Happy Birthday USMC

[john durrill]

To all the Jar Heads in the group. Simper Fi
 Happy B. day.
John D.
 2/12 2nd Mar. Div. FMF West Pac 65-68

[Rocket]

1ST MP Bat.,  H&S Company, 1st Marine Division, DaNang, SV
69-70
Rod Gorzny (Rocket)

[john durrill]

Rocket,
We were just outside DaNang for 6 months. Just a little earlier than you.
John D.

[firstturn]

To the Marines & My Friends,
  Thank you guys for your Service.  When I worked with the ReCon Marines at Fort Benning Jump Training I felt that the Marines, along with the Navy Seals, were a Honor to be training and with at the same installation (Fort).  Thank you for your Meritorious Service.

Ron Carbaugh

[Rocket]

Someone sent this to me today and I thought it was pretty neat.

HAPPY 230th BIRTHDAY!!

-
Today is my day. The day that my brothers and I set aside each year
to share a moment of fellowship (and cake, when possible). One thing
that sets Marines apart is that we NEVER forget where we came from.

Our history is our life's blood.

" There is no better friend, No worse Enemy than a United States
Marine."

A Marine as seen by...


Himself:
A handsome, buff, highly trained professional killer and female idol
who carries a finely honed K-Bar, wears a crisp 8-point cammie cover
and is always on time due to the absolute reliability of his Seiko
digital watch.

His Wife:
A stinking, gross, foul mouthed lovable bum who arrives back at home
every few months with a seabag full of dirty utilities, a huge Seiko
watch, an oversized knife, a filthy hat and friskier then hell.

Headquarters Marine Corps:
A drunken, brawling, HMMWV-stealing, woman-corrupting "cumshaw
artist" who wears a Seiko watch, an unauthorized K-Bar and a squared-
away cover.

His Commanding Officer:
A fine specimen of a drunken, brawling, HMMWV-stealing, woman-
corrupting bullsh***er with an incredibly accurate Seiko watch, a
finely honed razor sharp K-Bar and a salty cammie cover.

What others have said:

Congress:
Marines are overpaid, overrated tax burdens who are indispensable
since they volunteer to go anywhere at any time and kill whoever
they're told to kill, as long as they can drink, brawl, steal HMMWVs,
corrupt women and sing dirty songs while wearing cammies, oversized
knives, Seiko watches and really screwed-up 8-point covers that don't
look like the Army's.

Ronald Reagan:
"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they've ever made
a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem."

General Douglas MacArthur, US Army:
". . . these Marines have the swagger, confidence and hardness that
must have been in Stonewall Jackson's Army of the Shenandoah. They
remind me of the Coldstream Guards at Dunkirk."

Admiral Chester Nimitz, US Navy, on the Marine Corps' battle for Iwo
Jima:
"Uncommon valor was a common virtue"

General Douglas MacArthur, US Army:
"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front. There
is not a finer fighting organization in the world!"

LtCol T R Fehrenbach, USA, in "This Kind of War":
"The man who will go where his colors go without asking, who will
fight a phantom foe in a jungle or a mountain range, and who will
suffer and die in the midst of incredible hardship, without
complaint, is still what he has always been, from Imperial Rome to
sceptered Britain to democratic America. He is the stuff of which
legends are made. His pride is his colors and his regiment, his
training hard and thorough and coldly realistic, to fit him for what
he must face, and his obedience is to his orders. As a legionnaire,
he held the gates of civilization for the classical world ... today
he is called United States Marine."

An Anonymous Canadian Citizen:
"Marines are about the most peculiar breed of human beings I have
ever witnessed. They treat their service as if it was some kind of
cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, making
themselves up to look like insane fanatics with haircuts so short as
to be ungentlemanly, worshipping their Commandant as if he was a god,
and making weird animal noises like a band of savages. They'll fight
like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little
action and are the cockiest SOBs I've ever known. Most have the
foulest mouths and drink well beyond man's normal limits, but their
high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generally
speaking, of the United States Marines with whom I've come in
contact, are the most professional warriors and the finest men I've
had the pleasure to meet. "

General John J "Black Jack" Pershing, US Army:
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle! "

General Mark Clark, US Army:
"The more Marines I have around the better I like it! "

General Johnson, US Army:
"I can never again see a United States Marine without experiencing a
feeling of reverence. "

Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent (1885):
"The Marines have landed, and the situation is well in hand."

