airframesguru
04-13-05, 10:22 AM
From a forwared email........:marine:
GENERAL WILSON'S BIRTHDAY TOAST
On the occasion marking the birthday of the US Marine Corps, 1978, on board Camp Lejeune, and in the presence of several thousand Marines and their ladies, General Louis H. Wilson, CMC, arose to address the troops. He approached the rostrum, nodded to the CGs (Base, FSSG and Division) and proceeded to explain to the captive masses that he would be short on words that night - then turned to his bride, took a glass and, amid absolutely DEAD SILENCE, offered this toast - and promptly SAT DOWN.
LOVE.............
"THE WONDERFUL LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL MAID,
THE LOVE OF A STAUNCH, TRUE MAN,
THE LOVE OF A BABY, UNAFRAID,
ALL HAVE EXISTED SINCE TIME BEGAN.
BUT THE GREATEST OF LOVES,
THE QUINTESSENCE OF LOVES,
EVEN GREATER THAN THAT OF A MOTHER,
IS THE TENDER, PASSIONATE, INFINITE LOVE,
OF ONE DRUNKEN MARINE FOR ANOTHER."
THE WHOOPIN AND HOLLERIN WENT ON FOR A GOOD TEN MINUTES.
..................... IT DOES KINDA CHOKE YOU UP, DOESN'T IT?:thumbup:
GENERAL WILSON'S BIRTHDAY TOAST
On the occasion marking the birthday of the US Marine Corps, 1978, on board Camp Lejeune, and in the presence of several thousand Marines and their ladies, General Louis H. Wilson, CMC, arose to address the troops. He approached the rostrum, nodded to the CGs (Base, FSSG and Division) and proceeded to explain to the captive masses that he would be short on words that night - then turned to his bride, took a glass and, amid absolutely DEAD SILENCE, offered this toast - and promptly SAT DOWN.
LOVE.............
"THE WONDERFUL LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL MAID,
THE LOVE OF A STAUNCH, TRUE MAN,
THE LOVE OF A BABY, UNAFRAID,
ALL HAVE EXISTED SINCE TIME BEGAN.
BUT THE GREATEST OF LOVES,
THE QUINTESSENCE OF LOVES,
EVEN GREATER THAN THAT OF A MOTHER,
IS THE TENDER, PASSIONATE, INFINITE LOVE,
OF ONE DRUNKEN MARINE FOR ANOTHER."
THE WHOOPIN AND HOLLERIN WENT ON FOR A GOOD TEN MINUTES.
..................... IT DOES KINDA CHOKE YOU UP, DOESN'T IT?:thumbup: