Once a Marine, Always a Marine

[thedrifter]

Once a Marine, Always a Marine <br />
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The Boston Herald <br />
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Street antics of Korean War hero win him admirers by Joe Fitzgerald Gerri White didn't know the names of the men who kept calling her...

[Sixguns]

I need to find out where these men hang out!!! Sounds like more fun than the local Marine Corps League Detachent!!!

SF,

[thedrifter]

Once a Marine, Always a Marine


For over two centuries on battlefields
In varied combat scenes
At the heart of the fight there would be found
The United States Marines.


They assaulted many a hostile beach
Where sand turned red with blood
And many an empty space would appear
Where comrades once had stood.


They fought their way through jungles, where
They saw more comrades fall.
Where other Marines who just like them
Had answered their country's call.


Over slopes of frozen mountain terrain
And in the desert sand,
Though often outnumbered, proud, gallant Marines
Would make a decisive stand.


They are now on call in the hostile arena
Of a barren and primitive land.
There's a harsh and evil wind that blows
At Marines in Afghanistan.


Combat ready, they're ever alert
To heed their country's call.
And all the world will know the Marines
Are prepared to give their all.


The training that's given to all in the Corps
Shapes more than a fighting machine.
Integrity, loyalty, honor and pride
Are engraved on the souls of marines.


Once a Marine, always a Marine
Is a statement that's often been heard.
It denotes deep feelings that never could be
Expressed by the use of mere words.


Semper Fi



Roger

[ladileathrnek]

I LOVE that !!!!! Damn that makes a smile come to my face just thinking about it. People think its just a saying....but its a fact....once a MARINE, ALWAYS a MARINE.

[richgitz]

No saying is more true. Even when we are gone, we'll still be
Mustering somewhere. The CORPS and the RANKS will always
be. Even as these younger Jar-Heads, prove themselfs, and a
fine job they are doing. History will always have the word Marine
in its pages.:yes: :marine: :banana:

[USMC-FO]

Six Guns:

My guess is that you'll find these guys and many others like them all over South Boston--or "Southie" as it is known around these parts. The place is full of Marines, old and young alike, all of whom love a good stiff drink and a good tussel too when the opportunity so presents itself.

Semper Fi !