A Marine Drill Instructor at Parris Island:
"Did you come here just to spoil my beloved Corps, maggot?"

A boot camp weapons coach:
"To a Marine, happiness is a belt-fed weapon."

LtCol Oliver North, USMC (ret):
"The only people I like beside my wife and kids are Marines."

MajGen J N Mattis, CG, 1st MarDiv - Iraq, March 2003:
"You are part of the world's most feared and trusted fighting force.
Engage your brain before you engage your weapon. Share your courage
with each other as we enter the uncertain terrain north of our Line
of Departure. Keep faith in your comrades on your left and right and
Marine Air overhead. Fight with a happy heart and a strong spirit.
For the mission's sake, our country's sake and the sake of the men
who carried the Division's colors in past battles -- who fought for
life and never lost their nerve -- carry out your mission and keep
your honor clean. Demonstrate to the world there is 'No Better
Friend, No Worse Enemy' than a United States Marine."

Eleanor Roosevelt - 1945:
"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies,
the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any
group I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps."

An Anonymous US Marine:
"I recently attended a Kansas City Chiefs football game at Arrowhead
Stadium. It was their annual Veteran's Day tribute so members of all
the services were asked to participate in the festivities.

A color guard for the National Anthem was provided by the Buffalo
Soldiers Association. They looked very sharp in their 1800s-era US
Army Cavalry uniforms. Following that, the Navy parachute team put on
an impressive display that brought cheers from the 78,000 football
fans in attendance. Shortly thereafter, we were treated to the truly
awesome sight of an Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flyover as
well as a few other aircraft. All of these sights -- but especially
the B-2 -- were truly appreciated by the crowd who let it be known by
their cheers.

I expected that was all we would see of the US Military that day. I
thought we would see a high school or college marching band during
half-time. Few watch those shows anyway because they have to go to
the head or grab another beer during the intermission.

Shortly before half-time, however, I looked down on the sidelines
near the end zone and saw the Marine Corps' Silent Drill Team forming
up. As the half-time show started, the players left the field and the
announcer came on the public address system to advise us of the Drill
Team's performance. Many of us Marines have seen these performances
in the past and they're always awe-inspiring. I didn't expect that
the large civilian crowd of football fans would be as appreciative of
the Drill Team as they had been of the high-tech B-2 or the daring of
the Navy parachute team. However, I was on the edge of my seat. As
the Drill Team marched onto the field, the crowd grew noticeably
quieter. Soon, the team was fully into their demonstration. The
stadium was absolutely silent.

From high in the stands' upper reaches where my seats were, I was
able to hear the "snap" and "pop" of hands striking rifles. Both big
screen "Jumbotron" scoreboards displayed close ups of the Marines as
they went through their routine. As they completed their
demonstration and lined up for the inspection, the crowd began
cheering as the Marines twirled their rifles in impossible fashion.
Then came the inspection. Again, the crowd fell silent and watched
intently as rifles were thrown, caught, twirled, inspected and thrown
some more. Each well-practiced feat brought a "wow" or "did you see
that?" from those sitting around me.

I sat there in silent pride as I watched my brother Marines exit the
field. A young girl behind me asked her mother a question about how
the Marines learn to do the things they just did. The mother
replied, "They practice long and hard and they're Marines; they're
the best."
Semper Fidelis!!!

ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE

SEMPER FI -

[DKWRACER]

Do you "Feel" like I do? Much more than words of music on sheets of paper. Our Soldiers are well schooled, they face so many decisions in their careers, one of the greatest, is when one points a gun and wishes to take your life. If you can , please adopt a soldier @http://www.anysoldier.com/
Our Country,faces many challenges, one of them is to "take care"
Thanks for the consideration...I can't say SEMPER FI, my honor, is where I am today...
Tom

[firstturn]

Thanks Rocket (Rod).

Ron Carbaugh

[Kip Kern]

Happy Birthday!  Wow, 230!  Seems like 200 was just last week!  Semper Fi!

[OhioTed]

To my pop and my brothers, as well as Rocket, Kipper, J.D., and all others who have ever donned a uniform in defense of America - thank you one and all.