Happy Birthday, USMC!!!
November 10, 2007|
Ahhh yes. Today is the 232nd birthday of the Marine Corps. I don't think it's any coincidence that the Corps started in a bar, do you?
Whether you call them gyrenes, jarheads, leathernecks, devildogs, husband/wife, son/daughter or boyfriend/girlfriend, they are devastatingly good looking in their dress blues, no?
Now, the Marine Corps has many traditions and the one most closely associated with THE BIRTHDAY is the Birthday Ball.
I have attended plenty of Birthday balls and although these fetes start off as formal, they don't end that way. I could make the post about Ball antics like this but I would like to retain at least a shred of personal dignity before Spousebuzz Live. I have a sneaking suspicion that after the conference, that shred will be gone too.
Even if there is no Birthday Ball, there is always a cake cutting ceremony. The oldest and the youngest Marines in attendance receive the first two pieces. General John Lejeune's original Birthday order is read as well as a message from the Commandant. Marines greet each other on this day with a hearty "Happy Birthday" as if it were their own and in a very real way, it is.
I suppose I could go on and on about why I love being a Marine wife and mom, why I love the traditions of the Corps, why I love their loyalty to their fellow Marines, and why I love their big, old goofy hearts. Maybe another day...
Today, I'll just say,"Happy Birthday" to the Marines and the people who love them.
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Being the wife of a Navy Seabee, I appreciate how good he looks in his dress uniform. However, I have to say that there is no more spectacular sight than a Marine in his dress blues!! I don't think it matters if you are 2 or 92, male or female, civilian or military. When you see a Marine in his dress blues you stop and stare in awe and appreciation. Personally, I get tears in my eyes at the honor, tradition and commitment they represent for the ideals our country was founded on.
We have a very dear friend who is a Marine Vet and he still proudly displays the Marine flag. Before my husband left on deployment, he took a Marine flag with him to fly over camp for him. The Marines on base took it out on a mission with them, signed it to our friend and today I know it is being flown over their Seabee compound on the Marines birthday. I know that when our friend receives it in the mail (hopefully soon), it will move him. There is such pride and tradition in every Marine. I love it!
Now that's not to say there isn't pride and tradition in the other military branches but I think most would agree that there is a certain something extra in the Marines. Saying that, I am still very proud to be a Navy wife!
Posted by: SeabeeSeniorWife | 11/10/2007 at 10:33
Happy Birthday to some magnificent men and women.
Posted by: Cassandra | 11/10/2007 at 11:37
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Marine Wife | 11/10/2007 at 11:58
Semper Fi and Happy Birthday, Marines!
Posted by: MaryAnn | 11/10/2007 at 12:53
Happy Birthday!!!!
Posted by: airforcewife | 11/10/2007 at 13:04
Seebee Senior Wife, at the end of the day, we're all just damned proud...regardless of which service..but oh yes, those dress blues...sigh...probably clinched the deal with Lancelot. :)
Hoist one today for those Marines who can't!!
Happy Birthday to Uncle Sam's Misguided Children where ever you may be!!!
Posted by: Semper Fi Wife | 11/10/2007 at 15:38
Happy 232nd Birthday, Marine Corps! Semper Fi!
Posted by: Nikki | 11/10/2007 at 15:52
Happy Birthday!
Semper Fi
Alex USMC '79-'99
Posted by: Alex | 11/10/2007 at 18:14
Yes, Happy Birthday to all the marines and their families! I know that my newphew is living it up in Japan this weekend! I am a wife of a sailor and no matter what we do agree that the marines uniforms are the best looking!!
Posted by: Shaunna | 11/11/2007 at 03:15