Happy 236th Birthday Marine Corps

Semper Fi ... Do or Die

i was an avionics tech in the marines from 85-89. was deployed on the USS Kennedy when we shot down 2 mig jets from Libya.Gulf of Sidra incident (1989). i was one of the techs that worked on the cameras that took the video of the shoot down. my 15 minutes of fame i guess or a little more. Gulf of Sidra incident, 1989. Happy Birthday!!!

I had an old blue chevy pickup onetime...it had the ubiquitous round red marine corp sticker in the back window when I got it...I left it there because marines are alright I guess...

For the first couple of years it was weird...when driving this truck all these guys would pull up beside be everywhere in the city on the highway and they would blast their horns and clench their fists and wave and always with a big grin on their faces...I thought what in the hell is going on??? Then one day this old codger in like a cadillac came up on my bumper real fast on the highway...he started blaring his horn and flashing his lights and as he passed I swear I think he was trying to high five me...then I notice that little red round sticker sticker on his back window and his marine corp tag and marine corp tag frame and then it dawned on me...

All of these crazy son of a bucks for last few years are doing all of this because of that sticker!!! I just thought I was cool or something...glad I never got stopped by a squid...

LOL

OoRah USMC 67-70 and now my son is a Marine 3rd generation.
Marines is not a branch of the service it is a state of mind!

My much younger cousin is in the corp, the 11th expeditionary unit I believe. He loves it.!!!

My son loves it too but just out of boot camp and combat training they're gung-ho, that'll change!
At least he's got a job and now a future.