To all United States Marines I have a simple question. I am a wannabe Marine and have nothing to truly add to this forum that has not already been answered in-depth by those on this forum and for that I thank you.
I do still have one question to all those who have served as Marines and who are still serving. What was your most memorable moment as a United States Marine?
I mean no disrespect so if this as scene as disrespectful or by anyway against the policy of this forum I accept full responsibility and will accept deletion and if that also means me being banned from the site I will accept that as well.
I am just looking personal stories and feelings that have happened to you through out your career even if you think you did not accomplish anything worth wild it is worth it to me. I know I can not compare to anything that has happened to you as a Marines.
I just wish to understand if I can what your experiences where while in the USMC.
Thank you Curtis.
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12720352, if you can't take a crap load of ragging don't join the suck.My most memorable moment was when I was taking a crap on an ammo box and 1st tanks rolled right by me waving and smiling. I was far enough out of my own pos but to close to the path of the tankers. There will be many moments to justify your joining. Mine comes back to me every time I see a young child or look at my daughter. I served to protect those youngsters from all the evil in the world. Most days I look at all the dumb****s and wonder why I spent 5 years defending these idoits but then I remember the little ones.
Its not the bashings which gets to me its the disrepecting of the memory of fallen like Soldier in my family whom have served and died that gets under my skin. I know that GT did not mean it to disrespect any memory but thought it wasnt the best thing GT could have posted.
I do understand one thing that you were talking about and thats the idiots that take our country for granted. I have been studying Criminal Justice for the last three years and the US Constitution is one of my biggest inspirations to joining the USMC or any branch of the Military like my father (US Army) and many before me.
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You still sound like your whining,just accept the what Gt said and move on with it. Don't apologize to someone who's ragging you. Jeez your in for a long haul.
Originally posted by 12720352: I am just looking personal stories and feelings that have ha[ppened to you through out your career even if you think you did not accomplish anything worth wild it is worth it to me.
So are you insinuating that my time in the Marine Corps was neither an accomplishment, nor worth its wild? Hmm... stand by for some bashing homeboy.
Got more than a few, but one's poppin up at the moment are: When in Korea, a mom and her four year old son stopped me on the street and she askes in broken English if I'd let her boy ride on my shoulders because I was so tall. So I hoisted him up and walked a ways down the street with 'em. I bet that kids probably carried a few of his own by now. I wonder if he ever got the words to the Marines Hymn right?
The other, was when I was a recruiter. We had a all services presentation at a high school. The counsler introduced each of the recruiters, the kids all politely clapped. I was the last one introduced, and when they said United States Marine Corps, the kids jumped to their feet and started clapping and cheering. Its hard to be humble, when your a United States Marine! OooRah!!
On a steep slope on top of Recon, dug in overlooking Horno. It's around 02 in the morning and it's pouring...POURING rain all day and night. Sitting down in the hole, I had water up above my knees sitting indian style. Patrols all night up and down Recon.
I wasn't mad, I wasn't *****ing, I was just in a state of pure unmotivated shock. Never forget that night.
Originally posted by 12720352: I have corrected all miss spelled mistakes.
But I do find the Nazi/Hitler picture a little offensive as I had family who fought and died in WWII.
Well now Curtis, haven't you ever encountered the Spelling Nazi before? It's kind of an internet joke, ya know. You need to develop a thicker skin or you time in the Corps will be difficult. By the way, one of my best friends in the Crotch was a guy who was at attention in front of his rack when the DI asked his platoon if any of their fathers were in the military. When the DI got to him, he answered "Coastal Defense, Normandy, Sir" The DI started to walk by, but stopped and asked him to repeat that....so his boot nickname was Kraut from then on. Maybe your relative and his father might have met over there....You never know... And he was a damned good Marine...
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Your right GT, as for WWII I dont know if I remeber right my Great Uncle (dont know how many greats) was part of the Canadian offensives on the beaches. I know my Great Grandmother was still a Canadian citizen at that time and in fact in Europe when it all started.
Interesting. My father's side, which is all german, immigrated to the US back in the early 30's. I have no idea why anyone would wany to immigrate in the middle of a depression, but whatever. In any case, the men of the family stayed in Germany while the girls came over here. I have it on good authority that at least one of them was in the SS. Not the Wehrmacht, but the fucking S-mutherfuckin-S.
It kinda blew my mind when I thought about it. My dark, twisted side was even a little proud. My mother's side was all in the Army at the time. I began thinking about it, and it would make for an interesting family reunion if any of them were alive today.
The shock of never being alone - all the time. We went everywhere by squad or platoon and even on liberty in groups. At times it was very difficult to simply think and just be.
Originally posted by __Apollo__: My most memorable moment was that last drive out of the main gate of 29 stumps with my DD214 in the seat next to me...
Originally posted by 12720352: I have corrected all miss spelled mistakes.
Except it's "misspelled"
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I am just looking personal stories and feelings that have happened to you through out your career even if you think you did not accomplish anything worth wild
It's "worthwhile".
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Your right GT, as for WWII I dont know if I remeber right my Great Uncle
And does the bolded word mean that someone who "mebered" did it again?
Well...my 11 months in hasn't really allowed me the opportunity to have any good sea stories...but TBS has afforded me some very unique experiences.
- Sitting in the D during the worst monsoon/squall/hurricane I've ever seen that didn't let up for 7 hours in the freezing cold which turned our chest deep fighting holes into miniature swimming pools. Didn't even bother breaking out my sleep system; just laid on the ground when I wasn't on watch in Gore-4 and didn't catch a wink of sleep.
- Humping back to Camp Barrett after a FEX in the middle of the night during a freezing rain/sleet storm. By the time we got back the whole company was covered in a thick sheet of ice. Never seen anything like it.
- Having to scrub paint off of a cinder block building with a rock during the police call of a MOUT training facility.
- Sitting in the D during a MOUT FEX (incredibly fun)
- Hogan's Alley at the FBI academy...some very good training.
- Picking up a psycho chick in Fredericksburg that was kind enough to introduce me to her psycho friend after she took me back to her place...interesting night.
- Holding in a sh/t for 4 days during a FEX and after field dumping that sucker out realizing the hole I dug wasn't big enough...
well yeah there's more but those are some of the most memorable this far.
