
Where are you heading Leatherneck?
I'm off to China, son!
A bunch of Boxers are raising hob,
They're killing Christians this crazy mob,
So the U.S. Marines have got a job
And this one looks like fun.
So in nineteen hundred they sailed away,
And fought the Boxers in old Cathay.
Pagodas crashed and they won the day.
And McKinley wired: "Well done."
Oh the gale roars high in Iceland,
But the gale's roared high before.
And it's cozy here, by the hearthside cheer,
To be set for peace or war.
But to make a stand, in a far off land,
Is a job for the LEATHERNECK CORPS!
Where are you heading Leatherneck?
I'm off to Iceland son!
There's trouble brewing across the map,
And it may or may not be our scrap,
But we ain't gonna wait til it's in our lap!
We'll head it off on the run!
So off they march at a soldier's pace,
And, we pray that they have no fight to face
But they've gone there anyway just in case.
And America says: "Well done."
Oh the nights may be long in Iceland,
But the nights been long before.
And it's not so hard in your own backyard,
To be set for peace or war.
But to beat the worst, by arriving first,
Is a job for The LEATHERNECK CORPS!
I have a nice side table with pictures of my last four doggies, and their little urns. I actually did a pencil drawing of Lynn-Dah for which she patiently posed. I took that out of my sketch book and gave it a nice frame.
Good job, Janie, keep us updated!
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