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Thursday, November 10. 2011

236 Years and Still Going Strong

 The Mameluke Sword


Here's the link to GoDaddy.com's video tribute to the USMC on its 236th birthday. GoDaddy's founder served as a Lance Corporal and, like all of us, is always a Marine.

Posted by Bruce Kesler at 10:04 | Comments (13) | Trackbacks (0)

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Victor Davis Hanson on Memorial Day on National Review Online
May 24, 2002 12:55 p.m. A Ring A Memorial Day tale about a few very good men.

old.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson052402.asp

One of the best things you'll ever read.
#1 buddy larsen on 2011-11-10 10:31 (Reply)
linking snafu, try this:

http://old.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson052402.asp
#1.1 buddy larsen on 2011-11-10 10:36 (Reply)
Thanks Buddy...
#1.1.1 The Official Site Curmudgeon (aka Captain Tom) on 2011-11-10 10:49 (Reply)
Thank you for your service, Bruce!
#2 mudbug on 2011-11-10 10:41 (Reply)
Semper Fi my friend.
#3 The Official Site Curmudgeon (aka Captain Tom) on 2011-11-10 10:44 (Reply)
I only hope we deserve those good guys and gals.
#4 BD on 2011-11-10 11:03 (Reply)
Amen that. And, you're mighty welcome, Official Curmudgeon.
#4.1 buddy larsen on 2011-11-10 11:38 (Reply)
Thanks so much for serving. I can't express my admiration for all that the Marines have done for us.

May God bless all who do their duty.
#5 Dangerous Dean on 2011-11-10 12:36 (Reply)
Happy Birthday, Marines of all stripes and ages. I just anchored a cake ceremony as the oldest Marine present in my smallish Pentagon organization. The youngest Marine present was not even born when I retired. Groan.

Semper Fi

TC
#6 Leatherneck on 2011-11-10 13:45 (Reply)
Haven't been the oldest Marine yet - I'm getting close though. :>)

Semper Fi.
#6.1 Tom Francis on 2011-11-10 17:17 (Reply)
For all intents and purposes GoDaddy stole my domain, being founded by a former Marine can never excuse that.
#7 Alan Kellogg (Link) on 2011-11-10 17:31 (Reply)
Sir, Marines tell me that 'there's no such thing
as a former Marine'.
#7.1 buddy larsen on 2011-11-11 10:08 (Reply)
Happy 236 Birthday, dear Bruce. By the way, there's a discussion about the meaning of the mameluke sword over on Neptunus Lex. I asked the commenters to explain the meaning and importance of the mameluke sword and everyone joined in. Great story.

As far as "former" Marines go, buddy, they may eventually reach retirement, but they stay Marines forever, and continue to scare the hell out of the bad guys.

Marianne
#8 Marianne Matthews on 2011-11-11 11:59 (Reply)

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