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United States Marines

What is there to Say About US Marines?

November 6, 2012 by info@3QuartersToday.com

A lot has been said about United States Marines and leading up to the Marine Corps 237th birthday I thought it only fitting to list a few quotes about Marines here.

US Marine overseas heading to Afghanistan

“I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front,
and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world.”

– General Douglas MacArthur, US Army, outskirts of Seoul, 21 September 1950.

“Don’t you forget that you’re First Marines!
Not all the communists in Hell can overrun you!”

-Col. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC rallying his First Marine
Regiment near the Chosin Reservoir, Korea, December 1950.

“The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines.
Lord, how they could fight!”

-MGen. Frank E. Lowe, US Army; Korea, 26 January 1952.

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they’ve made a difference.
The Marines don’t have that problem.”

– President Ronald Reagan.

“Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans,
because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean,
or skinny and mean. They’re aggressive on the attack and
tenacious on defense. They’ve got really short hair and they
always go for the throat.”

-RAdm. “Jay” R. Stark, US Navy; 10 November 1995.

“The more MARINES I have around the better I like it!”
GEN. MARK CLARK, U.S. ARMY


Filed Under: Marine Corps, Military Pride Tagged With: Chesty Puller, Douglas MacArthur, Korea, marine, military, quotes, Ronald Reagan, United States Marines, USMC

How Marines Relieve Stress in Afghanistan, with “Call Me Maybe”

September 17, 2012 by info@3QuartersToday.com

I don’t know why this Call Me Maybe song by Carly Rae Jepsen has inspired so many lip synch covers but everyone seems to be doing it, including the United States Marines.

US Marine overseas heading to AfghanistanWhen my son returned from his Afghanistan deployment in late July he had not seen the below video yet and was super excited.  He knew some of the Marines in the video via his job in Air Wing support at Camp Bastion, but this was filmed in Kandahar before the squadron moved to the larger, more secure, base. It wasn’t until he returned home he learned about  the video.

This version below is especially poignant now. They are part of the 3rd Marine air Wing‘s Marine Aircraft Group 13 out of Yuma AZ,  the same ones attacked September 14, 2012 ,where two of their Marines were killed.

I heard first the news on Facebook where I’m friends with a number of Marine Moms who have sons stationed at Yuma, or connected to the Harriers, posted the news on Friday and I slightly freaked out thinking it could have been my son if he was there.  I can’t help but think of the Marines and their families as they waited for news from their sons and husbands.

As my son said, this is what we do Mom, other Marine bases get a “..whole lot more IDF’s”  (indirect fire) it’s our job. So as a good Marine Mom, I go on and want to remember the young men and women as they took time out for this very fun video.  I think they would want their families to remember them this way, with a smile on their face, taking a break from the seriousness of their jobs.

Marines Lip Synch Call Me Maybe

Now for a version the Marines REALLY like to watch. Before you watch it, here’s a little bit of background. For obvious, logistics and otherwise, most Marines and soldiers don’t have internet access and they rely on other forms of electronic entertainment. For example, my sons group had a  “Deployment Drive”. This is a portable hard drive loaded with an electronic library of  specific downloaded YouTube videos, games and movies

The the Miami Dolphin cheerleaders version was watched SEVERAL times a day, my son said he had it memorized and knew what cheerleader came on at what time.  The look on his face when he talked about this song at the dinner table was priceless. Can you just guess why it’s popular with a bunch of testosterone filled young men, in the middle of a desert, in Afghanistan?

Hey, the stress over there is hard enough, 12 hour+ days, seven days a week. Whatever can take their mind off terrorists and people who want to kill them for a little while  is fine with me.

Gift Ideas for Deployed Military

By the way, for anyone looking to buy a gift for someone in the military who is going to be deployed or already in country, this solar charger is ideal. They listen to a lot of music, but batteries can be difficult to come by in the desert, especially if they are outside the wire. It will charge a cell or smart phone in less than two hours in the sun.

