Marines do it their own way

MSNBC ^ | 9/30/01 | Sue Lackey

[Ben Bolt]

LOL ! That is exactly how it sometimes works . No need for the incoming , firing for effect on a hard target that is worthy :). My beret is black , and I new something was up when they passed me for the fire fighting class . Good article , great replies , and 1st class people !

[CHIEF negotiator]

That ain't nuttin'. I was at Tun Tavern in 1775 . . . Now that's the old corps. :-)

[JoeSixPack1]

I was at Tun Tavern in 1775

Now there is a Marine whos Uniform no longer fits!! Do you fart dust?

[MudPuppy]

You gotta read this one:

Marines Ready to Roll

Semper Fidelis!

[CHIEF negotiator]

LOL!

[JoeSixPack1]

A little help from an 0151

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3bb87c870b34.htm%3f

[geologist]

The "spirit" is alive and well ...

Simper Fidelis.

[oldngray]

They were the 'Old Corps'". But they told stories about their D.I.'s who were WWII vets, so those were really the "Old Corps". No doubt they had stories of their own about the Marines they knew who were really the "Old Corps." We have a long and proud heritage, and may we never forget it.

How true, how true!!!

At this time I consider myself as having been in the "old corps" but it brings to mind a Sergeant Major (then a MSgt of course) who was ready to retire in 1948 after 30 years of service. Things were a bit different then, we had an NCO Club and an Officer's Club, and we were gathered in the NCO Club after payday (5th and 20th and not much money!). The Sergeant Major was telling stories of the "old corps" which were fascinating. The Banana Wars, His time in China in the '30s, getting into fights in the bars of North Africa while on liberty from the ship's detachment on a Battleship.

To me, "that" was the Old Corps. Thanks for the memories.

[eaglesiniowa]

A tip of my green beanie to the Corps. I had the privilege of not only training some, but working with some on ops. The only thing I had a problem with was being referred to as Girl Scouts, which always led to a good punch up. Good times had by all. De Oppresso Liber.

[MudPuppy]

I was an 0151, too. I'm just html challenged.
thanks very much for the help :)

USMC (1982-1993)

[MassExodus]

God Bless the United States Marines.

[eaglesiniowa]

I notice ILBAY still hasn't answered the question of the day: Has he ever made fist without his wanger in the middle of it? I think not. De Oppresso Liber.

[COB1]

"Has he ever made fist without his wanger in the middle of it?"

HAHAHA!!
No, that's the way he gets rid of "aggressive tendencies".
All the peaceniks have hairy palms.

[eaglesiniowa]

You're still not answering the question: Did you ever make a fist without your wanger in it? Simple. Even you can understand the question. If you have no service record, shut up. If you have, tell us about it.

[eaglesiniowa]

Hey, the DOD says we can no longer call a Marine a "jarhead". It has been conclusively proven that, you can, in fact, store something in a jar.

[CHIEF negotiator]

You're treading on very thin ice.

[FormerLurker]

"we all stand out and up for one another with always our backs to the other to protect our brother Marine!!!!"

As before, as always.

Semper Fi Slip..

[FormerLurker]

This dog WILL hunt!!!

And it's REALLY hungry right now..

Semper Fi

[FormerLurker]

Actually the correct term is ship, ships are big enough to carry boats (like life boats).

Except for when you're talking about subs. Those guys like to call them "boats" for some reason. At least that's what I heard...

[CHIEF negotiator]

Nah, they like to call them "Cigars".