Semper Fi
“The eagle born to those who pledge their lives in honor.
Smiled upon by god,
Freed from chains and iron collar.
It held aloft on unity,
By history revered.
For preserving peace through strength his wings now reach across 200 years.
And for each of those and one year more,
God has smiled upon the corp.
From Barbary costs to eastern sand
By sword or gun or by bare hand.
So it has been and shall be weighed.
Though many are born,
Few are made.
And faithful always we shall remain.
We are dogs,
To loose when war is raged.”
Marines.
Forged in fires lit on the battlefield of New Providence,
And fueled by the blood spilt in every war zone since.
Always faithful,
Always ready.
Each a rifleman with enough tenacity to make one man feel like a hundred.
Every Marine,
Hallowed in the ways of our traditions.
Clean bodies,
Filthy minds,
The highest of morale
And the lowest of morals of all animals.
And yes we are,
Animals.
Devil Dogs,
Leathernecks.
Through valleys of death we fear no evil,
For we are the baddest mother fuckers in the valley.
We are the shadow of death.
Raised with two battalions,
Beneath the cracking roof of Tun Tavern,
We swore to give victory when defeat wasn’t an option.
With the courage to endure just a moment more.
Never retreat,
And never surrender.
No matter how great the threat…
I will hold.
The greatest words you can hear,
If you ever find yourself on hells door.
Behind a Marine,
Who will put a smile on his face,
A blade on his rifle,
And his body between you and our enemy.
I will hold.
For I am the deadliest weapon in the world.
No better friend,
And no worse enemy.
I am the darkness that makes the devil stay in hell,
And the light that comes in peace,
Pleading with absolute honesty;
“If you fuck with me, I will kill you all.”
For we are the last to leave,
And the first to go.
We leave no man behind.
That,
Is a tradition more sacred than life.
If we die,
We will take a thousand with us.
And if you should be so graced to look upon the scenes of heaven,
You will find the streets are guarded by
United States Marines.
Honor before Glory.
Death before Dishonor.
For God and Country I will end your life.
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In or out of uniform, every Marine knows that nothing beats a good cigar.
Semper Fi Mother Fucker!
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When your command starts getting stupid over this corona shit, remember that it could be worse. This is me editing photos in HELMAND, Afghanistan circa 2008. Yeah buddy. Semper Fi, mother fuckers. #marines #deployed #afghanistan #oef #corona #covid_19 #gasmask #mask #rifles #photographer #war #photoshop #helmandprovince https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FUaS7g6KY/?igshid=cve5z7qht4uu
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