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A World War II veteran gets a huge thank you on Valentine's Day

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Feb 20

This story is so amazing since a World War II veteran who served 35 years with the United States Marine Corps before he retired would be showered with around 70,000 cards from well wishers around the globe on Valentine's Day...

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Veteran's Day

Raine38 @Raine38 (12387) • United States 15 Nov 16

I know this is a late post but I would just like to share our "celebration". Last Friday was Veteran’s Day. It also happened to be our date night. And also, my DB (dear boyfriend) is a veteran, a former Marine. That day, he got...

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Happy Birthday USMC

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 10 Nov 16

Today is the 241st birthday of the Marine Corps. My son and his wife got all dressed up and attended the Marine Corps birthday ball last evening. They looked very impressive in their formal wear.

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Finally Home

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 27 Oct 16

My son in the Marine Corps came home from his deployment in Bahrain. I am overjoyed for him to be back on American soil.

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the government does not seem to care about our war veterans

mama_bear @mama_bear (1118) • Canada 5 Jul 09

mylotters, this has been bugging me for some time and i feel the need to speak on it. now i do not support the war that is going on in iraq, but i support our troops, and i would have thought that the government would too. imagine...

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Are You Vain?

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 31 Jul 08

I am! Well, I have vanity plates, anyway. That's about as vain as I get. This is a picture of what I had for a vanity plate on my car when I was in NC. I couldn't afford the vanity plate at the time I had to re-register...

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Hard being a miltary wife.....

fafinette79 @fafinette79 (943) • United States 26 Jun 08

Forgive me while I vent. Today was a very stressful and upsetting day for me, so I might write things that I might not mean later. For as long as I knew about the military lifestyle, I've been very interested in how it would feel...

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Who is military?

kymber86 @kymber86 (165) • United States 20 Jun 08

I am a former Marine. I want to know if there is any active duty, reserve, former or family on Mylot. So, where are my brothers and sisters in arms?

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Stephanie Coyote and the City of San Francisco are Cowards!!!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 26 Sep 07

On September 11th, the cowardly whiner Stephanie Coyote denied the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon access to California Street in San Francisco to film a commercial. Of course the little coward was "unavailable for...

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Prisoners For the Military? what do you think?

joesgamez @joesgamez (225) • United States 24 Feb 07

Ok i had this Thought.. what if they took out most prisoners fro miner crimes like Grand theft auto, maybe Burglery, and other crimes not murder. And maybe give them a 2nd chance? send them to war and maybe clean up there file? I...

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Hi. are there any Marine Base's in Texas..?

joesgamez @joesgamez (225) • United States 31 Jan 07

Yeah i would like to Reenlist.. Is there any in texas, i think theres one in Georga, How about Mexico? Arizona? anyone know.

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Any Retired USMC Members here?

matlgal @matlgal (1686) • United States 28 Jan 07

I am the proud wife of a retired USMC Master Sgt. He retired about 15 yrs ago and is happily doing Real Estate and taking care of our 5 acre ranch here in Vista Calif. What are you doing after your retirement? Do you stay...

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Sacrifice and Gratitude

chromecowgirl37 @chromecowgirl37 (283) • United States 28 Jan 07

I am a mother and a military wife. It's an exhausting combination, although I know plenty of women who are more exhausted than I, and deservingly so. I have one child, a son, barely a year old. Part of me wants a second child,...

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Whos A marine on this Mylot i wanna see how meny responses i get on this one

joesgamez @joesgamez (225) • United States 27 Jan 07

I was one.. i hope to Be one again? WAIT I WILL ALWAYS BE ONE!!!!

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My night at the Ball . .

vhenwood @vhenwood (1061) • United States 17 Nov 06

was FANTASTIC!!!! We had an absolute BLAST!!! I got to meet everyone from Ben's unit that I've talked to on the phone so now I have a face to the voice! I got to see so many of my friends that I never get to see. We had a...

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BEN PICKED UP!!!

vhenwood @vhenwood (1061) • United States 6 Nov 06

My husband is now officially a corpral in the United States Marine Corps!!!!! He was pinned this morning! And I got to pin him!!!! It was great!!!! But my brother in law left the camera in the truck so we didn't get any...

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OORAH!!!

vhenwood @vhenwood (1061) • United States 3 Nov 06

My husband is FINALLY getting promoted MONDAY!!! WOO HOO!!! We've been waiting for this since MAY!!!! The Marine Corps kinda screwed him out of it twice already . . .he deserves this!! I'm so excited and out ball is in 2 weeks...

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