Memoirs of My War

by Antiquarian

Just a Marine

Interview Excerpt: Big Macintosh, former Sergeant Major, Equestrian Marine Corps

Ain’t much ta tell, really. Bein’ a Marine ain’t much different from bein’ a farmer in a lotta ways. Both gotta plow. Only difference is, one’s through fields, the other’s through barbed wire.

It’s simple. Set objective; make plan; execute; repeat. Keep doin’ that till the job’s done. In an orchard, that means the harvest is done. In a war, that means the enemy’s surrendered. Or they’re all dead. One o’ the two.

Yeah, Ah reckon Ah did my duty. Had some good times. Had some bad ones too. Made more friends than Ah could count. Lost too many of ‘em.

Some ponies call me a ‘hero,’ but Ah’m just a Marine. A Marine’s expected ta do a good job, an’ mah folks didn’t raise us to live by half measures. So Ah did my job the best Ah could.

That don’t make me a hero any more than any other Marine. Ya just do what ya gotta do, Ah reckon.

Author's Note:

“Sergeant Major Big Macintosh was awarded not one but two Equestrian Stars of Valor, as well as numerous lesser decorations, for conspicuous acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty. Each time, it was only thanks to the personal request of the Princesses that he agreed to accept the honors. He refused to comment further on the matter.”

—Margin note by Candid Story, Editor-in-Chief, Great Endeavor Magazine

Comments

[Venerable Ro]

[Antiquarian]

9293344
Fitting.

[Archon Priestmane]

"We weren't there for the glory of it. Or because we wanted to show off as braver or better than others. We were there, crawling through the mud, blood, bodies and Barbed wire, because we had to. We ran foward to face our enemy, not because we hated our lives...but because we loved what lay behind us. A Soldier does their duty no matter the cost. We fight, die, get our hands dirty and bloodied, and the rest of the world stays clean." - on the spot.

[Antiquarian]

10025748
Apt

[Draco Dei]

9293344
This guy?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy