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10-24-11, 01:07 PM
Jones5323

Do or Die

Where did this phrase originate?
10-24-11, 01:34 PM
03Mike

The Charge Of The Light Brigade

<CENTER>by Alfred, Lord Tennyson </CENTER>

<CENTER></CENTER><CENTER>Memorializing Events in the Battle of Balaclava, October 25, 1854
Written 1854
</CENTER>

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Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse & hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred! </CENTER>

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<CENTER>
Note: This poem, including punctuation, is reproduced from a scan of the poem written out by Tennyson in his own hand in 1864. The scan was made available online by the University of Virginia.
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10-24-11, 02:27 PM
advanced

At PI, every night during our last "On Line" prior to lights out we had to recite that at the top of our lungs.

Ours is not to reason why,
Ours is but to Do or Die,
Gung Ho, Gung Ho, Gung Ho

It becomes a part of you after awhile.
10-24-11, 05:31 PM
MOS4429

You mean it didn't originate from the phrase in "Full Metal Jacket" Semper fi, do or die!?
10-24-11, 07:15 PM
advanced

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOS4429

You mean it didn't originate from the phrase in "Full Metal Jacket" Semper fi, do or die!?

Actually the movie Full Metal Jacket was about us, we came before the movie. The movie depicted PI very well during my time, except we had 5 DI's instead of the 1 they showed. Also at Hue City they depicted the 2/5, Capt Kirk's outfit, not a frame on us the 1/5 north of the river.
10-25-11, 12:04 AM
doc h fmf

Quote:

Originally Posted by advanced

Actually the movie Full Metal Jacket was about us, we came before the movie. The movie depicted PI very well during my time, except we had 5 DI's instead of the 1 they showed. Also at Hue City they depicted the 2/5, Capt Kirk's outfit, not a frame on us the 1/5 north of the river.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INTERESTING INFO ON FULL METAL JACKET RUSS THAT MOVIE IS MY FAVORITE.

SEMPER FI MY BROTHER

STEPHEN DOC HANSEN HM3 FMF
10-25-11, 10:08 AM
MOS4429

Quote:

Originally Posted by advanced

Actually the movie Full Metal Jacket was about us, we came before the movie. The movie depicted PI very well during my time, except we had 5 DI's instead of the 1 they showed. Also at Hue City they depicted the 2/5, Capt Kirk's outfit, not a frame on us the 1/5 north of the river.

Thanks for the clarification. My comment was a bit tongue in cheek.
10-25-11, 10:23 AM
MOS4429

That said, "Semper fi, do or die," is a direct quote from the movie, but I realize the writers did not invent the quote.
10-25-11, 10:50 AM
advanced

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOS4429

Thanks for the clarification. My comment was a bit tongue in cheek.

I understand your "tongue in cheek", but it was an every night thing for us with full passion and motivation, if you went to PI you know what I mean.
10-25-11, 01:15 PM
jp2usmc

Hey 03Mike, that was cool!

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 03Mike

The Charge Of The Light Brigade
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Memorializing Events in the Battle of Balaclava, October 25, 1854
Written 1854

Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse & hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!

Note: This poem, including punctuation, is reproduced from a scan of the poem written out by Tennyson in his own hand in 1864. The scan was made available online by the University of Virginia.