"Marines Don?t Fade Away"

[thedrifter]

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