Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps!
Archive of posts tagged Military
Slogans
Hey, even Madison Avenue gets it right, sometimes! The Few, The Proud, The Marines slogan wins MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND, QUANTICO, Va. — Madison Avenue’s Advertising Walk of Fame now has a new member in its ranks. “The Few. The Proud. The Marines.” will be forever enshrined on the famed walk, the announcement, Sept. 26, [...]
Wanna-be Commanders in Chief: Condemn Rush, but not Moveon?
Perfect reason to dismiss Hillary and Barack: SENATE DEMOCRATS CONDEMN LIMBAUGH’S ATTACK ON OUR TROOPS ” Thousands of active troops and veterans were subjected to Mr. Limbaugh’s unpatriotic and indefensible comments on your broadcast. We trust you will agree that not a single one of our sons, daughters, neighbors and friends serving overseas is a [...]
Poetry
LGF
Comments, Jack?
This one’s for you, Jack (ass) Murtha. It’s called war. People in and around the enemy during war are likely to get hurt or killed. It’s terrible. It’s horrific. It’s not criminal (unless you’re the one hiding among the civilians). It’s war. Charges dropped against 2 Marines in Haditha case LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A [...]
Tell it to the Marines
Former Marine tackles robbery suspect – CNN.com DECATUR, Georgia (AP) — A former Marine, already irritated about the disappearance of $100 from his bank account, tackled a suspected robber who came into the bank wielding a fire extinguisher and demanding cash. Timothy Armstead was waiting at the Washington Mutual Bank branch on Tuesday to discuss [...]
Retired Marine with gun… not your ideal holdup victim!
Subway shooter `used his training’ After a quiet dinner with his grandfather Wednesday, Donicio Arrindell and his best friend headed out for the night. Three hours later, he was dead and his friend Fredrick Gadson was critically wounded. The duo — lifelong friends and roommates — are accused of storming into a Plantation Subway shop, [...]
Devil Dog, South-Of-The-Border style!
Awhile back, a Guatemalan Sgt I work with commented on the large number (percentage-wise) of Hispanic men and women in the Marine Corps. We never did conclude why this was, but I think I found the answer… Check this video! And he’s patriotic, too! (notice the jacket)
Worth Watching:
A few weeks ago, I took the dive and bought a new Plasma HDTV. Shortly thereafter, I upgraded my cable service to include a host of new channels, including the “Military Channel”, and have found a whole new set of shows determined to consume my free time… tonight I spent some of that time watching [...]
An Honest Confession by an American Coward
This was passed to me in an email at work today. It was the first time I’d read it, although it’s been around for a few weeks now. Something to stop and think on for awhile: An Honest Confession by an American Coward by Pat Conroy (Pat Conroy’s novels include: The Prince of Tides, The [...]
Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps
General Lejeune’s Marine Corps birthday message On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Since that date, many thousand men have borne the name Marine. In memory of them, it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the Birthday of our Corps by calling [...]
Bless John Kerry
It’s people like him that will ensure the election doesn’t go to the liberals. As always, Cox & Forkum do it right!
Congratulations, United States Air Force
(Click image for full size (LARGE) image) Fireworks light the night sky at memorial dedication event 10/14/2006 – WASHINGTON (AFPN) — The evening skies over the national capital region were lit Oct. 13 by a fireworks display at the Air Force Memorial, which will be dedicated to the nation in a ceremony today at Arlington, [...]
Let’s Say Thanks!
Let’s Say Thanks The mission of Let’s Say Thanks is to provide a way for individuals across the country to recognize U.S. troops stationed overseas. By submitting a message through this site you have the opportunity to send a free personalized postcard greeting to deployed servicemen and women. The postcards, depicting patriotic scenes and hometown [...]