I have to share this...being Marine Corp Birthday and Veterans Day back to back..
About 40 of us got together to celebrate our 240th Marine Corp birthday last night
We did the usual ceremonial agenda of reading the the message from our Commandant and proceeded to the cake cutting....28 year Recon SGTMAJ cut the cake.. who gives the first piece to the oldest Marine present... this is where I got goose bumps...
Everyone knows the this pic...
We had the honor and privilege to have WORLD WAR II Marine Veteran SGT Mo Harun with us last night... 88 years old.. he stood and fought at the The Battle of Iwojima!
It's was a touching ceremony.... we watched the Commandant's video afterward... where they tell the history of Our Beloved Corps. As the video played, and pics of Iwojima were displayed, telling the history... a tear ran down SGT Harun's cheek as he bowed his head. We all huddled around him to let him know we had his back... HE WASN'T ALONE.....
There wasn't a dry eye in the room...
SEMPER FI
Happy Veteran's Day to all my Brothers and Sisters in Arms... Past, Present and Future.
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About 40 of us got together to celebrate our 240th Marine Corp birthday last night

We did the usual ceremonial agenda of reading the the message from our Commandant and proceeded to the cake cutting....28 year Recon SGTMAJ cut the cake.. who gives the first piece to the oldest Marine present... this is where I got goose bumps...

Everyone knows the this pic...

We had the honor and privilege to have WORLD WAR II Marine Veteran SGT Mo Harun with us last night... 88 years old.. he stood and fought at the The Battle of Iwojima!

It's was a touching ceremony.... we watched the Commandant's video afterward... where they tell the history of Our Beloved Corps. As the video played, and pics of Iwojima were displayed, telling the history... a tear ran down SGT Harun's cheek as he bowed his head. We all huddled around him to let him know we had his back... HE WASN'T ALONE.....
There wasn't a dry eye in the room...
SEMPER FI
Happy Veteran's Day to all my Brothers and Sisters in Arms... Past, Present and Future.
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