USMC 2571
06-21-14, 08:12 AM
Just found this deep within my archives:
Remember the feature at the end of the magazine? I submitted this and they published it, back in 1970.
*** The Nation's Best ***
Here they come in perfect line
All in step, in uniforms fine
They carry their heads above the rest
With pride, for they're The Nation's Best
The drums beat softly as if they were one
People stand tall, every father and son
For they know that there is none to compare
With the U.S. Marines, anyplace, anywhere
Polished shoes and shining rifles
Everything cleaned, all down to the trifles
They march with pride, with reason, you see
For they are part of the USMC
If ever you stand, patiently waiting
For a parade, be it sunny or raining
Your time will be well spent,
If, after the rest,
You catch a glimpse of The Nation's Best.
Remember the feature at the end of the magazine? I submitted this and they published it, back in 1970.
*** The Nation's Best ***
Here they come in perfect line
All in step, in uniforms fine
They carry their heads above the rest
With pride, for they're The Nation's Best
The drums beat softly as if they were one
People stand tall, every father and son
For they know that there is none to compare
With the U.S. Marines, anyplace, anywhere
Polished shoes and shining rifles
Everything cleaned, all down to the trifles
They march with pride, with reason, you see
For they are part of the USMC
If ever you stand, patiently waiting
For a parade, be it sunny or raining
Your time will be well spent,
If, after the rest,
You catch a glimpse of The Nation's Best.