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BigLeo69

It is the soldier,
not the President,
who gives us democracy.
It is the soldier,
not the Congress,
who takes care of us.
It is the soldier,
not the Reporter,
who has given us Freedom of Press.
It is the Marine,
not the Poet,
who has given us Freedom of Speech.
It is the Marine,
not the campus Organizer, who has given us the
Freedom to Demonstrate.
It is the Marine,
who salutes the flag;
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
that allows the protester to burn the flag.

Father Dennis O'Brien,
US Marine Corp. Chaplain
 
esprit du corps

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid
remarks!!!!!!!
A United States Marine was attending some college
courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of
the ACLU. One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to
the ceiling and flatly stated, 'God, if you are real, then I want you to
knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes.' The
lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and
the professor proclaimed, 'Here I am God. I'm still waiting.' It
got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair,
went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform.
The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there,
silently. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on
in silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the
Marine and asked, 'What the heck is the matter with you? Why did you do
that?' The Marine calmly replied, 'God was too busy today protecting
America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid stuff and
act like an idiot. So, He sent me.'
 
Love it Leo. My wife is a teacher and we hold a party for the teachers in her department. Every once in a while one of them will say something stupid like that in my house. Now before I can even get there, Shelley is even jumping on them. It's great. grandfather, Father, and mutiple uncles as well your's truely all served and we all pretty well feel the same way about it. My niece was bad mouthing America, badly influenced by her father( a politic science professor), and said she was going to go to France for a year to get away from our oppressive society. Multiple people told her to get a one way ticket and stay there. She was so shocked that we all said it that she didn't know what to say. She was pretty quiet for the rest of the afternoon. She returned after her year and said she'd like to go back and visit, but not live there anymore. Ah youth., out of the mouths of babes.
 
Visited France

I visited France this past Spring. It was nice except there was a lot of graffiti everywhere as well as a lot of dog droppings on the sidewalks and it was very expensive and everyone spoke French. I would like to go back and also go to Italy. I like to eat. But first the dollar needs to get stronger against the euro.
 
qu'est que seiz monsieur...

Phoenix said:
I visited France this past Spring. It was nice except there was a lot of graffiti everywhere as well as a lot of dog droppings on the sidewalks and it was very expensive and everyone spoke French. I would like to go back and also go to Italy. I like to eat. But first the dollar needs to get stronger against the euro.
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sorry i took french for 12 years i hope i spelt that right:rolleyes:

i have heard that france is dirty, and being of German desent europes history changed hands
so many times, my ancestors came to this country early 1800's during Napoleon's seige,
the whole of europe i would is inter-mingled of blood lines. i learned so much more when a family member and there is only 11 left came to the USA for our family re-union and they
were able to come here because of our dollar and spend it like kings for 6 weeks till they went home. He was a teacher of english, strange too because i have so many teachers in my family. i would love to visit there and drive a roadster on the autobahn.
french cooking is OK very strange because they used food in all different ways.
now you want to eat eat like a Silcilian them momma's can cook,:D
 
heres a good one T-Bull

A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?"
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."

oh and there is more:D
 
Yeah & how about 4 yrs ago when we wanted some support for our campaign in Iraq & the French spit all over us. Great pay back for WWII wasn't it?
 
your welcome France

AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.

'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously .

' Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.'

The American said, "'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

"Impossible! Americans always have to show passports on arrival in France!'
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, "'Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country , I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

my buddies father was a member of the Red Diamonds who liberated France he was the ranking enlisted officer. he was the one who stripped the SS of there weapons at there surrender.
and Ironic to that my father after Guadacanal and Okinawa went to China and was chosen as one of the enlisted Marines to stand Honor Guard at the surrender of the Jap garrison
in Teinsin China.
and they lived on the same street and never talked of it till they got older
my buddy come to find out that his dad was awarded the silver, 2 bronze,and 4 purple hearts
my dad would only see his medals with the ones that were left at the islands in the pacific.
like the Hanson brothers whom he faught side by side with.
and his commander Chesty Puller a true American Hero...
the ones he relieved on guadacanal like Mitchell Paige they all wore the blue ribbon either around their neck or dressed on there chest are given to their family with honors.
So every day they pass on to a life we may see...........


