Happy Birthday Marines

1stSgt USMC · Post by **1stSgt USMC** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 7:36 pm

"That two battalions of Marines be raised consisting of one colonel, two lieutenant colonels, two majors and officers as usual in other regiments, that they consist of an equal number of privates with other battalions; that particular care be taken that no person be appointed to office or enlisted into said battalions, but such as are good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea."

(Resolution of the Continental Congress, 10 November 1775.)

"Goddam it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!"

(Captain Henry P. "Jim" Crowe, USMC, Guadalcanal, 13 January 1943.)

"Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning."

(Colonel David M. Shoup, USMC, Tarawa, 21 November 1943.)

"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years."

(James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 February 1945.)

"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."

(Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, 16 March 1945.)

I wanted to share with all of you a little History and some great quotes about your Corps. Gentlemen I love your game, your board is tremendous, you are truly the elite of wargaming. Mr Wilder if you ever make it out to the Desert in South California contact me.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES
Semper Fidelis
1stSgt Curt Gustafson
Company B 1st Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division

Pack Rat · Post by **Pack Rat** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 8:00 pm

In our family this weekend will go something like this, celebrate Marine birthday, remember our Vets and their families, celebrate wifes daughters birthday, who was one of the Marines in our family. For daughter it used to be a weekend of party party party, still kind of is

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Good hunting,
Pack Rat

Warhorse · Post by **Warhorse** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 8:37 pm

Semper Fi, Marine!!! Ooooh-Raaaahhh!!

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Mike Amos
Meine Ehre Heisst Treue

mogami · Post by **mogami** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 9:10 pm

"God bless Chesty Puller"!!
Sgt USMC 1973-1977 10th,11th &12th Marine Regts

Happy birthday to the Corps!!

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I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a differant direction!

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Tankhead · Post by **Tankhead** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 9:56 pm

Happy Birthday to all Marine Corps all over the world.

Tankhead

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Coordinator: Tankhead's SPWAW Resources
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Huffy · Post by **Huffy** » Sat Nov 11, 2000 4:03 am

Happy birthday to the marine corps...improvise , adapt, overcome...with honor and bravery.
Huffy

GrinningDwarf · Post by **GrinningDwarf** » Sat Nov 11, 2000 4:31 am

Would you guys just want candles on yer b-day cake, or would you rather light off some 5.56 tracers?

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Sat Nov 11, 2000 4:57 am

FIrst Sergeant! I know you don't salute non-coms, but on this occasion, you and your fellow leathernecks receive a salute from my heart, and the deepest gratitude from my family for what you have done for us.

You and so many like you have given me something very special...freedom! This, of course, might be argued by some, but the issue here is the courage of our fighting men of all ages and in all situations.

On the anniversary of "The Corps," I feel very proud to count among my closest friends, Gyrenes of all ages.

THANK YOU!

And you had best believe you will be getting an advisory if and when I get out your way!
I would be honored to meet you!

"Present Arms!"

Semper Fi!

Wild Bill

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In Arduis Fidelis
Wild Bill Wilder
Coordinator, Scenario Design
Matrix Games

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Sat Nov 11, 2000 6:56 am

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, US MARINE CORPS!

FAP

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Webmaster - The ARMOR Site!

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sat Nov 11, 2000 9:34 am

From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of
Tripoli...to the Devil Dogs of WWI, to the Defenders of Wake and the Battling Bastards of Bataan. To the the Marines fighting in the rotting jungles of Guadalcanal and the coral atoll of Tarawa; to the Marines crawling up the black sands of Iwo, and the rocky crags of Okinawa; from the frozen hell of the Chosen to the steaming jungles of Nam and the hell of Khe Sahn. To the Marines who died in Lebanon and the Marines in the Gulf, I salute all my past brothers and present, and future brothers and sisters who wear the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, you are truly America's Force in Readiness! Happy Birthday UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
Semper Fidelis
Randy

Elvis · Post by **Elvis** » Sat Nov 11, 2000 11:23 am

Happy Birthday Marines!!!!

"Marines are about the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever witnessed. They treat their service as if it were some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, making themselves up to look like insane fanatics with haircuts to ungentlemanly lengths, worshipping their Commandant almost as if he were 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 sons of bitches I have ever known. Most have the foulest mouths and drink well beyond man's normal limits, but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generally speaking, the United States Marines I've come in contact with are the most professional soldiers and the finest men I have ever had the pleasure to meet."
-- An anonymous Canadian citizen

"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!"
-- General Pershing, US Army

"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. LORD, how they could fight!"
-- Major General Frank Lowe, US Army

Semper Fi,
Chris S.

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former Sergeant, USMC 1989-98 (1/9, 2/8, 2nd Reconaissance Bn, 2nd LAR)
sooperduk@hotmail.com

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