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Bob Maar
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posted 11-21-2003 06:57 AM
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Boot camp, Duluth, Minnesota, February, 0600, -6°.
The Sergeant bellows "Outta those bunks! Birthday suit inspection! I want your ass to fall in outside, NOW! Buck nekkid! Stand close enough to make the man in front of you smile! MOVE, YOUR ASS - NOW!
The barracks quickly empty, the men fall in and shiver at
attention. The Sergeant hollers "LOOSEN RANKS!"
The ranks separate a bit.
The Captain approaches, carrying a swagger stick.With the stick,
he swats one of the men across the chest."Did that hurt, Mister?"
the Captain demands.
"No, SIR!" the recruit shouts.
"Why not?" barks the Captain.
"Because I'm a U.S. Marine, SIR!"
The Captain nods, and moves on down the front rank a bit.He
whacks another man across the butt."Did that hurt, Mister?"
"No, SIR!"
"Why not?"
"Because I'm a U.S. Marine, SIR!"
Satisfied,the Captain continues on down the rank.He notices that
one of the men is sporting a huge erection,and brings his stick
down sharply on the proffered target."Did that hurt, Mister?"
"No, SIR!"
"Why not?"
"Because it belongs to the fellow behind me,SIR!" ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Bob Maar
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posted 02-05-2004 07:29 AM
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Dedicated to the Patriot, the soldier, and especially to those who have spit upon the graves of MY FRIENDS who have died in this war. May God have mercy on your souls.
THE AMERICAN DREAM
Through all the fires,
Through all the pain,
The Marines stand tall,
To fight once again.
Always on call,
The Presidents own.
Always fighting,
To protect our home.
My life for our freedom,
My freedom to you,
These are gifts that we give,
For the Red White and Blue.
We die for you,
We die for them,
We do not complain,
About where or when.
For this is our job,
To fight around the world
And give the gift of our freedom
To every boy and every girl.
And yes peaceful solutions,
Can not always be found,
To free a trapped people,
From the terror around.
So we fought in this war,
With resolve in our hearts,
To help Iraq's people
Have a new and free start.
So speak of your "Peace,"
And how war is so wrong,
But shut your face when we're called
To give out the freedom we've won.
For you did not fight,
And you did not bleed.
And you did not die,
For the American dream.
May 3rd, 2003
Sergeant Aaron M. Gilbert
United States Marine Corps
Operation Iraqi Freedom
© 2003 Aaron M. Gilbert
I, Aaron M. Gilbert, authorize others to make copies and distribute these works freely, and that no money can be made from the sale or distribution of these works without the Authors expressed written consent.
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Bob Maar
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posted 02-08-2005 09:41 AM
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A Marine as seen by...
Himself:
A handsome, buff, highly trained professional killer and female idol who carries a finely honed K-Bar, wears a crisp 8-point cammie cover and is always on time due to the absolute reliability of his Seiko digital watch.
His Wife:
A stinking,gross,foul mouthed lovable bum who arrives back at home every few months with a seabag full of dirty utilities, a huge Seiko watch,an oversized knife,a filthy hat and hornier then hell.
Headquarters Marine Corps:
A drunken, brawling,HMMWV-stealing, woman-corrupting "cumshaw artist" who wears a Seiko watch,an unauthorized K-Bar and a squared-away cover.
His Commanding Officer:
A fine specimen of a drunken, brawling,HMMWV-stealing,woman-
corrupting bullshitter with an incredibly accurate Seiko watch, a finely honed razor sharp K-Bar and a salty cammie cover.
What others have said:
Congress:
Marines are overpaid,overrated tax burdens who are indispensable
since they volunteer to go anywhere at any time and kill whoever
they're told to kill,as long as they can drink, brawl,steal HMMWVs,corrupt women and sing dirty songs while wearing cammies,oversized knives,Seiko Watches and really screwed-up 8-point covers that don't look like the Army's.
Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States:
"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they've ever made a difference in the world.Marines don't have that problem."
General Douglas MacArthur, US Army:
". . . these Marines have the swagger, confidence and hardness that must have been in Stonewall Jackson's Army of th e Shenandoah. They remind me of the Coldstream Guards at Dunkirk."
