Merry Christmas everyone.
Not happy holidays, but Merry Christmas. Don't like it? Deal! But seriously...take care of yourselves, your loved ones, be thankful for what you have, analyse the year NOW and decide what you did wrong/right, duplicate successes/banish failures....get a jump on the rest of the world by using this celebration as your starting point for the New Year.
Last but not least.
Take some time to think about that LCpl that is far from home for the first time. Toss one up for our Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen serving worldwide.
Sidenote (and a slight bummer but important to know): Marine Corps "lore" has it that before every big landing, and every holiday, a celebratory meal is served. The reason? To enhance morale, create a sense of belonging, increase the feeling of brotherhood and the realization that it may very well be the last meal that the Marine gets to eat...old skool Marines stated that they knew if the expected body count was high based on how elaborate the meals were...steak with all the fixings??? Rough but manageable. Steak and Lobster? Write your people and tell them you love them.
Merry Christmas brother, and keep the good work on this blog.
ReplyDeleteOne of the top Christmas greetings Sol Thanks and the same to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Sol'
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The Marines at Betio, Tarawa knew their target, they knew when the landings were going to happen when they got fed Steak and eggs for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteThe old time Grunts of Vietnam era could be observed eating their C ration fruit as an indicator of something bad going down, it was the very best they had of all the worst things they had and they did not want to miss it if they got killed.
Christmas at home even without family and friends beats Christmas in combat or deployed though a man can find himself lonelier at peace and at home than he ever was with his buddies deployed in some arm pit of the world.
Merry Christmas to all, hoping you all have someone this holiday.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Sol!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours Sol.
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Happy Holidays!
:-)
Solomon, I'm a Buddhist but take your Merry Christmas in the spirit of compassion and common humanity of which you offer it. Oh and Happy belated Bodhi Day! (8 Dec). I hope you and yours have a good month, and upcoming year.
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