Marines in Afghanistan

  • Two Marines killed in Afghanistan from Yuma (yumasun.com)
  • Attack on Afghan base kills 2 Marines (cnn.com)
  • The Taliban Attack On Camp Bastion Sends An Unmistakable Signal (businessinsider.com)
  • 2 Marines killed in attack on base in Afghanistan (foxnews.com)
  • ‘Well coordinated’ Camp Leatherneck attackers wore US uniforms (twitchy.com)
  • Two Marines Killed at Afghan Base, Prince Harry Safe (newsy.com)
  • Marines Sing ‘Call Me Maybe’ (VIDEO) (blippitt.com)

Filed Under: Marine Corps, Military Pride Tagged With: Afghanistan, basition, call me maybe, Camp Leatherneck, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kandahar, marine, Marine Corps, military, music, United States Marines, USMC, veteran, video, YouTube

Katy Perry’s Video and the Marines Corps

March 27, 2012 by info@3QuartersToday.com

What do Katy Perry and the Marines have in common? In reality, very little. But in Katy Perry’s video, All of Me I am just very pleased to see that she chose the United States Marines to represent the military. The follow-up interviews on MTV show she gained a great deal of respect for our Marines and that I applaud.  She may have been inspired to film at Camp Pendleton since she performed at Pendleton in 2011.

Don’t know what my Marine sons would think, I’m sure my oldest would say a lot. That’s a tease and a challenge to see if he even reads my blog, he was in Afghanistan when this was filmed. My other son who was stationed at Camp Pendleton just missed being there for the filming, I bet he would think it’s cool. (another challenge)

What do you think Katy Perry’s video? Does it inspire? Cheapen? Motivate? Should the Marines use it as their new recruiting video?

I’ve had several people comment to me on Twitter about this video so I thought I would add in the interviews behind the video to give some more background on how she feels about the military and what the men and the respect she has for the men and women in the Marine Corps. Regardless of inaccuracies in the video she wasn’t a prima dona on set.

The Making of the Katy Perry Video, All of Me

The videos below is a four part series highlighting the behind the scenes making of the video.

Yes, the video is full of inaccuracies, women don’t have to cut their hair to be Marines, they don’t bind their chest, you don’t receive your name on your uniform when you arrive, and women train at Paris Island during boot camp and not Camp Pendleton. But Sand Diego is just a hop skip and a jump from Hollywood, hence why MCRD SD Marines are called “Hollywood Marines.
But, it is a very well produced video that inspires women to stand on their own, take charge of their own life. Ok, she’s a little implusive and maybe breaking up with a boyfriend isn’t the best reason for joining the military or the Marine Corps. At least she is not pining away and curled up in a ball like it’s the end of the world either. Oh, right, that’s the series Twilight.
Anyhow, let me know what you think of the video, the Marines, or anything in particular. You might be surprised when you watch the videos and listen to a pop culture stars impressions of the Marine Corps and the military really are, instead of reading them in social media.

Military Perspective on Katy Perry’s Video

  • Katy Perry’s “Part of Me” Video Shot at Camp Pendleton 
  • Camp Pendleton Patch- Katy Perry Debuts “Part of Me”
  • Terminal Lance- Behind the scenes comic of Katy Perry’s “Part of Me” video (warning, raw uncensored)

Pop media interviews on Katy Perry’s Video All of Me

  • Katy Perry Joins the Marines (mtv.com)
  • Katy Perry Has A New Respect for the Armed Forces (mtv.com)
  • Katy Perry Becomes part of the Few, The Proud, the Marines
  • Video: Katy Perry Becomes a Marine (hollywood.com)
  • Katy Perry Transforms Into a Marine for New Music Video (people.com)

Filed Under: Marine Corps, Military Pride, Social media Tagged With: Afghanistan, Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton Marine Base, Katy Perry, katy perry s video, marine, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, military, MTV, Music video, United States Marines, USMC, video

Day 28/365: Marine Corps Ornament

December 31, 2010 by info@3QuartersToday.com

This Christmas ornament is one of the newest on the tree. It is in honor of my oldest son who became a Marine this year. Next year I will have another commemorative ornament as my youngest son completes basic training at MCRD in San Diego.

Day 28: US MArine Corp Ornament

Filed Under: Family, Marine Corps, Military Pride, Project 365 Tagged With: 365project, christmas, Holidays, Marine Corps, marines, military, oorah, ornament, semper fi, snacks, tradition, United States Marines, USMC, xmas

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