So I am long overdue for a post about Veterans' Day and the 236th birthday for the United States Marine Corps, so here goes. I believe that Cynthia Ozick said it best, "We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. Before meeting Steve, I was thankful for our military but once I met him I truly understood the magnitude of their service to this nation. Not only to they risk their lives for the very freedoms we sometimes take for granted, they also sacrifice a lot while in the states too. They miss numerous holidays and important events due to deployments, training, and duty. We can start saying thank you now, every hour on the hour, and it will never be enough. So to my own sweet fiance, my uncle, all of my military friends (both past and present), my neighbors, and all of our Marines, soldiers, airmen, and sailors THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
Now on to the Marine Corps Birthday. This year, the few and the proud turned 236...and might I say they're better than ever (okay...maybe I'm a little partial). We had the opportunity to attend two birthday balls in celebration of the USMC and we had a blast at each one. I think my favorite (and the truest) quote about the Marines came from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1945, "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Happy belated Birthday Marines! Here's to 236 more!
MSC Birthday Ball
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