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08-08-13, 10:25 AM
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obama care for all, wait a minute not me right,( your local congressmen and senators)
been surfing, and found the president is working on a fix so congress , the senate and their staffers can keep their excellent health care and not have sign up for obamination healthcare. the reason...
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08-01-13, 07:23 PM
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never leave a man behind. semper fi
never leave a man behind. semper fi
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09-28-07, 02:44 PM
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ever notice how one thing will keep us from doing anything!!!!!
Just got to wonderin' , and started to notice how nothing seems to get done in this country lately. And while listening instead of talking I began to notice something. Americans seem to be to be...
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04-14-06, 03:03 PM
Thread: How elite are we?
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What makes a Marine elite?
Not sure about all the physical and mental atributes needed,but I know this:I am sixty years old and havn't fired a shot in anger in forty years. But, I would pick up a rifle and walk point with...
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04-07-06, 03:23 PM
Thread: immigration or invasion???
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immigration or invasion???
:flag: Just some thoughts from my ever active mind. I hear from Washington, that there is an immigration problem in this country. I beg to differ with our esteemed politicians. this is the first...
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07-22-05, 02:19 PM
Thread: social security questions
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social security questions
President Geo W . is in Atlanta today to sell his social security program. I am not a college graduate ,but I have been on the planet for a while. The idea is at least a start for those who will...
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01-31-05, 05:10 PM
Thread: Where do Marines really come from...?
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I became a marine because of the challange. I...
I became a marine because of the challange. I stay a marine because of the love of corp instilled in me as a result of seeing that challange through to the end. S F
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01-15-05, 12:26 PM
Thread: Looking for Any and All
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Parris Island November 66 to February 67...
Parris Island November 66 to February 67 Platoon 119
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12-10-04, 02:43 PM
Thread: Back from the Island
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Welcome to the club ,brother...
Welcome to the club ,brother...
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12-10-04, 02:41 PM
Thread: Semper Fi question.
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I make it a point to acknowledge another marine...
I make it a point to acknowledge another marine or a member of their family. Ooorah or Semper Fi is my way of stating we are members of the same fraternity. Of showing respect for the service of...
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11-13-04, 11:55 AM
Thread: trying to trace my roots.....
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trying to trace my roots.....
Confused in Marine Corp Geneology...
My active corp time was many decades ago('66-'72). At that time I just wanted to put in my time well, and get back to civilian life. Now that I am... -
03-05-04, 11:17 AM
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Why is it ok to bring up the war in Viet Nam , as...
Why is it ok to bring up the war in Viet Nam , as a way to show that John Kerry did the right thing when called upon. But, inappropriate to show the attack on 911, to remind us that President Bush...
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12-06-03, 01:55 PM
Thread: Witch Hunt or Valid Court-Martial Case?
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Why do we insist on fighting by a book that no...
Why do we insist on fighting by a book that no longer relates to the world we live in. This book went out with the British in India, if not before. What we grunts have never gotten the idea of, is...
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05-02-03, 11:28 AM
Thread: Do We Really Need The UN..............
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Poll: The U.N. isn't about people, it is about power....
The U.N. isn't about people, it is about power. Every time something need to get done in the world, the delegates start"what's in it for me>" To accomplish the smallest thing you have to buy a vote...
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04-17-03, 11:45 AM
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After living on the border for 12 years, I can...
After living on the border for 12 years, I can state that the people of the United States would not be the losers in this fight. I believe that NAFTA is a farce and that the jobs lost below the...
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03-29-03, 09:25 AM
Thread: Am I missing something
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Am I missing something
I have heard on the news that the humanitarian supplies we are shipping to Iraq will arrive with a label from your friends at the United Nations. Excuse me, are these the same people who said we are...
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03-26-03, 01:34 PM
Thread: too much too soon
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too much too soon
I am afraid that this real time reporting of the war, is going to have a negative effect on the support of our troops in the field. This is not a war that is going to be won by the new technological...
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03-26-03, 01:03 PM
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Didn't they try the short enlistment ploy during...
Didn't they try the short enlistment ploy during the War of Northern Agression. Seems that the enlistments were up just about the time they finished training, got armed and sent to the field.
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03-18-03, 11:46 AM
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Like most of America I wasn't 100%behind this...
Like most of America I wasn't 100%behind this call to war. I am of an age that needs to be convinced that we are right before we go to war. and this president has not convinced me that this was the...
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03-13-03, 11:44 AM
Thread: France, Which side are they on?
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As long as we stay in the U.N. we are stuck with...
As long as we stay in the U.N. we are stuck with these rules. They are rules that we helped write. The security council was set up afterWWII and we thought that France would be our friend against the...
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03-04-03, 09:50 AM
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War with North Korea would be quite different...
War with North Korea would be quite different this time. First thing South Korea really isn't too keen on us so I am not sure they would want us in their country. They are trying to unite with the...
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03-03-03, 01:42 PM
Thread: 'Mister Rogers' died
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If you watch television with your young child, he...
If you watch television with your young child, he gave you a safe place to go. God Bless
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02-26-03, 01:20 PM
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I am glad that I am not the only one that thinks...
I am glad that I am not the only one that thinks the Department of Homeland Security would be more aptly named the Government Giant Leap to infringing on the rights of the American People. I can't...
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02-18-03, 11:51 AM
Thread: Camp Geiger
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Camp Geiger
Lookin' for anyone who served with 2nd Radio Bat. stationed at wonderful camp Geiger, North Carolina from about January 67 till about November 69.
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02-07-03, 01:22 PM
Thread: Recruit or Unit
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Just some information. First the sarge was right...
Just some information. First the sarge was right about the idea of 1/2. If you are going to be a student be one all the way then become a marine and do that with your whole heart. If you are going to...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay