Happy Birthday USMC

I love this!

My best friend is a Marine Wife. I'm so proud of both of them!

Thank you!

Cheers !!!!:drinker:

My aunt was one bada$$ Marine.

My brother in law, my uncles, my aunt and countless friends....

Thank you for all you do. I commend what you do for our country.

And to all the military wives including my sister who moved thousands of miles away from her family to be with the man she loves as he serves out country proudly:

This is for the young women that are waking up at 6AM every morning with small precious children that they have been left alone to care for. This is for the pregnant Military wife wondering if her husband will make it home in time to watch their miracle happen. This is for the Military wife, living in a town or on a base alone where she is a complete stranger to her surroundings.

This is for the women that feel like a third leg when they go out with their friends & their husbands. This is for the Military wife that cancelled all her plans to wait by the phone & even though the phone broke up & cut off every time you spoke to him, you waited anyway. This is a pledge to the women that cry themselves to sleep in an empty bed. This is to recognize the women that felt like she was dying inside when he said he had to go, but smiled for him anyway.

This is for those of you that are faithfully in that long line at the post office once a month handling 2 large boxes & 2 small children like a pro. This is for the women that decided to remodel the house to pass time & then realized that she had no idea what she was doing & sighed & wished she had a little help. This is for all the lonely nights, all the 1 person dinners & all the wondering thoughts because you haven't heard from him in days.

A toast to you for falling apart & putting yourselves back together. Because a pay check isn't enough, a body pillow in your bed is no consolation & a web cam can never compare. This is for all of you, no matter how easy or hard this was for you.

Our Military men are brave, they are heroes, but so are we. So the next time someone tells you that they would never marry a Military man, don't bother explaining to them that you can't control who you fall in love with. Just think of this & nod your head, know that you are the stronger woman. Hold you heads up high, hang that flag in your front yard, stick 100 magnets on you car & then give yourself a pat on the back. Be proud to the woman that you are, be proud to be a military wife.

Happy Birthday Marines!! Much gratitude goes out to all the men and women that keep this country safe! God Bless!

Got a story you'd like to share about those that support our servicemen? Please share them. I have two:

1.
Except for when I was overseas, I always had the luxury of serving in the same state my parents were in. I had a habit of going home most weekends, usually dragging 1 or 2 Marines with me. My parents always fed them and gave them a bed to sleep in. Keep in mind that my family was poor. After a lifetime of saving, my parents had less than I make in a year for their retirement. A few years before I died my mother told me that most weekends Me and my buddies had cleaned out the refridgerator and cupboards and she had a hard time providing for my Dad, brothers and sisters the next week. I asked her why she never told me at the time. She said that she struggled gladly, hoping that if I were ever stationed far away, somone else's family would care for me the same way. Several of those Marines were lifelong friends of my parents.

2.
Was stationed in 29 Palms. It was Thanksgiving Day, 1973. I had nowhere to go. My family was over 400 miles away. I couldn't afford to go home. I headed into Palm Springs. Just hanging out in front of a store. Young girl, about 5, came out and approached me (it was a different time back then). We talked for about 5 or 10 minutes until her mother came out. Bag of last minut Thanksgiving supplies. It didn't take her long to realize, I had nowhere to go. She invited me to her home for Thanksgiving. It turned out to just be her, her daughter, another Marine Wife and myself. Both their husbands were overseas. They weren't much older than me, but, being the wife of a Marine, she couldn't let me be alone on Thanksgiving. I'm embarrassed that I can't remember any of their names, but I'll never forget their kindness.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story, it brings tears to my eyes.

Happy Birthday Marines!

Semper Fi!

Happy 236th birthday to the United States Marine Corps! These men and women are some of the finest people that I know. My husband is a Marine veteran and current cop and we have lots of Marine friends. We will be celebrating with those Marines this Saturday at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. What a privilege it is to attend and honor those Marines...past and present, oldest to youngest, who have served our country with such honor, integrity, and courage. I am thankful for the sacrifices you have all made, many of them great, to fight for freedom on near and distant shores all over the world. "Some people live an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference in the world, Marines don't have that problem." ~ President Ronald Regan

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” THANK YOU UNITED STATES MARINES....and HAPPY 236th BIRTHDAY!!! Ooh Rah! Semper Fi!!!

~~Marine Wife ♥♥♥

Happy Birthday! RESPECT!