Admiral Chester Nimitz,US Navy, on the Marine Corps' battle for Iwo Jima:"Uncommon valor was a common virtue"
General Douglas MacArthur, US Army:
"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front. There is not a finer fighting organization in the world!"
LtCol T R Fehrenbach, USA, in "This Kind of War":
"The man who will go where his colors go without asking, who will fight a phantom foe in a jungle or a mountain range,and who will suffer and die in the midst of incredible hardship, without complaint. He is the stuff of which legends are made...Today he is called United States Marine."
An Anonymous Canadian Citizen:
"Marines are about the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever witnessed making themselves up to look like insane fanatics,worshipping their Commandant as if he was a god,and making weird animal noises like a band of savages.They'll fight like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little action and are the cockiest SOBs I've ever known.Most have the foulest mouths,but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and,generally speaking,of the United States Marines with whom I've come in contact,are the most professional warriors and the finest men I've had the pleasure to meet."
General John J "Black Jack" Pershing, US Army:
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!"
General Mark Clark, US Army:
"The more Marines I have around the better I like it!"
General Johnson, US Army:
"I can never again see a United States Marine without experiencing a feeling of reverence."
A Marine Drill Instructor at Parris Island:
"Did you come here just to spoil my beloved Corps, maggot?"
A boot camp weapons coach:
"To a Marine, happiness is a belt-fed weapon."
LtCol Oliver North, USMC (ret):
"The only people I like beside my wife and kids are Marines."
Eleanor Roosevelt - 1945:
"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group I have ever seen.Thank God for the United States Marine Corps."
Semper Fidelis!!!
Woman Marine,
Kathy
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Bob Maar
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posted 02-11-2005 02:09 PM
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THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE MARINES
(A story of Creation):
In the beginning was the word, and the word was God.In the beginning was God, and all else was darkness and void,and without form. so God created the heavens and the Earth.He created the sun, and the moon, and the stars, so that light might pierce the darkness.The Earth,God divided between the land and the sea,and filled with many assorted creatures.
And the dark, salty, slimy creatures that inhabited the murky depths of the oceans, God called sailors.And he dressed them accordingly. They had little trousers that looked like bells at the bottom.And their shirts had cute little flaps on them to hide the hickeys on their necks.He also gave them long sideburns and shabby looking beards.God nicknamed them "squids" and banished them to a lifetime at sea,so that normal folks would not have to associate with them.To further identify these unloved creatures,he called them "petty" and "commodore", instead of titles worthy of red-blooded men.
And the flaky creatures of the land, God called soldiers.And with a twinkle in his eye,and a sense of humor that only he could have,God made their trousers too short and their covers too large.He also made their pockets oversized,so that they might warm their hands.And to adorn their uniforms, God gave them badges in quantities that only a dime store owner could appreciate.And he gave them emblems and crests...and all sorts of shiny thing that glittered...and devices that dangled.(When you're God you tend to get carried away).
On the 6th day, he thought about creating some air creatures for which he designed a Greyhound bus driver's uniform, especially for Air Farce flyboys.But he discarded the idea during the first week,and it was not until years later that some apostles resurrected this theme and established what we now know as the "wild blue yonder wonders."
On the 7th day, as you know, God rested. But on the 8th day, at 0730,God looked down upon the Earth and was not happy.God was not happy! So he thought about his labors,and in his divine wisdom God created a divine creature.And he called this creature a Marine. And these Marines,whom God had created in his own image, were to be of the air, and of the land, and of the sea. And these he gave many wonderful uniforms. Some were green, some were blue with red trim. And in the early days, some were even a beautiful tan. He gave them practical fighting uniforms,so that they could wage war against the forces of Satan and evil.He gave them service uniforms for their daily work and training.And he gave them evening and dress uniforms...sharp and stylish, handsome things,so that they might promenade with their ladies on Saturday night and impress everybody!He even gave them swords,so that people who were not impressed,could be dealt with accordingly.
