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Since 1775...

We have been there, ready, willing, and able.
To all those who have gone before before us,
To those who have served,
and those serving now...

Happy Birthday... Semper Fi

Once a Marine... Always a Marine.

Happy B-Day to all the Jar Heads on the Forum. One of my best friends was a Marine but I didn't hold that against him

True story: While in recon in VN we had a FNG come in to the platoon. The thing was his dad was a Marine Colonel also stationed in VN at the same time. At the time, we were all wearing the same color fatigues as the regular army units. He asked why we weren't wearing tiger suits ( marine standard issue)since we were recon and needed to be hard to see. Said it was SOP for the Army. He got up, made a call to his old man. Two days later a marine deuce and half pulled up to our firebase and dumped off enough suits for the whole recon platoon. Its nice to have friends in high places. I dare say we were the only Army Recon platoon in all of VN wearing Marine issue uniforms.

Who's making the cake?
And someone better man the fire extinguisher there’s going to be a bunch of candles.

Id just like to say what isn't said enough. Thanks to all the Vets out there and to the members here who are Vets for keeping us free and giving us the choices we have everyday. Al