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Marine Message to Osama: Bring It On
New York Daily News ^
| 9/30/01
| RICHARD SISK
Posted on 09/30/2001 9:35:38 AM PDT by Walkin Man
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To: Texas_Jarhead
Symbol of Marine Corps Resolve |
A Marine Corps flag stands watch as a silent sentinel of the recent destruction at the Pentagon.
Official USMC photo |
To: fredtaps
Please give my condolences to your cousin and the rest of your family. Those poor little girls- as a "Daddy's Girl," I really feel for any girl who has to grow up without a loving father. May God give them the love of a Father.
LET'S ROLL!!
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posted on
09/30/2001 4:22:43 PM PDT
by
mafree
To: fredtaps
On behalf of 4 little girls, ages 8,6,4,2, who will never again cuddle with their daddy - because he was murdered as he tried to save people at WTC.God bless those little ones and their mom. Their daddy is a hero, I hope that knowledge will give them some comfort in the future. They are in the prayers of many.
To: Texas_Jarhead
USMC Terms:
Leatherneck: The nickname Leatherneck has become a universal moniker for a U.S. Marine. The term originated from the wide and stiff leather neck-piece that was part of the Marine Corps uniform from 1798 until 1872. This leather collar, called The Stock, was roughly four inches high and had two purposes. In combat, it protected the neck and jugular vein from cutlasses slashes. On parade, it kept a Marine's head erect. The term is so widespread that it has become the name of the Marine Corps Association monthly magazine, LEATHERNECK.
Gyrene: Around 1900, members of the U.S. Navy began using Gyrene as a jocular derogatory reference to U.S. Marines. Instead of being insulted, the Marines loved it. The term became common by World War I and has been extensively used since that time.
Jarhead: For roughly 50 years, sailors had little luck in their effort to insult Marines by calling them Gyrenes. So, during World War II sailors began referring to Marines as Jarheads. Presumably the high collar on the Marine Dress Blues uniform made a Marine's head look like it was sticking out of the top of a Mason jar. Marines were not insulted. Instead, they embraced the new moniker as a term of utmost respect.
Devil Dogs: The German Army coined this term of respect for U.S. Marines during World War I. In the summer of 1918 the German Army was driving toward Paris. The French Army was in full retreat. In a desperate effort to save Paris, the newly arrived U.S. Marines were thrown into the breach. In June 1918, in bitter fighting lasting for weeks, Marines repeatedly repulsed the Germans in Belleau Wood. The German drive toward Paris sputtered, fizzled, and died. Then the Marines attacked and swept the Germans back out of Belleau Wood. Paris had been saved. The tide of war had turned. Five months later Germany would be forced to accept an armistice. The battle tenacity and fury of the U.S. Marines had stunned the Germans. In their official reports they called the Marines "teufel hunden," meaning Devil Dogs, the ferocious mountain dogs of Bavarian folklore.
To: COB1;LadyX;Race Bannon, tet68;Chesty Puller
THE "BEACON"
![](http://www.inetnow.net/~kudzukid/egalght.gif)
WILL FIND
'OSlimyBeenRotten
Semper Fi
To: CHIEF negotiator; COB1; Scuttlebutt; tet68
Great graphic, CHIEF...they won't KNOW the meaning of the word 'fanatic' until they meet some of our guys... I think we need the picture of a certain RECON Sniper in action here...:)))
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posted on
10/01/2001 10:09:52 AM PDT
by
LadyX
To: LadyX;CHIEF negotiator; Scuttlebutt; tet68
I LIKE that graphic, CHIEF!
LadyX, I don't have a picture of a sniper; that's in the CHIEF's domain, but I do have picture of a grunt's weapon that can take 'em out:
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posted on
10/01/2001 10:19:37 AM PDT
by
COB1
To: COB1; CHIEF negotiator; Scuttlebutt; tet68
LOL!!!
I see you have effectively graduated from the old cap pistols...:)))
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posted on
10/01/2001 10:33:18 AM PDT
by
LadyX
To: LadyX
Bring it on! and LET'S ROLL!
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posted on
10/01/2001 10:43:32 AM PDT
by
Teacup
To: LadyX;COB1
To: COB1;LadyX
To: CHIEF negotiator,LadyX,Race Bannon, tet68;Chesty Puller;Texas_Jarhead;Texas_Jarhead;MudPuppy
"DO YOU MAGGOTS UNDERSTAND THAT ??" "SIR, YES, SIR !!"
LOL!
Thanks for the link, CHIEF.
The only thing different in my memory was the Senior Drill Instructor's name!
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posted on
10/01/2001 11:11:19 AM PDT
by
COB1
To: CHIEF negotiator; COB1; Scuttlebutt; tet68
LOVE IT!!!
Could listen to those dulcet tones for hours and never tire of that voice...:)))
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posted on
10/01/2001 11:20:37 AM PDT
by
LadyX
To: HEFFERNAN2 ; Walkin Man ;LadyX ; CHIEF negotiator ;COB1
God Bless the Marines. And 5 of my Uncles that were Marines.
Semper Fi
To: Snow Bunny
I guess you know, Snow Bunny, that I've got to have that graphic!
The Marine Corps Birthday Bash is coming up!
Thanks.
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posted on
10/03/2001 6:41:51 AM PDT
by
COB1
To: Walkin Man
When the USMC steps on to the Field of Battle, History is Always made.
God Bless 'em, and Gods Speed.
To: Walkin Man
Bump
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posted on
10/03/2001 7:06:56 AM PDT
by
MJY1288
To: Walkin Man
Sigh, me too guys.
USN 1978-1985
I was with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Beirut in the latter half of '83, when the Marine barracks was blown up. We still have a score to settle with the turds who did that.
Good luck and good hunting to our boys. The ghost of my father (who served USMC 1942-46) watches over all of you.
To: blam
This is the absolute truth, when I scrolled across that photo, I got goose bumps all over.
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posted on
10/03/2001 7:27:28 AM PDT
by
mel
To: Snow Bunny
Thats a great graphic Snow Bunny, I'm sure all the Marines on FR will love it. Mr Reagan was my Commander-in-Chief when I was in the Air Force and I will always be proud to have served under the man, God love him.
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