And at the end of the 8th day, God looked down upon the Earth and saw that it was good. But was God happy? NO! God was still not happy! Because in the course of his labors, he had forgotten one thing. He did not have a Marine uniform for himself. But he thought about it, and thought about it, and finally satisfied in knowing that, well...not everybody can be a MARINE.
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Bob Maar
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posted 03-26-2005 03:53 PM
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The Korean War, in which the Marine Corps fought and won some of its most brutal battles, was not without its gallows humor. During one such conflict a ROK (Republic of Korea) commander, whose unit was fighting along with the Marines, called legendary Marine Chesty Puller to report a major Chinese attack in his sector. "How many Chinese are attacking you?" asked Puller.
"Many, many Chinese!" replied the excited Korean officer. Puller asked for another count and got the same answer "Many, many Chinese!"
"X*#dammit!" swore Puller, "Put my Marine liaison officer on the radio."
In a minute, an American voice came over the air: "Yes sir?"
"Lieutenant," growled Chesty, "exactly how many Chinese you got up there?"
"Colonel, we got a whole shitload of Chinese up here!"
"Thank God," exclaimed Puller, "At least there's someone up there who knows how to count!"
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Bob Maar
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posted 03-30-2005 12:37 PM
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Tale of Six Boys
This is a powerful message well worth reading!!!
Each year I am hired to go to Washington, DC, with the eighth grade class from Clinton, WI. where I grew up, to videotape their trip. I greatly enjoy visiting our nation's capitol, and each year I take some special memories back with me. This fall's trip was especially memorable.
On the last night of our trip, we stopped at the Iwo Jima memorial. This memorial is the largest bronze statue in the world and depicts one of the most famous photographs in history -- that of the six brave soldiers raising the American Flag at the top of a rocky hill on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, during WW II.
Over one hundred students and chaperones piled off the buses and headed towards the memorial. I noticed a solitary figure at the
base of the statue, and as I got closer he asked,
"Where are you guys from?"
I told him that we were from Wisconsin. "Hey, I'm a cheese head, too! Come gather around, Cheese heads, and I will tell you a story."
(James Bradley just happened to be in Washington, DC, to speak at the memorial the following day. He was there that night to say good night to his dad, who has since passed away. He was just about to leave when he saw the buses pull up. I videotaped him as he spoke to us, and received his permission to share what he said from my videotape. It is one thing to tour the incredible monuments filled with history in Washington, D.C., but it is quite another to get the kind of insight we received that night).
When all had gathered around, he reverently began to speak. (Here are his words that night).
"My name is James Bradley and I'm from Antigo, Wisconsin. My dad is on that statue, and I just wrote a book called "Flags of Our Fathers" which is #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list right now. It is the story of the six boys you see behind me.
"Six boys raised the flag. The first guy putting the pole in the ground is Harlon Block. Harlon was an all-state football player. He enlisted in the Marine Corps with all the senior members of his football team. They were off to play another type of game. A game called "War." But it didn't turn out to be a game.
Harlon, at the age of 21, died with his intestines in his hands. I don't say that to gross you out, I say that because there are generals who stand in front of this statue and talk about the glory of war. You guys need to know that most of the boys in Iwo Jima were 17, 18, and 19 years old.
(He pointed to the statue) "You see this next guy? That's Rene Gagnon from New Hampshire. If you took Rene's helmet off at the moment this photo was taken and looked in the webbing of that helmet, you would find a photograph. ...a photograph of his girlfriend. Rene put that in there for protection because he was scared. He was 18 years old. Boys won the battle of Iwo Jima. Boys. Not old men.
"The next guy here, the third guy in this tableau, was Sergeant Mike Strank. Mike is my hero. He was the hero of all these guys. They called him the "old man" because he was so old. He was already 24. When Mike would motivate his boys in training camp, he didn't say, 'Let's go kill some Japanese' or 'Let's die for our country.' He knew he was talking to little boys. Instead he would say, 'You do what I say, and I'll get you home to your mothers.'
"The last guy on this side of the statue is Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian from Arizona.
