Happy Veterans Day and 249th birthday of the US Marine Corps · 2:49am Nov 11th, 2024
Happy 249th Anniversary to the US Marine Corps, and a pony salute to the veterans of the armed forces, in whatever country they may be.
(Equestrian Marine Corps from AK71 [Adam Knight] on DeviantArt)
May your steel never rust nor your skills ever dull as you stand watch over those of us who live in the freedom you protect.
Dawnscroll once left this quote on my Veteran’s Day story, To The Bugle’s Last Call, and I think it appropriate to repeat it now:
They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
— Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)
Update on my son. He's finished his term in the Army and is married in Germany right now. Very proud of him.
Happy Veteran's Day to you all! My grandfather served on USS Yorktown in the pacific theater and my aunt was in the air force too, Nellis AFB.
Thank you! And congratz on your son! I'm proud for you!
...as a side note, seeing Rainbow Dash as a Sergeant Major is by turns funny and unexpected!
...though the artist forgot to include the hash marks.
Happy Veteran's Day!
--Sweetie Belle
The "They shall not grow old" stanza is read out during the Service of Remembrance at Dawn every ANZAC Day followed by the line "Lest We Forget" and is known as the "Ode of Remembrance" to remind us all that to forget the price of war means we are more likely to tread the path back towards it. In the past, the gathering would respond with "We Will Remember Them, Lest We Forget" but this has been sadly dropped in recent decades although some older RSL services still do it.
I have had the honour of reading the Ode many years ago at a service and it still hits me hard every ANZAC Day.
Thank you, Georg. And thank your so for his service and for you and your family’s support.
As a fellow veteran, it means a lot.
Didn't think I'd be seeing rainbow as a star sarge this early in the morning, but hey stranger shit's happened before lmao. Happy Veteran's day brother, and if you're a fellow Marine hope you aren't too hungover.
Speaking of hungover, I just remembered free food today. Time to set an alarm and take a nap.
Congratulations on your son!
I was going to put a link to a Top Gun tribute video, but then I realized it's Marine Corps anniversary. :P
Thank you Georg! And congratulations on you son!