Loving Elderly Marine

[Roberto T. Cast]

An elderly Marine was invited to his old friends' home for dinner one evening. He was impressed by the way his buddy preceded every request to his wife with endearing terms-Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc... The couple had been married
almost 70 years, and clearly they were still very much in love.

While the wife was in the kitchen, the man leaned over and said to his host, "I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your wife those loving pet names."

The elderly Marine hung his head. "I have to tell you the truth," he said, "I forgot her name about 10 years ago.
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Are some elderly Marines that bad>
:yes: :no:

[firstsgtmike]

O.K. Story time.

Summer 1956. I'm 18, driving my 53 Buick convertable from Reno over Mt. Rose to Lake Tahoe to get back to work. I picked up a college co-ed hitchhiker. She was going to Tahoe to look for a summer job, and need a place to live.

I recommended a restaurant that was looking for waitresses, but couldn't help her with a place to live since the tourist season had already started.

That night, I went to the restaurant for dinner. She was working the counter and thanked me. She still hadn't found a place to stay, but would look after her shift was over.

My comment? Finding a place will be difficult, but you can stay with me. Ten minutes later, after checking with the other waitresses, she said O.K.

Two weeks later, we were scheduled to go out after work. A note said, "have to work a double shift, we can forget going out or can catch the second show", and it was signed Sandy.

That was the first time I had heard her name, and she still hadn't heard mine. (Since no one had introduced us.)

That night, catching the 2nd show at Harrah's Club and Louis Armstrong, we stopped for breakfast.

We ran into a college friend of hers. When Sandy tried to introduce us she said, "Susie, I want you to meet .........?" Susie, I want you to meet .............?"

Blushing sixteen different shades of red she asked me "What is your name, anyway?"

I got her off the hook. "Susie, my name is Mike, don't pay any attention to Sandy, she does this to me all the time. She's always afraid that I'll make a pass at one of her good looking girlfriends."

Oh sweet memories of life!