I like it!!

I'll 2nd that!

Back in my Navy days we learned that "you can always tell a Marine ...






You just can't tell him much!"

And then . . .

An old Sailor and an old Marine were sitting at the VFW arguing about who'd had the tougher career.

"I did 30 years in the Corps," the Marine declared proudly, "and fought in three of my country's wars. Fresh out of boot camp I hit the beach at Okinawa, clawed my way up the blood-soaked sand, and eventually took out an entire enemy machine gun nest with a single grenade.

"As a sergeant, I fought in Korea alongside General MacArthur. We pushed back the enemy inch by bloody inch all the way up to the Chinese border, always under a barrage of artillery and small arms fire.

"Finally, as a gunny sergeant, I did three consecutive combat tours in Vietnam. We humped through the mud and razorgrass for 14 hours a day, plagued by rain and mosquitoes, ducking under sniper fire all day and mortar fire all night. In a firefight, we'd fire until our arms ached and our guns were empty, then we'd charge the enemy with bayonets!"

"Ah," said the Sailor with a dismissive wave of his hand. "All shore duty, huh?"

In my daily job I work with a lot of active duty Marines, and a lot of my colleagues are "former Marines" (remember -- only disgraced Marines are "ex Marines"). We have a lot of fun with them. Besides, they all try to emulate my natural hairstyle!

Isn't the Navy there just to shuttle the Marines around?

And the Air Force.

I have some good friends that are Marines. I don't cut them any slack and don't receive any in return. Most are Vietnam era.

M-A-R-I-N-E: Muscles Are Required. Intelligence Not Expected.

Ken, ask if they are still a Special Interest Group of the Navy.

Semper Fi fellow Marines. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Once a Marine always a Marine.

high and tight

Good one Theo - I just sent it to my husband - former seargent in the US Marine Corps.

OOH-RAH!

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