Originally Posted by ASTRALdragon

It seems to be the "cool thing" these days to bash America. If you're at a party and your jokes fail, make an anti-American crack and the crowd will love you.

That won't be happening in the world of Senior Chief

Oorah Senior Chief. I dont put up with that s**t either. I've gotten in alot of trouble when people start talking anti-america. I just cant help it, I dont have the self control right now to just say something back and not actually do something.

Originally Posted by istealfreefood

Oorah Senior Chief. I dont put up with that s**t either. I've gotten in alot of trouble when people start talking anti-america. I just cant help it, I dont have the self control right now to just say something back and not actually do something.

I have a good friend that was a SGT, USMC, that felt the same way. If he heard something that didn't sound right he would confront the person and intimidate the heck out of them (if not the piss). I saw one kid try to act tough and it was extremely funny to see the kid "wait to kick the ***t out of the SGT". I hadn't seen anyone run that fast since my college days!

Wasn't there a quote about the Korean War similar to this poem, something like "Another soldier reporting in, I've served my time in hell."?

Originally Posted by Senior Chief

That won't be happening in the world of Senior Chief

Burn a flag in my presence and expect a couple arrows to come your way.
Don't disrespect my country or my countrymen within distance of me- period. Millions of Americans feel the same way.

You sum it up for all of us, Senior Chief.

last semester a couple of anti war punks thought it would be funny to set up a booth that insulted the military right next to a Marine Corps recruiting booth. the punks said something, the marines ignored them, then one of the punks said something regarding dead marines, and to cut a long story short, the police arrested the punks to protect them from the marines and just about everyone in the general area.

man do i hate people that are so ungrateful for the freedoms that the armed forces have paid for.

Originally Posted by bigcanada813

last semester a couple of anti war punks thought it would be funny to set up a booth that insulted the military right next to a Marine Corps recruiting booth. the punks said something, the marines ignored them, then one of the punks said something regarding dead marines, and to cut a long story short, the police arrested the punks to protect them from the marines and just about everyone in the general area.

man do i hate people that are so ungrateful for the freedoms that the armed forces have paid for.

Sounds like a case for justified felony assault.

I watched a Marine stand toe to toe with an idiot. It was over being told by a policeman to put out a cigarette. The guy wouldn't do it and the Marine said "Hey, he means you!" The reply was "F**k you. The Marine said, in a calm voice, "Are you even old enough to buy the smokes?" Again the kid said "F**k you". The Marine said: Quote (for dramatic pause) "Don't make me embarass you in front of your friends and your woman" End Quote. Now the kid says: "Do you honestly think you can kick the s#!t out of 7 of us?" Intermission

The Marine is 6' tall, weighs about 215, probably 4% body fat. He was a Security Force Instructor, one of his specialties was defensive tactics.

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As we waited for the roller coaster (Orlando theme park) we passed by the kid twice. The first time there was more of the mouthy kid getting in the Marine's face. The second time we passed I told the biggest guy in the group that Steve was a Marine and somewhat of an expert in Hand to Hand combat and that if 7 guys went against him it wouldn't be a fair fight unless Steve had his hands tied behind his back. I also said that the first two or three guys probably wouldn't see what took them out and the other four were in for some serious pain. It just so happened that they were on the same ride we were, we were at the back and they were at the front.

I was able to see them leaving the ride. When they hit the tarmac I never saw 11 people run as a unit before (outside of military). I'd bet that these guys could have quaified for the Olympics!

I was relieved to know that Steve was not going to jail or get busted in rank for cleaning up some of the **** that life put in front of him.

All the while we were in the exchange Steve's wife kept saying, in a not so quiet voice: STEVE, SHUT THE F**K UP!!!

She was the only person within 100 feet that wasn't afraid of Steve!!

I like Steve and know that if I were ever in a situation that called for backup that he would be there.

I'm tired and probably shouldn't have typed this all out, but my memory of the day is crystal clear and I actually would have loved to see Steve kick the ever loving crap out of those dirtbags! (I think his wife would have liked that too!)