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Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
N/A ^ | 11/10/2018 | Vanity

Posted on 11/10/2018 5:55:34 AM PST by usafa92

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To: real saxophonist

Semper Fi, All Marines, Parris Island, class of ‘51 ( finally reached the point I can say “ The Ole Corps”)


21 posted on 11/10/2018 7:10:11 AM PST by depenzz ("A shitcreek survivor")
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To: usafa92

Pray for y’all every day with thanks. Have a blessed day, Marines!


22 posted on 11/10/2018 7:11:24 AM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: usafa92

Happy Birthday USMC! Semper Fi


23 posted on 11/10/2018 7:18:32 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: usafa92

Yes; happy day and celebration for our wonderful Marine heroes. Thanks for your service. Love and appreciation.


24 posted on 11/10/2018 7:26:56 AM PST by YepYep (Love and Obey the Lord; Build the America you want at your house and keep looking up.)
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To: usafa92
Semper Fi ... Parris Island, Class of ‘66.
    Did my 13 months in 'Nam on the DMZ ...Happy Birthday Marines!
25 posted on 11/10/2018 7:27:16 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: usafa92
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!

26 posted on 11/10/2018 7:28:38 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: usafa92

Happy birthday, USMC!


27 posted on 11/10/2018 7:44:44 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: usafa92

My heroes all.

MCRD San Diego Class of ‘69.

Couple of “I was there” RSVN ribbons 70-71

Semper Fi!


28 posted on 11/10/2018 7:50:32 AM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: stylin19a

San Diego M C R D 67 Semper Fi! Every day is a blessing .


29 posted on 11/10/2018 7:55:31 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: usafa92; All
Happy Birthday to our brave US Marines!




30 posted on 11/10/2018 8:00:36 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: usafa92

Semper Fi!

L


31 posted on 11/10/2018 8:00:50 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: trisham

Two cousins Marines,a brother a Marine,and a son a Marine.

I had my first child on November 10—————I did my part.:-)

.

.


32 posted on 11/10/2018 8:05:53 AM PST by Mears
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To: Mears

Excellent!

One of my nephews is (was) a Marine with two tours in Iraq and another is an Army Ranger. I’m very proud of them. :)


33 posted on 11/10/2018 8:09:58 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: All

A single woman just getting to know a former Marine...Woo. He’s the real deal!

Happy Birthday USMC! Thank you for all the fine warriors you’ve given to America.


34 posted on 11/10/2018 8:15:56 AM PST by krunkygirl
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To: usafa92

These Marine Air Jocks did some great ‘precision’ flying until they got caught!

https://video.foxnews.com/v/5860363055001/?#sp=show-clips


35 posted on 11/10/2018 8:48:31 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Why are the libs suddenly in love with our fired AG and want to protect him?)
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To: usafa92

God bless the 2/5 and the 3/1.


36 posted on 11/10/2018 9:39:15 AM PST by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: usafa92

1972 MCRD Diego ‘grad’ & Honorman
Platoon Series 2081
Platoon 2084

1st MAW BUMP

HaPPy BirthDay, United States Marines!!


37 posted on 11/10/2018 10:09:04 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: tet68

U

Suckers

Miss

Christmas

MCRD San Diego 1969

Semper Fi


38 posted on 11/10/2018 6:36:16 PM PST by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: usafa92

Just to add;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BaiMASPSrw


39 posted on 11/11/2018 7:00:12 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: usafa92

Happy Birthday fellow Marines. Class of 57 MCRD San Diego


40 posted on 11/10/2020 8:24:40 AM PST by squirt (POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED, FOR THE SAME REASON)
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