on PBS tonight:: THE MARINES

PBS ^ | 2-21-2007 | PBS

[RaceBannon]

The Marines

Wednesday, February 21, 9:00pm

CHANNEL 24 (WEDH)

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Director John Grant's documentary examines the culture of being a marine. Included: recruit training during boot at Parris Island, S.C.; a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. Also: comments from retired general Michael Hagee.

[Mr. Jazzy]

Two words ....



Ooooo Rah!



"Army Navy just wasn't for me ...

... MARINE CORPS!

Air Force, was just too easy ...

... MARINE CORPS!

I was needin' just a little more ...

... MARINE CORPS!

I need a life, that is hardcore ...

... MARINE CORPS!

[RaceBannon]

It even had Quantico for you officer types!

Now, THAT'S fair! :)

"Sir, did you have to crawl through the muddy pipes as a young man?"

[celtic gal]

WE used to have a football team!

[jmaroneps37]

NOT A HATCHET JOB, IT IS OUTSTANDING!!

12 STARS!!

It is being played again in the AM here, twice more

Your word is good enough for me.

[RaceBannon]

I played tackel for MACG-28 and played flag for MAG-24

[murron]

Excellent show. My son is currently deployed in Afghanistan, and I cried through the whole show.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for the ping. I hope I can get the channel on my basement TV. That is if I can stay awake. Must have pulled more then a quarter ton of 100 and 200 AMP service wire off huge spools to sell Home Depot customers between 6AM to 7AM. I opened the store at 5AM. Body gets shot after days like this.
I gotta find a get rich scheme where I can make twenty billion US dollars in one day. Heheh.

[celtic gal]

I just recall that when I was going through OCS there was a football team and then later when stationed there in the late 70s as a Capt there was still a football team of sorts.

The show was great and I was hoping there was an address where we could send for a copy of the program. I would love to have a couple of them, one to send to my brother who once said I am "judgemental". He does not understand the Marine ethos and this might point it out.

[Vision]

As a Maryland boy I welcome you to come see a game at Navy/Marine Corp Stadium this year.

[Marine Inspector]

Since it was on PBS, I thought it would be crap.

It was outstanding!

[turbosciencewig]

PBS has some good stuff sometimes. It's not all liberal garbage.

I want to see a definitive documentary on Smedley Butler.

I would just have to do push-ups the whole time on that one.

Bottom line, I found with today's media, get your info from many sources, and think for yourself.

Too much stuff out there that is like borderline mind control, where the programming is geared to get you to think in a certain way. I see it on Super Left & Super Right programming. (maybe thats why it's called programming...YIKES!)