Ira Hayes walked off Iwo Jima. He went into the White House with my dad. President Truman told him, 'You're a hero.' He told reporters, 'How can I feel like ahero when 250 of my buddies hit the island with me and only 27 of us walked off alive?' So you take your class at school, 250 of you spending a year together having fun, doing everything together. Then all 250 of you hit the beach, but only 27 of your classmates walk offalive.> That was Ira Hayes. He had images of horror in his mind. Ira Hayes died dead drunk, face down at the age of 32. ...ten years after this picture was taken.
"The next guy, going around the statue, is Franklin Sousley from Hilltop,
Kentucky. A fun-lovin' hillbilly boy. Franklin died on Iwo Jima at the age of 19. When the telegram came to tell his mother that he was dead, it went to the Hilltop General Store. A barefoot boy ran that telegram up to his mother's farm. The neighbors could hear her scream all night and into the morning. The neighbors lived a quarter of a mile away.
"The next guy, as we continue to go around the statue, is my dad, John Bradley from Antigo, Wisconsin, where I was raised. My dad lived until 1994, but he would never give interviews. When Walter Cronkite producers, or the New York Times would call, we were trained as little kids to say, 'No, I'm sorry, sir, my dad's not here. He is in Canada fishing. No, there is no phone there, sir. No, we don't know when he is coming back.' My dad never fished or even went to Canada. Usually, he was sitting there right at the table eating his Campbell's soup. But we had to tell the press that he was out fishing. He didn't want to talk to the press.
"You see, my dad didn't see himself as a hero. Everyone thinks these guys are heroes, 'cause they are in a photo and on a monument. My dad knew better. He was a medic. John Bradley from Wisconsin was a caregiver. In Iwo Jima he probably held over 200 boys as they died. And when boys died in Iwo Jima, they writhed and screamed in pain.
"When I was a little boy, my third grade teacher told me that my dad was a hero. When I went home and told my dad that, he looked at me and said, 'I want you always to remember that the heroes of Iwo Jima are the guys who did not come back. Did NOT come back.'
"So that's the story about six nice young boys. Three died on Iwo Jima, and three came back as national heroes. Overall, 7,000 boys died on Iwo Jima in the worst battle in the history of the Marine Corps. My voice is giving out, so I will end here. Thank you for your time."
Suddenly, the monument wasn't just a big old piece of metal with a flag sticking out of the top. It came to life before our eyes with the heartfelt words of a son who did indeed have a father who was a hero. Maybe not a hero for the reasons most people would believe, but a hero nonetheless.
We need to remember that God created this vast and glorious world for us to live in, freely, but also at great sacrifice. Let us never forget from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War and all the wars in-between that sacrifice was made for our freedom. Remember to pray praises for this great country of ours and also pray for those still in murderous unrest around the world. STOP and THANK GOD for being alive and being free at someone else's sacrifice.
REMINDER: Everyday you wake up free, IS a great day.
Semper Fi.
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Bob Maar
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posted 05-05-2005 04:30 PM
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Commandant of the Marine corps
I just received a copy of the toast supposedly made by General Louis Wilson,Congressional Medal of Honor winner and former Commandant of the Marine Corps at the Marine Corps Birthday celebration a few years ago.
I thought you all would appreciate the sentiment in it.Booty, your son the former Marine,would understand this and perhaps could use it in one of his sermons on "Love". Semper Fidelis!
TO LOVE:
"THE WONDERFUL LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL MAID,
THE LOVE OF A STAUNCH, TRUE MAN,
THE LOVE OF A BABY, UNAFRAID,
HAVE EXISTED SINCE TIME BEGAN.
BUT THE GREATEST OF LOVES,
THE QUINTESSENCE OF LOVES,
EVEN GREATER THAN THAT OF A MOTHER,
IS THE TENDER, PASSIONATE, INFINITE LOVE, OF ONE DRUNKEN MARINE FOR ANOTHER."
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Bob Maar
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posted 11-03-2005 07:18 PM
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Marines are always taught
1) Keep your priorities in order and
2) Know when to act without hesitation.
A US MARINE was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day he shocked the class when he came in, looked to the ceiling, and flatly stated, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.
Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm still waiting."
It got down to the last couple of minutes when the MARINE got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The MARINE went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.
The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the MARINE and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"
The MARINE calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid shit and act like an asshole. So He sent me."
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