THE MARINE...from an E-Mail

[MillRatUSMC]

THE MARINE

We all came together,

Both young and old.

To fight for our freedom,

To stand and be bold.


In the midst of all evil,

We stand our ground,

And we protect our country

From all terror around.


Peace and not war,

Is what some people say.

But I'll give my life,

So you can live the American way.


I give you the right

To talk of your peace,

To stand in your groups,

And protest in our streets.


But still I fight on.

I don't *****, I don't whine.

I'm just one of the men

Who is doing your time.


I'm harder than nails,

Stronger than any machine,

I'm the immortal soldier,

I'm a U.S. MARINE!


So stand in my shoes,

And leave from your home.

Fight for the people who hate you,

With the protests they've shown.


Fight for the stranger,

Fight for the young,

So they all may have,

The great freedom you've won.


Fight for the sick,

Fight for the poor.

Fight for the cripple,

Who lives next door.


But when your time comes,

Do what I've done.

For if you stand up for freedom

You'll stand when the fight's done.

~Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert~

~UNITED STATES MARINE~

~USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF~

MARCH 23, 2003

HEY DAD, DOWN HERE.

Do me a favor and label this "THE MARINE" and send it to everybody on your distribution list. Even leave this paragraph in it. I want this rolling all over the U.S. I want every home reading it. Every eye to see it. And every heart to feel it. So can you please send this out for me? I would but I am sorta on the USS SAIPAN and my e-mail time isn't that long.

You know what Dad, I wondered what it would be like to truly understand what JFK said in his inaugural speech, "When the time comes to lay down my life for my country, I do not cower from this responsibility, I welcome it." Well, now I know. And I do, Dad, I welcome the opportunity to do what I do.

Even though I have left behind a beautiful wife, and I will miss the birth of our first born child, I would do it 70 times over to fight for the place that God has made for my home.

I love you all and I miss you very much. I wish I could be there when my wife has our child, but tell her that I love her, and Lord willing, I will be coming home soon.

Semper Fi

Snake
E-Mail ends here............

"World Famous Body Bearers, The Last to Let You Down"

"Want to feel safe tonight? Sleep with a Marine"

"A man or woman is measured
by the footprint,
he or she leaves behind"

"They were the best you had, America,
and you turned your back on them".
~ Joe Galloway ~ Speaking about Vietnam Veterans

“Marines have always been physically and mentally tough.
We must keep squarely in our sights,
the fact that toughness can be decisive in combat.”
~ General Charles C. Krulak ~
31st Commandment of the Marine Corps

TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
THAT OTHERS MAY SAY PROUDLY
I AM A MARINE

Semper Fidelis
Ricardo

[MillRatUSMC]

That E-Mail was place on a Marine Mom message board and E-Mail to those on their E-Mail list...that how I came by that copy...somr might say it's more like "Dear Abby" but scarifice comes in many forms, missing the birth of your child is one...

Semper Fidelis
Ricardo

[mrbsox]

Copied and posted, sent, e-mailed... all of the above !!

Thanks SSgt.

[Jon Taylor]

Reading literature like this really gets me going; a little extra bounce in my step and a little more swell in my chest. My ship out date for boot camp is Aug 16 2004, and knowing that I'll get to work hand in hand with examplary Marines such as this, and the oppurtunity to become one of the best makes the date seem imbearably distant. God bless the US.

[Laamie]

Might help if you e-mail me. Sent a few words your way several times bt heard nothing. Not sure if I got the correct e-mail of yours.
Semper Fi "Jocks"
Dick