IKE
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The first foreign battle the united States fought was with the Muslims of Tripoli who were attacking American merchant ships and stealing their cargo and enslaving or ransoming their crews. The Marines were formed to defeat them which they did and this was immortalized in the first line of the Marines Hymm - From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli. And, the United States has spent trillions of dollars fighting Muslims ever since over their ideology to conquer the world and bring it under Islamic law.. I wonder how veterans feel about the slow Muslim infiltration and take over of the U.S?Happy birthday to the U.S. Army and thank you to all that have served.
Religious wars are never going to end cause it's not really religion.The first foreign battle the united States fought was with the Muslims of Tripoli who were attacking American merchant ships and stealing their cargo and enslaving or ransoming their crews. The Marines were formed to defeat them which they did and this was immortalized in the first line of the Marines Hymm - From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli. And, the United States has spent trillions of dollars fighting Muslims ever since over their ideology to conquer the world and bring it under Islamic law.. I wonder how veterans feel about their slow infiltration and take over of the U.S?
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Marines-Hymn/
When I was in Vietnam aboard an Army LCU that was carrying PX goods to a base in Can Tho, we would stop in Nha Be and visit a Navy maintenance ship(I forget the designated). We would barter some of the beer we were hauling for stuff like fuel filters and diesel injectors.US Navy salute to our comrades in arms. You're buying your own beer though![]()
Yep, good old Cumshaw, keeping the US military operating smoothly since (well before) 1776. It was amazing how much five gallons of ice cream could get you on the trading market in a hot country.When I was in Vietnam aboard an Army LCU that was carrying PX goods to a base in Can Tho, we would stop in Nha Be and visit a Navy maintenance ship(I forget the designated). We would barter some of the beer we were hauling for stuff like fuel filters and diesel injectors.