Happy Birthday
 

Happy birthday to all my fellow forum Devil Dogs!

250 years today of keeping the wolf away from the door!

Semper Fi….

Dan

...... Oorah - U.S.M.C. .... 250-years!
 

http://www.governor.nh.gov/news/gove...s-marine-corps ..... four photos

No military service for me, just like you-know-who, I received a low 300's lottery number in the Wednesday, July 1, 1970, Vietnam draft lottery.

If not for that lucky break, I wanted to be a Pfc. in the USMC, just like Pfc. Gomer Pyle ... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle ... a point man on a squad of 13, all crawling through that hot, humid, deadly Vietnam jungle while clutching a M14 ... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/M14_rifle ....waiting and listening for Charlie .... www.awm.gov.au/collection/C176721 .... to show up...... Oorah-U.S.M.C.! ..... :patriot:

Bugles Across America ..... http://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/ar...y-buglers.html ..... is always beautiful haunting listen to bugle taps.

Happy Birthday and Thanks...
 

The entire U. S. Navy thanks you for opening
and closing the gates!

:look:

We had a Veterans Day ceremony at school yesterday, and the Marines recruiter who has worked with many of my students (I have three seniors who have completed MEPS already) was the guest speaker.

There were two parts of his speech I liked best: 1. To appreciate the "silence" provided by the armed forces of America—many areas of the world aren't so fortunate. 2. "Service" is a word we don't use as often as we should, along with a challenge for the students to find their way to it, whether through the military, police, firefighting, teaching, healthcare, etc. or volunteerism in the community.


Happy Veterans Day to all that served.

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May God Bless all of the US military veterans who have provided all of us the freedoms that we enjoy today.

No matter what their MOS was/is - all are important contributions to our country, our freedoms, and our society.

God Bless them all. And hey, give them a thanks when you can.

Let us not forget !

Valley Forge
Gettysburg
Normandy
Inchon
Khe Sanh
Iraq (2)
Afghanistan

Those such as Audie Murphy charged towards an enemy machine gun nest.
Others - at different times - jumped on top of an enemy grenade to save the lives of their comrades.

"World War II (WWII): The condition was referred to as "combat fatigue" or "psychiatric collapse". Nearly 1.4 million U.S. men were treated for combat fatigue during the war, and the condition was responsible for 40% of all discharges."
Source: Google

The US Marine who never took credit for raising the flag on Iwo Jima is Corporal Harold Keller. He kept all to himself. Got a job after WWII at the Post Office. Never told his story about his actions on Iwo Jima.

Another veteran who became a quiet hero.

There are many quiet heroes all around us today. Maybe a few reading here could thank a veteran the next time that they encounter one !