you should always never forget their sacrifices if you think its Bad now!!
Leo;) son of a Shellback:eek:
 
:)there is always repayment "never forgetting the men and woman that have protected our families and ours and the next generation should never forget when they turn the key to their new home and life ahead!!! Leo:D
what a beatiful world ,,,think positive;)
 
I remember taking my daughter down to my grandmothers's one morning. We stopped in Festus at the McDonalds there. There were group of Retired Navy WWII vets sitting at a table and you could tell it was one of their normal times to get together. On our way out, I stopped by to tell them all thanks for serving our country and making it what it is today. To a man, they all smiled and thanked me for remembering. I know what a sacrafice they made. I served my hitch, they fought through theirs. No comparison. IMHO, too many of our representatives mouth the politically correct phrases, but not enough of them feel the emotion in their balls to know what they are saying.


An old standard for Sale Sign:
"Original and Authentic French military rifle for sale. Never fired, Dropped Once."
 
don't ever drop you rifle "Field Day"

you can drop your gun but not your rifle,:D
"this is my rifle this is my gun this ones for fighting this ones for fun"
that is the show of respect T-bull probably born and bred into you as I!!!!
my wife always points out that i always acknowledge a Vet and say nice hat or patch
you have there! if they weren't proud they wouldn't be showing their colors!!!
"of every battle ever faught, by any branch of service their respect should never go un-noticed and unchanged by any, for the history of our country is born and bred on families
that have all felt the misery of death in war.";)

Thats why we need to "Stand Tall" as a nation together and get our country back the way it should be #1 in everything the Soldier,Marine,Sailor,and Airmen can not only be the ones fighting our Battles, remember that when you buy Gas,and provisions for your family
try to keep it in our country...Buy American and we will prevail:D

Leo:)
 
The bumber sticker I like best is:
IF YOU CAN READ THANK A TEACHER
IF YOU READ IN ENGLISH THANK A VET

If our miltary didn't have age limitations they could recall all us old farts and we would make quick work of our engagement problems.
I had a company commander that had the right attitude: shoot em all and let got sort em out
 
BigLeo69 said:
Leo;) son of a Shellback:eek:
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Been a very long time since I heard reference to that term...

I went through my Shellback initiation in 1969...

We spent a full day in the Mariana Trench... including swimming in water 6.7 miles deep.
Two Corporals with M14's and two Boatswains Mates in a skiff maintained a shark watch for dorsal fins that surfaced while we were in the water.

Jumping from the hangar bay into the ocean with 12 ft swells was rush...but climbing back up the rope ladders was a workout. After three jumps...it was all the body could take.

The worst part was "kissing the babies belly"....:eek:

Kerry
 
ahh the equator

the memories my dad endured
he told me that they ran them thru a canvas sleave filled with garbage and s**t
buck ass naked the others whipping at them with belts and wet towels till they came out
at the end to get more abuse.
that was in the marshall isles or solomons can't quite remember, but all i know is
he landed on some island with a sore ass. blk.and blue
damn thats the color of the roadster i am going to build!!:D
he is still got the certificate and what a spectacular piece it is.
he always said to me why didn't the air corps have one, them guys just chugged a drink:(
well it was always a Navy thing and the Marines went with it>
and my Dad volenteered for the Marines Semper Fi DAD
my 2 nephews that are in afgan-land in the Marines are still Polliwogs
come to think of it i would rather they were sea going than there:o
they had the Old Breed show em the ropes though

thats what standing tall is all about so loosen your leggens and stand at ease
 
Your dad's description is pretty accurate...Only they let us keep our skivvy's.
The jump into the ocean was to wash off all the blood, crap, grease and garbage that the firehoses didn't beat off of you. Since you had to crawl everywhere on your hands and knees and the flightdeck was all abrasive anti skid surface...by the end your knees were hamburger.

They were still using the tubes in '69. It wasn't too bad until some asshole in front of you decided he couldn't go any further. Then you had to "persuade" him to keep moving since you couldn't breath very long inside.

I'll have to look up my certificate. I saw it not too long ago... Your right. They are a very interesting document.

Carry on...

Kerry
 
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