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[Lorraine]

I'm very proud to say that my brother-in-law is one of these brave men at Camp Pendleton :) You couldn't ask for a more dedicated Marine.

[30-06 Springfield]

Chief This is for you.

[q_an_a]

My brother sent me an old photo of his son, who is standing post, on a flight deck. He is part of a recon group. Even with the baby face, you know he is ready.

The crime of our society is that kids born without "privledge" are the ones that choose to serve, because there is less future without the help of the military and your post service benefits. They know that service has it's rewards and it has it's costs. When we where young we all hoped that we would be brave as well.

Just rememeber that when you speak of Klinton, you start with"He was a coward,that is why he..." Nothing will stop a back shooter from their evil actions!!

Other poor kids went to war or decided to serve for the benefit of others. A coward serves himself.

[carenot]

Thanks for the post.

I can't stand this. The CHIEF is one of my favorites.

[Illbay]

TAPS

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

*SALUTE*

[LibKill]

This is a very good write-up. The major point here is that instead of creating a separate 'elite' force-within-a-force the Corps trains everyone it possibly can in these tactics and then sends them around to spread their expertise to the rest. The result is a truly elite Corps.

When America has a problem, we can always count on the Marine Corps to eliminate the source of that problem.

Semper Fidelis!