Excuse to Wear the Leatherneck Tartan

[thescot]

The Marines at Iwo were much greater men than me. On the otherhand, I am proud to wear the title of United States Marine.

Semper Fidelis is not simply a phrase we all know. It's like the Marine in Viet Nam who was interviewed by a reporter after crawling through terrible fire to retrieve the body of a fellow Marine. When aske why he would do it, his answer was, "because he's a Marine."

"But why through all that for a dead man?"

"He's a Marine. I'll take care of him."

Always means always. God, Corps, and country. In that order.

P.S. Any reason is good enough. Don the kilts.