Jodie????

[JRtheSTAR]

I must be gitting old, I remember the term Jodie but I can't remember what it was used for. Does anyone remember?

[firstsgtmike]

If I remember right, it was popularized in the movie Battleground, with Van Johnson about the 442nd Niesie (Japanese American)
Army Regt.

"Jodie" was used to humanize the term "dogface" in the army marching chant which began-

I had a good home, but I left,
you're right.

Sound off, cadence count
one, two, three, four

And then it went on to chant stories about "jodie".


(They still looked like a pond of ducks bobbing for minnows when they marched.)

[Havelka]

I remember Jodie in our cadance like
Jodie was there when you left,your right
and so on.I think jodie was the girl back home..
:classic: :classic: :classic:

[MillRatUSMC]

Jodie, was the catchall name for the civilians back home trying or taking a Marine's or "Dogface's girl.
In some instances, Jodie had already taken his girl or she had written that serviceman a "Dear John" letter.
So you have "John" against "Jodie".
Jodie, is always looked on as 6'4" but in reality he might have been any height.
There wasn't much that "John" could about "Jodie" out in the Far East or in Europe.
So "Jodie" was the bad dude to "Poor John".
"Jodie" might still be alive today.
Especially with our commitments in the War against terrorism.

Semper Fidelis
Ricardo

[BigCat]

Yes...I remember Jodie...and do any of you remember what your girl friend was called while you were in boot camp??? C'mon...think about it.... Yes..that's right...good ol' Suzy Rottencrotch! LOL

Carmen

[JRtheSTAR]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. I thought about it the other day and it brothered me about not being able to remember what Jodie ment. But then again I don't remember much about last night but that could be due to being over served at my VFW post.

[Quinbo]

Jodie Jodie 6 foot 4
Jodie aint never been whooped before
I'm gonna take me a 96 then I'm gonna put Jodie in a helluva fix.

[hrscowboy]

aint no sense in going home..
jodies got your girl and gone...

[awbrown1462]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDQvY...eature=related
Battleground Jodie about the 82nd Airbourne
and FirstSgtMike Go ofr broke is about the 442 Niesie