Happy Birthday Marines! Have a great Celebration, and yes, stand a little talller and be a little arrogant. We deserve it! What makes a Marine special is an elusive quality of Esprit De Corps. The fact that as individual Marines, we feel that we are not one, but part of a bigger unit that moves as one. When a Marine puts on the uniform, hears the Hymn, or goes into battle, we are going with every other Marine who has ever worn the uniform. We stand behind every Marines who fought during the birth of our nation. We learn in boot camp, and we are reminded throughout our career, that we follow a tradition of Marines who fought and gave birth to the legend of the “Teuful Hunden”, or “Devil Dogs”. We stand and represent Marines who took Iwo Jima and countless other blood soaked islands throughout the Pacific. The legend of the “Frozen Chosin” and beloved Chesty Puller, Marines who battled at Hue City and Khe Sanh and the muddy rice paddies of South East Asia are precursors of Marines of the future and battles fought in Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom and now, are fighting in Afghanistan. Like real brothers and sisters, our blood courses through our veins, and when we go into battle, we would rather lay down our lives than be a disappointment to the men and women who went before us. We carry a legacy, their deaths, and their honor which carries with us the rest of our lives. The Marine Corps uniform doesn’t come off when active duty is over. Inactive and retired Marines wear the symbol daily in our attitude, and our love of Corps and Country. We wear it on tattoos and bumper stickers. We wear it in our hearts. It’s why, no matter where we are in the world, on November 10th, every Marine celebrates the Marine Corps birthday. It’s why we will never be an army of one. It’s why we never stop being Marines. It’s why being a Marine isn’t something we were. It’s something we are. It’s the most important part of who and what we are. Some say we are arrogant. We will say we are proud. We have a right to be proud. We are the United States Marines. The most feared and ferocious group of warriors to walk the face of this earth. When Americas’ enemies formulate their battle plans, they plan on going around Marine units, because they know damn well that they can’t go through us. Marines are what other branches wish they were. We are the modern-day Spartans. This isn’t bragging. It’s written in the battle history of our country. When there’s a parade and the Marines march by, everyone pays a little more attention. Some say “arrogance”.....We call it “pride” Why are Marines special? I don’t know. We just are.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:56:12 +0000
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