IKE
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- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
Thanks for your service........Happy 247th birthday.
Marine Corp birthday.
- Thread starter IKE
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Pecos
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- Location
- Washington State
Happy Birthday from a retired Navy Officer.
JimBob1952
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Semper Fi!
Been There
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- Location
- Florida
OOH-RAH
Love the Corps.
Love the Corps.
RadishRose
Forever in Our Hearts
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Been There
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- Location
- Florida
While growing up, I used to watch the commercials on TV about "The few, the proud, the Marines." It kind of indoctrinated me into thinking maybe that was my calling. So, I set my sights on going to the Naval Academy and maybe being accepted and someday becoming an Officer in the Marines. I wrote through my Congress representative when I was in tenth grade and asked him for advice. He wrote back and told me that I needed to study hard and get the highest GPA grade possible and also to be a good citizen. He wrote, "Don't even get a speeding ticket." That all sank deep into my mind, along with the commercial. I took his advice and I made it . I stayed in for 30 years. I always felt that I was contributing something to my country, the Corpse or myself. This, all because of a TV commercial.