Happy Birthday, Marines! Thanks for serving, and being apart of the few and proud. I was reading this earlier, and thought it was very well-written: http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Esprit-de-Corps-4024852.php
Nice article, there`s a lot more like that out there.
So enjoy your special day, Marines! 237 years old, and you all still manage to stay young.
The phrase "once a Marine, always a Marine" is a statement of one of life's certainties. The first day at boot camp is the beginning of a process intended to weed out those who, for one reason or another, don't measure up to the Corps' exacting standards. Those of us who survive this trial by fire are justifiably proud of our accomplishment and are conscious of being accepted into a brotherhood dedicated to excellence in which the stakes are always presumed to be life and death. That's a thing that sticks with us — forever.
I don't do a lot of celebrating on Nov. 10; it's more a day of reflection for me, as I look back and remember the places I went, the things I did and the people I grew to love — or hate. I dig out my photo albums and marvel at my progression from 17-year-old private to 19-year-old sergeant to 20-year-old veteran as I traveled from the West Coast to the East Coast, to the Far East and back home. All of it is hard to believe and impossible to forget.
Nice article, there`s a lot more like that out there.
So enjoy your special day, Marines! 237 years old, and you all still manage to stay young.