Showing posts with label jarheads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jarheads. Show all posts
I was in a hurry (what else is new really?) rolled out of the driveway and was trying to get to the post office while a friend watched my kiddos and Nope.
Did not belt up.
I'm one of those people that belts later in a drive...well usually. Sometimes my husband calls me and hears the seat belt warning ping going off in the background and he'll say all exasperated: "Put your seat belt on Hope! Can't you hear the warning bells?" I have another friend who wants to know how I can stand to hear the pinging and I answer him with "what pinging?" He stays equally annoyed.
Okay so sometimes I do do it on my own or when I see a cop. Only-- well... I 
didn't see this one this time. I was trying to keep my boxes from sliding off the seat at the time. Seems they needed a seat belt, too.
didn't see this one this time. I was trying to keep my boxes from sliding off the seat at the time. Seems they needed a seat belt, too.By the time I looked up, I saw the car flip a U, the lights come on and when I pulled over,the mama cop gets out of the car and I groaned...I definitely keep too many irons in the fire sometimes.
She walks up and identifies herself. Then the question gets asked. Is there a reason you aren't wearing your seat belt? These are the times you are glad more people aren't mind readers...because all I could think of was..."is it possible that I'm about to get out of a second ticket in month ? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO way!!!
I look at her and say, "Well, it's more of an excuse than it is a reason. Do you still want to hear it?"
This made her smile.
"Sure."
"I am in too much of a hurry. A friend is watching my kiddos so I can get to the post office with these boxes."
She looks past me at my passenger seat.
"That's a lot of boxes."
"Yep."
"Ebay?"
"No.
Jarheads in Iraq and Africa. I was supposed to get this stuff out yesterday and didn't. I guess I got a little hyper focused." (My friends IRL will have fun with this comment.)
"I see.
"I see.
License and registration?"
I hand her the goods and sink down into my seat when she walks away. Did I mention I am on a main street in the small town I live in? Nice.
"Rats.
I'm getting a ticket," I begin to speculate.
This thought gets reinforced because it is taking a LOOOOONG time for her to come back.
Tony is going to kill me, I think as I start with the minor hair twirling.
Oh crap here she comes.
I sit up a little straighter and wait for the 'please sign here it's not an admission of guilt schpiel'...
"Ok, Ma'am.What I've done is written you a warning. We are cracking down on seat belt laws this summer. Please make it a point to use yours. Go ahead and get those boxes to the post office and have a nice day."
I said it once and I'll say it again:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeew.
Gotta love my jarheads.
POST SCRIPT:
Before the car is turned on I will buckle myself up. Is everybody happy now?
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HAPPY 232ND BIRTHDAY, USMC!
This letter gets read during USMC cake cutting ceremonies wherever Marines are across the United States and the world on November 10 of each year in keeping with USMC tradition.
Following the message are quotes, pictures of my boys in Iraq and a video tribute to the finest fighting force on Earth.
MARINE CORPS ORDERS
No. 47 (Series 1921)
HEADQUARTERS
No. 47 (Series 1921)
HEADQUARTERS
U.S. MARINE CORPS
Washington, November 1, 1921
759. The following will be read to the command on the 10th of November, 1921, and hereafter on the 10th of November of every year. Should the order not be received by the 10th of November, 1921, it
will be read upon receipt.
Washington, November 1, 1921
759. The following will be read to the command on the 10th of November, 1921, and hereafter on the 10th of November of every year. Should the order not be received by the 10th of November, 1921, it
will be read upon receipt.
(1) On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name "Marine". In memory of them it is
fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.
fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.
(2) The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and is the long eras of tranquility at home, generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas, that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security.
(3) In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps, Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come
to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.
to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.
(4) This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today have received from those who preceded us in the corps. With it we have also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the Corps.
JOHN A. LEJEUNE,
Major General Commandant ,1921
QUOTES
The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth.
Major General Commandant ,1921
QUOTES
The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth.
Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997
I love the Corps for those intangible possessions that cannot be issued: pride, honor, integrity, and being able to carry on the traditions for generations of warriors past.
Cpl. Jeff Sornig, USMC; in Navy Times, November 1994
You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth- and the amusing thing about it is that they are.
You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth- and the amusing thing about it is that they are.
Father Kevin Keaney 1st Marine Division ChaplainKorean War
I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world.
Prime Minister of Britain, Sir Winston Churchhill
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle"
"So they've got us surrounded. Good. That simplifies the problem! Now we can fire in any direction, those bastards won't get away this time!" Chesty Puller, USMC.
I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all.
"THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS is 232 years of romping, stomping, hell, death and destruction. The finest fighting machine the world has ever seen. We were born in a Bomb Crater, Our Mother was an M-16 & Our Father was the Devil. Each moment that I live is an additional threat upon your life. I am a rough looking, roving
soldier of the sea. I am cocky, self-centered, overbearing, and do not know the meaning of fear, for I am fear itself. I am a green amphibious monster, made of blood and guts, who arose from the sea, feasting on anti-Americans throughout the globe. Whenever it may arise, and when my time comes, I will die a glorious death on the battlefield, giving my life for Mom, the Corps, and the American
Flag. We stole the eagle from the Air Force, the anchor from the Navy, and the rope from the Army. On the 7th day, while God rested, we over-ran his perimeter and stole the globe, and we've been running the show ever since. We live like soldiers and talk like sailors and slap the Hell out of both of them. Marine by day, lover by night, drunkard by choice, MARINE BY GOD!!! EERAH!!!"
Flag. We stole the eagle from the Air Force, the anchor from the Navy, and the rope from the Army. On the 7th day, while God rested, we over-ran his perimeter and stole the globe, and we've been running the show ever since. We live like soldiers and talk like sailors and slap the Hell out of both of them. Marine by day, lover by night, drunkard by choice, MARINE BY GOD!!! EERAH!!!"Have a great, great Birthday 3/3 Kilo Marines!!!
3/3 Kilo on deployment 2006. This video was editted by one of the Kilo Marine's wives and posted to Youtube.
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