Have marines lost there credibility?
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Historically, Marines were part of the Navy (The Navy was first; the Marines are an "arm" or a department of the Navy), and served onboard warships. They assisted the crew in battles, boarded enemy ships, conducted small coastal raids, and protected the officers from mutiny by the crew. Eventually they have become the primary landing force. The word "Marine" is Navy in German.\n\nThe Marines' paychecks still are drawn on Department of the Navy checks.
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The ROYAL Marines (marines are some fake US outfit..) Are principally based near Britain's major Naval ports I expect because of the history. They were effectively the on board police force for the Royal Navy many moons ago. I am not sure if still the case, but on board ship they always had their quarters close to the Officers. It would be natural therefore to have them based  near Navy bases. The concentration down South could be because our major sea ports for the Royal Navy were Plymouth and Portsmouth.
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Happy Birthday Marines. Here's one from Ollie North:\n\nOliver North: No More Heroes? \nDecember 16, 2004 \n\nWashington, D.C. - "It's stuff you hear about in boot camp, about World War II and Tarawa Marines who won the Medal of Honor," Lance Corporal Rob Rogers of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment told the Army Times. Corporal Rogers was describing the actions of his fellow Marine, Sgt. Rafael Peralta, a Mexican immigrant who enlisted in the Marine Corps the day he received his green card. \n\nMost readers of this column probably haven't heard about Rafael Peralta. With the exception of the Los Angeles Times, most of our mainstream media haven't bothered to write about him. The next time you log onto the Internet, do a Google search on Rafael Peralta. As of this writing, the Internet's most used search engine will provide you with only 26 citations from news sources that have bothered to write about this heroic young man. Then, just for giggles, do a Google search on Pablo Paredes. Hundreds of media outlets have written about him. The wire services have blasted his story to thousands of newspapers. Television and radio debate programs gladly provide the public with talking heads that can speak eloquently on the actions of Pablo Paredes. \n\nYou see, Pablo Paredes, a Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class, did something the liberal elites consider "heroic" and the media consider "newsworthy" - he defied an order. Last week, Paredes refused to board his ship bound for Iraq along with 5,000 other sailors and Marines. He showed up on the pier wearing a black tee shirt that read, "Like a Cabinet member, I resign." \n\nWe know this because Petty Officer Pablo Paredes had the courtesy and forethought to notify the local media that he would commit an act of cowardice the following day. Perhaps he hoped to follow the lead of another famous war protestor who went on to become a U.S. Senator and his party's presidential nominee by throwing away his military medals. Petty Officer Paredes stopped short of trashing his military I.D. in front of the cameras because he said he didn't want to be charged with the destruction of government property. The media, we are promised, will continue to follow this story intently. \n\nIt is a shame that the media focus on such acts when they could tell stories about real heroes like Rafael Peralta who "saved the life of my son and every Marine in that room," according to Garry Morrison the father of a Marine in Peralta's unit - Lance Cpl. Adam Morrison. \n\nOn the morning of November 15, 2004, the men of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines awoke before sunrise and continued what they had been doing for seven days previously - cleansing the city of Fallujah of terrorists house by house. \n\nAt the fourth house they encountered that morning the Marines kicked in the door and "cleared" the front rooms, but then noticed a locked door off to the side that required inspection. Sgt. Rafael Peralta threw open the closed door, but behind it were three terrorists with AK-47s. Peralta was hit in the head and chest with multiple shots at close range. \n\nPeralta's fellow Marines had to step over his body to continue the shootout with the terrorists. As the firefight raged on, a "yellow, foreign-made, oval-shaped grenade," as Lance Corporal Travis Kaemmerer described it, rolled into the room where they were all standing and came to a stop near Peralta's body. \n\nBut Sgt. Rafael Peralta wasn't dead - yet. This young immigrant of 25 years, who enlisted in the Marines when he received his green card, who volunteered for the front line duty in Fallujah, had one last act of heroism in him. \n\nSgt. Rafael Peralta was the polar opposite of Pablo Paredes, the Petty Officer who turned his back on his shipmates and mocked his commander in chief. Peralta was proud to serve his adopted country. In his parent's home, on his b
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I havent read them but I was a Marine and went there 3 times.  The anti-everything people in this country only care about themselves, it is rediculous.  But its not against the law to be a cry baby girly man liberal.
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Semper-Fi!!\n\nThis question was actually answered on the radio from an Army spokesman.\n\nThe answer for the constant changes is... Recruiting. They admit that changing from "Be All You Can Be" (the Army's most popular) to "Army of One", and now "Army Strong", their recruiting numbers have went down and down.\n\nThey felt that the "Be All You Can Be" slogan at the time was old and outdated, and instead of sticking to the philosophy of "If it ain't broke don't fix it." the Army opted to reach a new generation instead of staying with tradition.\n\nThere is new talk now to switching from "Army Strong" back to the original "Be All You Can Be" if recruiting numbers do not climb.\n\nI doubt you'll ever see the Marine Corps change theirs.\n\n"The Few, The Proud, Tha Marines!"\n\nOoh-Rah!
