"Marines Don?t Fade Away"
They say old soldiers do not die that they just fade away
They sit in their rocking chairs and think of old memories all day That may be true for some and then again maybe it?s not With a cold glass in their hands or maybe a cup of coffee so hot Marines are different they look at events with a weathered eye Looking deep into the past handkerchief in hand trying not to cry Looking at children and grandchildren hoping they?ll never go to war But the descendants of these Marines are prepared to do much more The proud history and that intangible thing called e-spirit de corps That magnificent action from deep within Marine Corps Lore That indomitable bravery shown in the battle of Peleliu And the courage and tenacity displayed in the rice fields of Taigu For two-hundred twenty-six years Marines have stood proud and tall Never retreating just advancing no matter how many of them fall Grinding up the enemy like a savage threshing machine Putting the fear of God in them when they hear the word Marine Viet Nam a new kind of war fighting and dying for no apparent cause Slipping through the forest setting up traps seemingly without pause Nerves on edge sweat pouring down their faces terror in their eyes Yet they still crouch down and plan tomorrows? deadly surprise Then twenty years later called upon to fight another war To go off to a land to fight a madman who has gone too far Worrying about bullets and missiles and a biological storm Yet the Marines fight with their usual demeanor and form Once again our young Marines are in a strange land fighting a foe Preparing for the enemy a terrible and permanent blow They will prevail they will triumph they will win and then come home For a Marine would rather raise a family than sit on a regal throne No my friends never think that Marines just fade away They teach their children values because there will be another day We will defend this democracy of ours from enemies or we will die Our Marines will be ready for they know the meaning of Semper-Fi Kal Kalnasy 12-07-2001 ? Sempers, Roger |
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