Once A Marine Always A Marine
2nd Place Finish31 total reviews
Comment from 1Dreamer
Congratulations on your second place win! I am thankful for your service and for our freedoms that you and other soldiers so protected. Thank you for sharing this. All the best!
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Congratulations on your second place win! I am thankful for your service and for our freedoms that you and other soldiers so protected. Thank you for sharing this. All the best!
Comment Written 12-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Thank you for your kind words and review!
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this writing prompt with us and thank you for your service. The Marines do have a proud heritage. My husband is retired Army.
Quite simply, it means that no matter what I am hit with or what comes (You can omit 'that')
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Thank you for sharing this writing prompt with us and thank you for your service. The Marines do have a proud heritage. My husband is retired Army.
Quite simply, it means that no matter what I am hit with or what comes (You can omit 'that')
Comment Written 12-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Thank you for the assist! And the sweet words! I may still catch the leader and win the day! Have an awesome weekend!
Comment from nomi338
While other branches of the US military have their stories of heroism, nothing can, nor should be allowed, or attempted to take away from the storied history of this legendary fighting force. It is next to impossible to imagine where we would be without them. Thankfully, we do not have to.
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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While other branches of the US military have their stories of heroism, nothing can, nor should be allowed, or attempted to take away from the storied history of this legendary fighting force. It is next to impossible to imagine where we would be without them. Thankfully, we do not have to.
Comment Written 12-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Wonderful words and a great review! Maybe I can still take the lead win the day! Regardless, it was fun to write. Bless you!
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To borrow an overworked cliché. Thank you for your service. I mean it.
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Thank you Sir! Enjoy your weekend.
Comment from Regina Elliott
Hi Douglas, this is a glowing
and artistic write on the
legend that is the Marine Corps. So well done. My
very best wishes for the
contest with such a worthy
contender. Many blessings
to you. ~
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Hi Douglas, this is a glowing
and artistic write on the
legend that is the Marine Corps. So well done. My
very best wishes for the
contest with such a worthy
contender. Many blessings
to you. ~
Comment Written 12-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Thanks Regina! I?m sneaking up on the contest leader as we marines often do! I appreciate your awesome words!
Comment from MissMerri
I enjoyed every word of this, and thought it was especially appropriate this Veterans' Day. It is extremely well-written and cohesive, tells a wonderful, inspiring and patriotic story... the kind I simply can't resist, and comes to a perfect conclusion, rounding the whole thing out neatly. There is only one place I thought you might want to edit:
***... technologies change, but the that *(choose one) fighting spirit never does.
Good stuff!! Thanks for sharing, ... and for serving. MM
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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I enjoyed every word of this, and thought it was especially appropriate this Veterans' Day. It is extremely well-written and cohesive, tells a wonderful, inspiring and patriotic story... the kind I simply can't resist, and comes to a perfect conclusion, rounding the whole thing out neatly. There is only one place I thought you might want to edit:
***... technologies change, but the that *(choose one) fighting spirit never does.
Good stuff!! Thanks for sharing, ... and for serving. MM
Comment Written 11-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2022
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Thank you so much Miss Merri
Fifteen reviews and nobody caught that but you. Maybe your correction will get my piece back in the fight! I appreciate you!
Comment from Sarah Robin
Absolutely excellent story! What a wonderful tribute to our marines as well as all veterans on this special day. We have our freedom because of these men. God bless America. Sarah
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Absolutely excellent story! What a wonderful tribute to our marines as well as all veterans on this special day. We have our freedom because of these men. God bless America. Sarah
Comment Written 11-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Thank you my friend down under! I was winning this thing for a bit, but you know how these things go! I appreciate you and your awesome review!
Comment from Mary Vigasin
I have met former marines and the bond and pride of the Corp last even as they are grandfathers even great-grandfathers. You do them honor with this writing of the men and women that serve and have served. In every war, when you hear of sacrifice and victory, often it is marines on the scene.
Best wishes and good luck in the contest.
Mary
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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I have met former marines and the bond and pride of the Corp last even as they are grandfathers even great-grandfathers. You do them honor with this writing of the men and women that serve and have served. In every war, when you hear of sacrifice and victory, often it is marines on the scene.
Best wishes and good luck in the contest.
Mary
Comment Written 11-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Thank you for your excellent review. It?s a tight race with so many good writers in FS but my tribute is doing well!
Comment from Tom Horonzy
For twenty years I buddied up with a dozen officer grade marines on a golf trip to Myrtle Beach. I, being a swabbie or squid, was given the call-sign SHORTY for being 6'6. One asset Marines seemingly lack is imagination. Were you a jarhead? In addition, I played basketball alongside three marines from the Presidential Command ship, USS Wright, that I captained to a championship in 1965-66. Sharpest unit in the Atlantic.
Lastly, this entry is very familiar to one I wrote for my golf friends with a history as written herein.
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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For twenty years I buddied up with a dozen officer grade marines on a golf trip to Myrtle Beach. I, being a swabbie or squid, was given the call-sign SHORTY for being 6'6. One asset Marines seemingly lack is imagination. Were you a jarhead? In addition, I played basketball alongside three marines from the Presidential Command ship, USS Wright, that I captained to a championship in 1965-66. Sharpest unit in the Atlantic.
Lastly, this entry is very familiar to one I wrote for my golf friends with a history as written herein.
Comment Written 11-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Oh awesome! Yes I was a marine from 87 to 92. Then retired as a Federal Agent. Currently do hospital watches for the US Marshals. This piece is holding its own in the contest. Good times my friend!
Comment from Ulla
I salute you Douglas, for having served your country and defended us all. A good friend of mine served in the Marines. He's now almost 90 but strong as ever. His wife and I often joke he's like a cat with nine lives. So far he's spent 7 of them in the marines! So there you go..
Good luck. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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I salute you Douglas, for having served your country and defended us all. A good friend of mine served in the Marines. He's now almost 90 but strong as ever. His wife and I often joke he's like a cat with nine lives. So far he's spent 7 of them in the marines! So there you go..
Good luck. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 11-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Appreciate the good luck wishes. It seems to be a tight race, but is going well. I appreciate your kind review my friend!
Comment from lyenochka
Thank you for your service! I'm thankful for Marines like you, and Bill Schott, and my son-in-law's sister. She passed away from ovarian cancer at age 52. We think might have been caused by her time in Camp LeJeune.
You know your history and listed those battles by name. Great list of character traits. Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Thank you for your service! I'm thankful for Marines like you, and Bill Schott, and my son-in-law's sister. She passed away from ovarian cancer at age 52. We think might have been caused by her time in Camp LeJeune.
You know your history and listed those battles by name. Great list of character traits. Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 11-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Thank you. The vote is tight, but going well so far. I appreciate your family members service. I too was at that base and we just lost my 56 year old sergeant to cancer. Very scary stuff. Thank you for your kind review!
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I wish the military would do more to protect and provide the right benefits to those who have served.
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Agreed.