Marine Corps birthday

Neil Young · 11-10-2011, 08:19 AM

As an old Marine, I want to wish the Corps a grand celebration of their founding and also good wishes to all Marines, past and present.

Neil

2nd Marine Division
Service Battalion
1st Landing Support Company
Shore Party Platoon

sheepherder · 11-10-2011, 08:25 AM

To paraphrase an old saying...

"God gave the Marine Corps a small tavern for a cradle and the whole world for a grave"...

Semper Fidelis to all my old mates...

Rich B.
H&S Co
9th Motor Transport Bn
3rd Mar Div
FMF Pac
69 - 71

mcg · 11-10-2011, 09:38 AM

Happy Birthday Marines!

Mark

MikeP · 11-12-2011, 07:03 PM

In 1982 I was in DC for the VN Wall dedication.
On the 9th I was at Arlington and a bunch of Marines were policing up the area around the Iwo Jima Statue.
There was a radio program on and they were interviewing the Sculptor.

The radio guy asked him if there was anything he would change or so over.

The sculptor replied that he had been out there many times and that he would change nothing.
He had "done a good job and was proud of it."

No argument from me.

lugerholsterrepair · 11-12-2011, 10:00 PM

Neil..The Marines were and are a proud fighting force with a history none can match.

Happy Birthday to all of you Marines..from an old Paratrooper.
Semper FI!

11-10-2011, 08:19 AM	#1
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 547 Thanks: 566 Thanked 443 Times in 168 Posts	Marine Corps birthday As an old Marine, I want to wish the Corps a grand celebration of their founding and also good wishes to all Marines, past and present. Neil 2nd Marine Division Service Battalion 1st Landing Support Company Shore Party Platoon __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

11-10-2011, 08:25 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,413 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	To paraphrase an old saying... "God gave the Marine Corps a small tavern for a cradle and the whole world for a grave"... Semper Fidelis to all my old mates... Rich B. H&S Co 9th Motor Transport Bn 3rd Mar Div FMF Pac 69 - 71 __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

11-12-2011, 10:00 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Neil..The Marines were and are a proud fighting force with a history none can match. Happy Birthday to all of you Marines..from an old Paratrooper. Semper FI! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

11-10-2011, 09:38 AM	#3
mcg Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 92 Thanks: 267 Thanked 29 Times in 21 Posts	Happy Birthday Marines! Mark

11-12-2011, 07:03 PM	#4
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	In 1982 I was in DC for the VN Wall dedication. On the 9th I was at Arlington and a bunch of Marines were policing up the area around the Iwo Jima Statue. There was a radio program on and they were interviewing the Sculptor. The radio guy asked him if there was anything he would change or so over. The sculptor replied that he had been out there many times and that he would change nothing. He had "done a good job and was proud of it." No argument from me.