Skip to comments.
Gung-ho for Marine statue
OC Register ^
| 1/26/04
| Jim Radcliffe
Posted on 01/26/2004 6:33:18 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/14/2004 10:06:37 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
[history]
SAN CLEMENTE
(Excerpt) Read more at 2.ocregister.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: gungho; marine; sanclemente; semperfi; statue; tribute
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-34 last
bookmark
21
posted on
01/26/2004 8:03:51 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
("Hugh" and "series" are SO last year....)
To: NormsRevenge
Just an observation:
Sgt. Elliot is a hottie.
Regards,
To: NormsRevenge; SandRat; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
SAN CLEMENTE – Sgt. Rob Elliott's square-jawed face isn't set in bronze yet, but the women weren't about to wait. A half-dozen just wanted to hug him...after he was introduced as the model for a larger-than-life monument proposed for a bluff near the town's pier.
"The very thought that the Marines will be between me and the rest of the world ... it makes me feel good," said Judith Schalick, 70, a 10-year resident of the Villa Grande complex.
"If the East Coast has the minuteman, why can't the West Coast have the dress blues? "I know the Air Force will be a little jealous," Schalick said, smiling. "But it's a Marine town, what can you say?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARINE CORPS
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
Search by Campaign or Name
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Honoring our Marines, ping!
23
posted on
01/26/2004 8:11:39 PM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The chapter of Iraq's history - Saddam Hussein's reign of terror - is now closed." Lt. Gen. Sanchez)
To: VermiciousKnid
Hottie is RIGHT!! No wonder they wanted to touch him!!!
To: RaceBannon
Yo, Race. Great picture of Chesty! And wasn't it he who said, when speaking of the Chicom PLA at the Frozen Chozen in 1952, "those poor bastards have got us surrounded."
25
posted on
01/26/2004 8:26:12 PM PST
by
SamKeck
To: SamKeck
Or was it "Retreat, hell. We're just attacking in a different direction."
There's so many great Chesty quotes out there, I never can keep 'em all straight.
26
posted on
01/26/2004 8:32:22 PM PST
by
SamKeck
To: Trailerpark Badass
No apology needed at all. :-]
I have a few links including the museum link on my FR profile page as well. Some are about my old units and some are Corps links in general.
27
posted on
01/26/2004 9:02:10 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
To: *SemperFi
Marine ping
29
posted on
01/26/2004 10:15:04 PM PST
by
anymouse
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; VermiciousKnid
"Sgt. Elliot is a hottie."
No kidding!
30
posted on
01/27/2004 12:03:36 AM PST
by
windchime
(Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))
To: RaceBannon
Semper Fi!That picture of Iron Mike gave me goosebumps.
Walt
31
posted on
01/27/2004 4:00:29 AM PST
by
WhiskeyPapa
(Virtue is the uncontested prize.)
To: NormsRevenge
Semper Fi bump ...
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Honoring our Marines ~ Bump!
33
posted on
01/27/2004 7:22:03 AM PST
by
blackie
((Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!))
To: SamKeck
There are several versions of that statement, and one of them is NOT with Chesty.
They are in front of us, they are behind us, they are all around us: They cant get away from us now!
Seems some other officer said something just like it ealier in the battle than Chesty, too.
It might be just a favorite saying of the day that finally made it into the paper with Chesty or Smith's comments from Chosin.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-34 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson