You are right. I would not care to be any force opposing ANY branch of our military. Despite the original post, oppose one of them, you'll oppose all of them!
Why The Branches Of The Military Can't Work Together
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You are right. I would not care to be any force opposing ANY branch of our military. Despite the original post, oppose one of them, you'll oppose all of them!
Old Seabee
US Veteran
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No good sea story ever started by I was sitting in a restaurant eating a salad . Old Seabee
No good sea story ever started by I was sitting in a restaurant eating a salad . Old Seabee
Old TexMex
Member
It was (and is) with great respect I regard the members of our armed forces, encountered firsthand in three "actions" in small funny countries (with salt water around them) in 42 years. As a Merchant Mariner my job was to deliver toilet paper. And do some other fun stuff with the locals.
Thanks for inviting me to the party.
Thanks for inviting me to the party.
Old Seabee
US Veteran
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I have heard that one of the men on Iwo Jima raising the flag was a Sea Bee
I have heard that one of the men on Iwo Jima raising the flag was a Sea Bee
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
I bet that was indeed epicBut not when within earshot, I'm guessing.
Some of my best service memories are of observing in stunned awe as a group of Navy Chiefs and Marine Gunnys spent an afternoon trying to out sea-story each other.
Epic. And unrepeatable in pretty much any civilian company.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
The Merchant Marine is the unsung branch of military service. My late Father in Law graduated from Kings Point and served in the Merchant Marine before going to law school. He instilled a love of the sea in all of his children (including my wife) as well as me (I started dating her when I was 19). He died way too soon.
UncaGrunny
US Veteran
"...I'm not really a Marine. I just borrowed the hat!"
"Don't do it, sir! It's a trap! There's TWO of 'em up here!"
He was actually a Hospital Corpsman, another Marine in my book.
OP
Straightshooter2
US Veteran
Pharmacists Mate 2nd John Henry "Jack" "Doc" Bradley. When he passed away in 1994, his son James knew so little about what his father did, he set out to interview the families of other members of the flag raising party. The result was the book Flags Of Our Fathers.
CW
pineappleshooter
US Veteran
Best Beavis and Butthead voice - "Haaa, Haaaa you said do do!"
The Army and Marines talk about 3 hots and cot - when you are at sea it is 4 meals a day and air conditioning!
The Army and Marines talk about 3 hots and cot - when you are at sea it is 4 meals a day and air conditioning!
pineappleshooter
US Veteran
You should see the Tug Boat Annies who worked the harbor tugs at Pearl!
UncaGrunny
US Veteran
Does Air Policing involve butterfly nets? Or just really fast hands? (I keed, I keed...)
