Shore duty ........as described by Seajay

[mick]

An old Sailor and an old Marine were sitting at the VFW arguing about who'd had the tougher career.

"I did 30 years in the Corps," the Marine declared proudly, "and fought in three of my country's wars. Fresh out of boot camp I hit the beach at Okinawa, clawed my way up the blood-soaked sand, and eventually took out an entire enemy machine gun nest with a single grenade.

"As a sergeant, I fought in Korea alongside General MacArthur. We pushed back the enemy inch by bloody inch all the way up to the Chinese border, always under a barrage of artillery and small arms fire.

"Finally, as a gunny sergeant, I did three consecutive combat tours in Vietnam. We humped through the mud and razorgrass for 14 hours a day, plagued by rain and mosquitoes, ducking under sniper fire all day and mortar fire all night. In a firefight, we'd fire until our arms ached and our guns were empty, then we'd charge the enemy with bayonets!"














"Ah," said the Sailor with a dismissive wave of his hand. "All shore duty, huh?"

[mick]

Marines are called jarheads .

I just googled "squids" and found that the marine animal is known as the "ice cream cone of the sea", because it is a favorite food for many other species.


Marines? I suggest you call them "Sir"


Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

[Midniteoyl]

[Wayne M]

Snicker, snicker!

[Seajay]

Oh Lord,,,,,, mick the Marine has learned to ''read''............
God bless Our Navy's ''Little Marine Corps'' and keep them safe, watch over them like little children lost in the big woods and see them safe back in the Mighty Folds of My Navy's Powerful arms for their protection and safety.... Amen..... (ping)

Thank a vet for your freedom..... All gave some ....Some gave all.....(think about that)