The Old man...

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[stylin19a]

no words needed

Semper Fi

[stylin19a]

thought you might like this...

[stevio]

Cool.

[peggybac]

Damn allergies again, making my screen fuzzy.

Thanks for posting.

[MacDorcha]

I break out my Marine-dictionary for this one-

‘Oo-rah!

[Resolute Conservative]

Ooh rah. My son ships out in May for a MEU with the 2/5. Like father like son.

[cricket]

A really touching story that truly gives one ‘pause’. Thanks for passing it along.

[TMSuchman]

I had recieved this in an email, the other week.

It makes a great story if it is true!

[lowbridge]

Looked it up, and it is attributed to a James Taylor.

http://www.grunt.com/scuttlebutt/newsarchives/2007/nov_8.asp

However, according to this post:

My good friend and author, Bob Peavey, wrote me a note after he read this. His note is below:

Great story except the 1st Mar Div never landed on Tarawa or Saipan, those were taken by my Dad's 2nd Mar Div. Makes one wonder how true the story was. Hmmmmm?

http://forums.grunt.com/forums/p/38347/298986.aspx#298986

Sure enough:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Marine_Division_(United_States)

Engagements World War II * Battle of Guadalcanal * Battle of Peleliu * Battle of Cape Gloucester * Battle of Okinawa

[hosepipe]

Wiped a tear.. {pause} I am NOT a you know what..

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[HarleyLady27]

So happy that I married a two time viet nam vet Marine....we have met some mighty fine people riding our cycles across the country....

America should be very proud, don’t look at Washington D.C. to see how great we are, look in each and every state of the union, you’ll find us....

[Dawgreg]

Pass the tissues........what a wonderful story.

[irish guard]

Father-in-law was a Marine Corsair fighter pilot at Peliliu and all he ever told me was how nuts that battle was. Said the Seabees did an amazing job of keeping the runway open despite the constant shelling from a Japanese gun mounted into a cave beyond the end of the runway.

God how I love the Marines and stories like this. Speaking of God, does anyone doubt that He had something to do with three fellow Marines coming to the aid of an old Marine?

[WillUSMC]

Nice story, but it’s the Medal of Honor - not the Congressional MOH.

[beckysueb]

The one who yelled at the old guy just had to be a Democrat.

[magslinger]

Damn allergies again, making my screen fuzzy.

My screen is doing the same thing. I think it is some HTML code no one will tell me.

[magslinger]

"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."

(Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, 16 March 1945.)

[peggybac]

Have you seen this email?

A woman in a hot air balloon realizes she is lost. She lowers her altitude and spots a man fishing from a boat below. She shouts to him, “excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The man consults his portable GPS and replies, “You’re in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

She rolls her eyes and says, “You must be a Republican!” “I am,” replies the man. “How did you know?” “Well,” answers the balloonist, “everything you tell me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I’m still lost. Frankly, you’re not much help to me.”

The man smiles and responds, “You must be a Democrat.” “I am,” replies the balloonist. “How did you know?” “Well,” says the man, “You don’t know where you are or where you are going. You’ve risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and now you expect me to solve your problem. You’re in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it’s my fault.”

[Republic of Texas]

Thank God For The US Military.