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Nope.  I personally served alongside some Marines that weren't US citizens.  In several cases it expedited their naturalization process.  In all cases I respected that these men weren't citizens but loved America enough to serve.  I'd be first in line to say that these men should be citizens.
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Though these were all true, it can be argued that the Virginia Colonial Marines (regiments that were recruited to be auxiliaries to the British Royal Marines, I am unsure of their proper title  though) raised during the French and Indian War was the real beginning of the US Marine tradition.
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Marines still have some pride and they have an airwing. \nThey are tough but its worth it.\nGo Marines!
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As a Marine Gunnery Sgt. I will give you the best advice I know how to give you. First, don't appologize. Other than being a sign of weakness, it also acknowledges acceptance of wrongdoing. And what you said, and why you said it was NOT wrong. Honest open debate is ALWAYS a good thing, even if closed minded people, or uneducated people are around who don't know how to do so. You were merely playing the role of the Devil's advocate. It took guts to do such a thing, and I for one, commend you for it. And to those who would challenge you for doing so, I would simply remind them that that is what I have served my entire carreer to protect and defend. I have been shot, and I have killed, simply to defend your right, and the rights of others worldwide to play the Devil's advocate without fear of retribution.
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i read your other one...yeah people get a little too petty don't they. i could of understood their wanting to correct you if it were off weeks or months but really one day?! i did a websearch and must have found the same site you did its says 230t....so it was an honest mistake. its obvious you were trying to do something nice but this world is full of people who want to destroy that. try not to let the a'holes get to you and HAPPY '230' BIRTHDAY TO THE MARINES TODAY !  : )
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Well once I went to the Philippines and met a Marine, and he was crap in bed.\n\nSo that's just the one, and I am never doing it again.\n\nHa, ha
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hmmm I've never seen that...\nthe marines aren't hurting the 'por innocent iraqi' people\nthey are trying not to get killed while they are trying to help the innocent iraqi civilians...get your facts straight!
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i recall a few times as a marine in vietnam when we used air force "spooky gunships" sometimes known as "puff the magic dragon" for support at night during some tight spots.  One night in particular they stayed with our company all night  flying in circles above our perimeter raining a solid wall of fire from their mini-guns preventing us from being overrun which was very likely as we were pretty outnumbered.   Funny how I never once thought about them being lower class or lazy or anything like that.  Worked with an army ranger capt. on a combined operation with some popular forces...very very gutsy guy...nope..no low class there.  Worked with good men from 1st arm cav and shared a perimeter...had to trust them...they had enough class for that.  Had lots of navy close air support...no question about the class there...top notch.   Of course navy corpsmen are the classiest of all.  So I don't have much use for childish comparisons and talk about who is better...unless i'm having a beer and joking with my former airborne buddies.  I respect and admire them all.\n\nAMEN Drew
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Because they are what you say they are, jackasses. When I joined the Army, I had to get a person signed up to get extra rank before I went in. I had a buddy who was going to join but before he was even out of high-school, he got his second drunk driving conviction. The Army now would not take him. But a USMC (U.S. Marine Corps) recruiter went to court with him and off my buddy went to the Marines. So to that Marine vet who answered, "because they are", I believe  you are a retard. And since you joined the Marines, my theory is even more supported. At the end of the day, we are all on the same team, but it's over-proud people like that who give the military in general a bad name. To all of you who are thinking about joining the military, unless your dad was a Marine and would disown you for joining the Army, don't join the Marines. The Army is no cake walk, but your quality of life will be much better in the Army than in the Marines. But as long as you join, you're my brother in my book.
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Most FOBs on Iraq have internet access and webcams allowed every place I've in in Iraq and Afghanistan and we were allowed to use them when we were on the FOB and off duty. Different units have different policies about IBA = individual body armor. In Iraq we wore ours 24-7 off the FOB but on the base we got out of them when ever we could. All Marines carry "rifles" the Army carries "weapons" and nobody uses a "gun" except artillery. As far as shiny finish on the weapons... could be oil after a cleaning. Although most should be showing some wear if they have been deployed for very long. The Marine uniforms aren't cheap, neither would a fake weapon. It would be a lot of expense just to go online and chat with. If there was more than one, which you indicated, I'd say there were the real deal and just not to bright. Something Marines have been accused of before. As for the person above asking for them to show their IDs. I would never show mine online.
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The evidence point to a cruise missle. If you saw and did due diligence via the Internet and other sources wouldn't you at least see that factual evidence conclude the truth. It is overwhelming, you can't deny it. Sit and watch. Think outside the box, open your eyes.Please!
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Here is what a reviewer on Amazon has to say on the topic.\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000069HSP/102-7802541-0853764?v=glance&n=130\n\n"As for accuracy to what occurred, a group of soldiers that were there appeared on The History Channel's "Hollywood vs History" program and they concurred that it was 75-80% factual. 20 - 25% Hollywood. That's probably a good ratio indeed."