Why do we have an Army and Marines?

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Why do we have an Army and Marines?

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03-29-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tarbe

When I was in the Marines in the 70's, we took turns being on "Air Alert".

We had our gear packed and were ready to move out on 2 hour's notice. Every now and then they would pull the trigger and make us haul freight to Cherry Point and load up to fly somewhere for a few days, just to make sure we were ready.

We took pride in always being ready to fight...I think to a degree beyond any other branch. That is one thing that makes the Marines different, IMO.

Tim

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