Piper Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I was an Army guy, but I'm always willing to throw them a salute and a Semper Fi. One time I got into a bar room beef. I won't go into any details but let's just say that the Marines pulled my bacon out of the fire before the MP's got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxhdrm Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 How about sheer ballz??? No kidding (unless he was BS'ing me, but doubt it). I used to play in a concert band with a former snare drummer from the MD&BC. He stepped in a rut in the field seconds into their off the line number in some performance-based on my memory & some date figuring it had to be in the late 70's-& broke his foot. He marched/played the rest of the show. Can I get an OORAH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildabeast Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Free DVD's:) I got a couple CD's in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalry37 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 It's not because of how they play or what they play (lately), it is because of what they represent. For every marine you see on the field, there are thousands that don't ride a tour bus but are afraid of a bus coming by them blowing up.... thousands who don't hear drums but the drum beat of artillery.. being fired at them..... thousands who get up to the sound of a bugle playing revielle, go to bed by taps and march to war. I guess that's why I stand up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGarrett Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Joke thread is a joke? Oh. Sorry. I didn't think you were being serious about "everyone standing up for the Marines D&BC" because they play 2 valve G bugles. Since I'm a drummer, I wouldn't have known that anyway. I wasn't making a joke. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 DCP gives me a headache anymore. Facebook is now my site of choice I find it interesting that you use positive "anymore." There actually used to be a linguistics-related blog called Positive Anymore, from the term characteristic of some regional dialects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylinersop16 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 The positive use appears to have been of Midland origin, but it is now reported to be widespread in all speech areas of the United States except New England Oddly enough, I have lived in New York my whole life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalry37 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) It's not because of how they play or what they play (lately), it is because of what they represent. For every marine you see on the field, there are thousands that don't ride a tour bus but are afraid of a bus coming by them blowing up.... thousands who don't hear drums but the drum beat of artillery.. being fired at them..... thousands who get up to the sound of a bugle playing revielle, go to bed by taps and march to war. I guess that's why I stand up. Indeed, while we were relaxing in the theater on Thursday night, oblivious to all except our passion for pageantry, these guys, who also wear the US Marine uniform, were busy with other things. When we left the theater and got into our cars to come home and get on with it, they left Afghanistan, in their US Marine uniform covered with an American flag. 1347 08/06/09 Argentine, James D. Lance Corporal 22 US U.S. Marine 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Hostile - hostile fire Farah province Afghanistan Farmingdale New York 1346 08/06/09 Babine, Travis T. Lance Corporal 20 US U.S. Marine 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Hostile - hostile fire Farah province Afghanistan San Antonio Texas 1345 08/06/09 Rivera, Christian A. Guzman Corporal 21 US U.S. Marine 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Hostile - hostile fire Western Afghanistan Afghanistan Homestead Florida 1344 08/06/09 Hoskins, Jay M. Sergeant 24 US U.S. Marine 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Hostile - hostile fire Farah province Afghanistan Paris Texas When I see our US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, I think not only of the Marines on the field, but of the Marines they represent. Edited August 10, 2009 by cavalry37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalry37 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 bump for Truman Crawford... was listening to the corps on the way home from work today.... sempre fi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard-ian Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 It's not because of how they play or what they play (lately), it is because of what they represent. For every marine you see on the field, there are thousands that don't ride a tour bus but are afraid of a bus coming by them blowing up.... thousands who don't hear drums but the drum beat of artillery.. being fired at them..... thousands who get up to the sound of a bugle playing revielle, go to bed by taps and march to war. I guess that's why I stand up. Bravo, Sgt.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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