Semper Fi

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Rader89

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Name: Scott Rader
Age:26
Location: Ft Benning, Ga
First 3 gun match: Feb, 2014
Job: USMC M1A1 Tank crewman instructor / curriculum developer.

Just started up with the 2016 program, just signed up to stay competitive in a different way. Ive been shooting since i was in high school with the scholastic trap shooting program, my team made 3rd in the state of CA and 15th in the Nation back in the day. Been active USMC since Jan 2008, i was either deployed or stationed in CA until i got sent to FT Benning, loving the freedom and shooting competitive advantage that everyone brings to the table. Makes me push myself. Excited to be apart of boomer shooter.
 
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First & foremost, thanks for your service.

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Thanks for your service! And welcome!


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Scott:

I just joined the forum. I was in the local gun shop yesterday (owner is an Army vet as am I). The owner has a friend (Marine vet) that shoots with us. He said "Semper Fi" when he left (to the owner). A guy standing next to me asked "What's Semper Fi mean?" I replied "Go Army." I'm only telling you that over the Internet (you might run faster than me in person).
 
Barbarians Live said:
Scott:

I just joined the forum. I was in the local gun shop yesterday (owner is an Army vet as am I). The owner has a friend (Marine vet) that shoots with us. He said "Semper Fi" when he left (to the owner). A guy standing next to me asked "What's Semper Fi mean?" I replied "Go Army." I'm only telling you that over the Internet (you might run faster than me in person).
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HAHA! Army vs Marine, that would go over with a good laugh.
Good Lord don't try that with someone from the Navy vs Marine. There WILL be a fight. :D
 
Barbarians Live said:
Scott:

I just joined the forum. I was in the local gun shop yesterday (owner is an Army vet as am I). The owner has a friend (Marine vet) that shoots with us. He said "Semper Fi" when he left (to the owner). A guy standing next to me asked "What's Semper Fi mean?" I replied "Go Army." I'm only telling you that over the Internet (you might run faster than me in person).
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Not only no, but **** no! HAHA Thats a good one bro. But hey if you were to open up a book with the title Marines, the summary would read, "Because the Army needs heros too" I'm stationed on a army base right now so theres nothing but elephant dung talking, love it. Take care man

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dennishoddy said:
HAHA! Army vs Marine, that would go over with a good laugh.
Good Lord don't try that with someone from the Navy vs Marine. There WILL be a fight. :D
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Was on a Navy ship for 7 months doing the pirate thing, we would fight over mustard...

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Dude it's crazy, ive had my ass chewed by an Army CWO and SgtMaj for swearing. "You Marines are unprofessuonal with the way you talk" Whatever. Thank you for your service though

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The United States Marine Corps - Because the Army is not good at parades. How many Marines took part in the largest amphibious operation in American military history?
 
David Marlow said:
The United States Marine Corps - Because the Army is not good at parades. How many Marines took part in the largest amphibious operation in American military history?
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as he's probably sipping a pina colada
 
Hey the Army is horrible at drill. So glad we agree on something David

Hey mad respect for D Day. I dont have nothing against that.

I could say the Marines were fighting the Japanese and doing the island hopping campaign a few years before D Day thats why we are the FIRST TO FIGHT...RAH! Hear the motivation through all CAPs? Lol

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Years ago I wrote my history thesis about the Battle of Peleliu (1944). That was a bloody hard slog (involving Marines and Army). After WWII a monument was erected to honor the fallen. Chiseled in stone were the words "Lest We Forget." Well, a few decades later the monument was overgrown with jungle growth and forgotten. I led efforts at a "Lest We Forget" conference to rectify that. I have not seen a recent picture, but I'm going to check into it.

In my research I found a memoir by a Marine that was fortunate enough to survive the ordeal. He was climbing up the rope ladder from the boat hauling them back to the ship for R&R. A sailor reached over to help him aboard and asked the Marine "Hey, get any souvenirs?" The Marine grabbed his ass with his other hand and said "right here swabbie, that's my souvenir."

The Marines erected another monument on the island.


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Barbarians Live said:
Years ago I wrote my history thesis about the Battle of Peleliu (1944). That was a bloody hard slog (involving Marines and Army). After WWII a monument was erected to honor the fallen. Chiseled in stone were the words "Lest We Forget." Well, a few decades later the monument was overgrown with jungle growth and forgotten. I led efforts at a "Lest We Forget" conference to rectify that. I have not seen a recent picture, but I'm going to check into it.

In my research I found a memoir by a Marine that was fortunate enough to survive the ordeal. He was climbing up the rope ladder from the boat hauling them back to the ship for R&R. A sailor reached over to help him aboard and asked the Marine "Hey, get any souvenirs?" The Marine grabbed his ass with his other hand and said "right here swabbie, that's my souvenir."

The Marines erected another monument on the island.


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Nice write up man, i was on the USS Peleliu and we were fortunate enough to sail by the island

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