I am a Marine,
Born in 1775.
Through two centuries, I’ve fought the best;
And through two centuries, survived.
I’ve fought the British twice,
And two times I have won.
Because of me, there was a setting of the Empire’s sun.
I am a Marine.
And I’ve fought in many nations,
From Mexico’s Chapultepec, to China’s American Legation.
I was the Devil Dog, at bloody Belleau Wood.
My mastiff and I discerned between dog and man,
But the Germans never could.
I froze at Chosin Reservoir,
And burned in the Pacific sun;
Always, I was the first to fight
And last to leave when done.
I stood my ground at Khe Sanh,
Though afraid, I did not run;
Amazing – the miracles that can happen,
When Marines get behind a gun.
I have fought in every clime and place,
Whether cold or warm;
From balmy third-world nations to dusty desert storms.
With every Marine who goes beyond,
A little piece of me ends,
And with every boy who grows up green my life begins again.
I have fought here for people I love,
fought here and on foreign shores,
Fought every type of action and every type of war.
If my country calls on me, I will fight again,
For I am a Marine, and my duty never ends.
We say we’re always faithful,
And that always has been true.
And here’s a truth that some forget,
It always will be, too.
For when you say you are a Marine,
you’re saying more than most,
And when you say you are a Marine,
make sure it is not a boast.
For when you say you are a Marine,
you stand on those gone before.
It’s because of them and up to us,
that there’s honor in the Corps.
Yes, I am a Marine and that really says much more –
I am a Marine, I am timeless, I am the Corps.
Semper Fi
~Author unknown
>Like who wrote this said,
brothers to the end, and
honored to bear the pride
and burden to be a Marine
who has never forget.
Semper Fidelis