"Only Marines Touched That Casket"

Marine Corps League ^ | 01/05/07 | Gerneral Richard Cody - Vice Chief of the U. S. Army

[RaceBannon]

Semper Fi.

[primatreat]

I was an army escort in '68. Had to almost slink on the plane with my arm band on. Thank God this time around a little respect is being shown. Screw the Media and LBJ. Enough said. I volunteered for the job and was proud of what I was doing for my fellow draftees. I have a lot of sad memories of that time.

[SWEETSUNNYSOUTH]

Great story...Semper Fi.

[freema]

Welcome to the family, investigateworld.

[KC Burke]

My son currently serves on a post and area honor guard for the US Army. I will have an update on that duty, probably in April.

[RushLake]

Now if we could ever impress upon the democrap politicians and the limp wrist republican politicians that vote with them the importance of the mission in which these warriors are engaged.

LCPL RushLake USMC is on duty today.

[Joe Boucher]

Great job stylin19a.
Thanks for the tears .

[Doctor Raoul]

no i didn't do a search

Harpies can pound snad.

[COBOL2Java]

Thank you! Bump for an awesome post...

[Thumper1960]

no i didn't do a search

Harpies can pound sand.

What Doctor Raoul said....and emphasized.

God Bless 'em all.

[Pablo64]

I should have known better than to read a thread like this less than two weeks after we buried my dad at Ft. Logan National Cemetary. Oh well, that's what klenex is for.

I had never been to a burial for a serviceman before but I was much impressed by how it was handled by the people at Ft. Logan. I almost lost it when the honor guard presented the flag to my mom. Dad wasn't one who talked about his service, but that was typical of many of his generation who served. They did it, and that was that. That's not to say he wasn't proud of it. It's obvious to me by his request to be buried at Ft. Logan that he was proud of his service.

Thanks for posting this article.

[Leatherneck_MT]

Semper Fi

[Rb ver. 2.0]

I went my Uncle's funeral at Arlington, 21 gun salute, flag presentation, taps. It was one of the most emotional experiences of my life.

[Pablo64]

They asked us if we wanted someone to play taps, but I knew I would lose it if they did. Since dad did not retire from the service they would not do the gun salute, but that was fine with us. The cemetary was beautiful, especially with bright sunshine and a fresh new falling of snow, and the service was reverant and touching. I took one picture that I will cherish just after it was over. It was dad's casket inside the outdoor shelter with all the bronze plaques representing each branch of service above it.

[chesty_puller]

I went my Uncle's funeral at Arlington, 21 gun salute, flag presentation, taps. It was one of the most emotional experiences of my life.

I am proud that 1235 caskets in Arlington have my fingerprints on them.

[RetiredArmy]

There were about 70 of us who had just left the aircraft, still in the terminal watching this entire ceremony for about 40 minutes. I will say, not a dry eye in the place and many, many snivels. The Corps really treated their own with respect.

Obviously not any Marxist-Stalinist-Leninist-Homosexual loving Liberal Socialist Dimocrats stopped to watch. Those pigs had to hurry on to get a beer and some finger-food.

As for the Army not having a saying or even a song like the Corps song, that was one thing that I actually always wondered why someone in the Army had never come up with a decent song and saying for the Army. But, I can only think that it was because the Army was always a conscripted Army at times, where the Corps, Navy and now Air Force have always been something that you joined. Yes, you can join the Army also, but, during the draft days, many more were drafted to the Army than the other services. Thus, I guess only, that the Army being a conscripted Army in the days that the Corps came up with their song and saying, just did not have that magic allure that the Corps and Navy did. I love the Corps song. Even the Air Force song, is great, and the Navy's anchors away is great also.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

If you were there in '91 you may have been one of the attendants.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

"They asked us if we wanted someone to play taps, but I knew I would lose it if they did."

Happens to me every time.

[RetiredArmy]

First time I had seen that. That was nice. Thank you for a very sad, but inspiring video.

[EmilyGeiger]

A beautiful post, thanks for sharing it.... Click on the link and go to post 73, pictures following. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769402/posts?q=1&&page=73