This is a song I composed. I would like to dedicate it to all the Heroes of 9/11 and the families of Fallen Heroes as well as to our men and women in uniform.
Out of the rubble, we stood taller than ever. And forged ahead with hope and determination.
To find and defeat the enemy ~ Our brave men and women endured the pain of war . . . . . . And many made the ultimate sacrifice.
Let's not forget the unsung heroes: the families of our warriors.

• AMOK - cops go commando, slaying Marine - mistaken identity resulted in innocent man's shooting. See picture right.
• A Silent Anthem in the Stillness - Dark is the Night but oh, Bright is the Day (9-11 tribute)
• Also Serving : (Unsung heroes) Military spouses, families also make sacrifices.
• A story of glory worth being told. Landmarks in the history of the Corps.
• Atoning for our neglect - America owes its heroes of Vietnam and the southeast Asia conflict:, honor, support, remembrance. LEST WE FORGET.
• A Marine picked by Obama General Jim Jones will be National Security Advisor
• A Chosen Few: One Helluva Group of Men - The Men of Montford Point The First Black Marines
• African American Freedom Fighters - Soldiers for liberty. A historical narrative.
• African American Warriors - all services, all wars.
• African Amer History - Vietnam Recipients, Congressional Medal of Honor.
• African American Role - World War II - frustration and transformation, the context of those times
• Afghanistan Hero: Jason L. Dunham - Corporal Dunham saved the lives of fellow Marines from an exploding grenade.
• Appreciating those who served - They've served our country and have made sacrifices. Now it's our turn.
• Aviation - MCAA - an organization of Marines and their special friends who have a deep and abiding interest in Marine Corps aviation matters past, present and future.
• Aviation - USMC Headquarters - Headquarters Marine Corps Department of Aviation. Official Site, HQMC.
• Al Varelas' U.S. Marine Corps Site - In Memory of My Dad
• Alford McMichaels - 14th Sergeant Major of the USMC All American hero and go-getter, proud Marine, a positive role model today's youth
• airbornemarines.com for para qualified Marines past and present - Site for the amusement and fellowship of airborne qualified Marines past and present. See the very funny boot camp dictionary. Say hi (logbook) too.
• Always Faithful - SSSGT Lavota's Marine Corps website. Semper Fidelis
• Analyzing the Vietnam Engagement - our advantages were sometimes disadvantages (critical analysis)
• Arlington Memorial - Iwo Jima Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, etc
• Arlington Cemetery: - Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, 20th Commandant of the USMC
• Astronaut - Colonel Charles Bolden USMC - official NASA page [another fine role model]
• Authority is of God - Americans should "pray" for the President and other leaders (and don't forget the troops)
• AVIATOR - Into the Tiger's Jaws (Frank Peterson book)
• First Black Marines : Vanguard of a Legacy - Fred deClouet takes you through the war zone of emotions and resulting backlash in the marines's effort to integrate.
• Aviation War in the Pacific, The US Marines in WWII - traces heroism and sacrifice of Marines in the island-hopping Pacific Theatre of Operations
• African American Marine in Viet Nam - picture history locates details of photograph.
• Bainbridge Band of Brothers -- Colonel Jaime Sabater, U. S. Marine Corps (retired).
• Bob Shepherd - (AWS)Robert did tours in HSL-43, FASO (NASNI), and CV-63 ASWMOD email
• The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima
• Sam Billison - CodeTalker - USMC Navaho (Din�) helped develop WW2 Code, never broken
• The Bar is Raised - Samuel Jackson (Major, USMC)
• The Battle History of the U.S. Marines: A Fellowship of Valor - now Joe Alexander has come out with a book
• Belleau Wood - U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood
• Belated Honor for Black Heroes - Pentagon Commemoration
• Belated Honor - Congressional Medal of Honor, World War II.
• Birth and History of the marines - Older than the Republic itself : the marines!
• Blacks in the Marine Corps - mmpa28 - Blacks served in the Revolution, then a long lull reflected America's own dark age of racial cold war, till World War II began to change everything.
• Black Heroes and Grunts - In every single war and conflict our nation faced.
• Black Marines - Camp Pendleton - a long overdue tribute.
• The Black Sheep: The Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II -

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
General Douglas MacArthur

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'Black Sheep' of the Greatest Generation : Montford Point

• Frederick Branch - Standing Alone - And setting the standard for others who followed.
• Brig Gen. Charles Bolden USMC - NASA Astronaut, American Hero, role model for our youth.
• Bogue Rat - homepage of former USMC Staff Sgt Patrick L. Smith. Pics of air traffic control deployments and equipmt from the 26 MEU (SOC) and operation Laser Strike.
• The Boss's Wife - Escorting Mrs. Cohen, a marine gets the honor (of course).
• Lieut Col Charles Boyd, USMC - outstanding marine, outstanding in the private sector, too. [hero, go-getter, role model]
• Brian's Web Page - the United States Marine Corps
• Buffalo Soldiers of the Wild West -- America's other unsung heroes
• Bulldog's USMC Page - future Marine
• Bush appoints a General - Administration's counter-terrorism leader joins State after 911
• Maverick Marine: General Smedley D. Butler and the Contradictions of American Military History - hero in war, advocate of peace
  Smedley Butler - "Old Gimlet Eye," at the time of his death, the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Called "the fighting Quaker"; he was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps; author of famous anti-war tract War Is a Racket (1935); exposed fascist coup plot against Pres. Roosevelt.
  
• Calvin Johnson - marine shows courage outside the Corps ... but says `I'm no hero`
• Sergeant William H. Carney (Army) - Winner of Congressional Medal Of Honor.
• Cause he's my hero - we love our troops doing the job they have to do (especially that special one).
• Chaplain Vincent Capodanno (USMC) Congressional Medal of Honor - Father Capodanno gave his life offering comfort to dying men.
• Chesty Puller - Dedicated to Lt.Gen. Lewis (Chesty) Puller. Sea stories, book reviews and many links.
• Chesty Puller US Marine EXTRAORDINAIRE (alexandra's meltingpot page)
• CITEMAR's Letter from a Marine Wife - we also serve ... and sacrifice ... and cry
• Chadduck's Marine Corps Wives' Website - Tho oft' left behind they are NEVER forgotten
• Chuck's USMC Page - It CAN be done : my Marine Corps story
• A Chosen Few - article by Lt Col Charles Boyd, USMC, on the World War II experience
• Colin Powell - Our present freedoms are not without heroes' past sacrifices
• Corporal Kusian's Help Page - USMC links and Marine Corps clip art
• Dan Marsh's USMC Raiders Page - Former Marine Raider, Dan Marsh -- lots of stuff on the USMC Raiders of WWII
• Dan's US Marine Corps Page - the Alexander Family
• Dick Gaines, ret. marine -W hat ever happened to....? re: old Marines associates and buddies of the 1950s thru 1972.
• Donkey ("mascot") a hero - nicknamed "Smoke" adopted by Iraqi Marines.
• Vietnam "looking back" BLOG - Vietnam reminiscences
• First lieut. Don Sanders, USMC - on the team, a gifted marine
• Dorrie Miller - the First Hero - Dec 7, 1941 -Pearl Harbor (USN)
• Dakota Meyer, Afghanistan hero - Medal of Honor, (and asks to drink beer with the President). GRANTED.
• Embassy Guards - Ambassadors in Blue :: protecting these outposts of American diplomacy
• Eric J Raymond's and Eminent Presence's site - I am the OV-10 Bronco Assns official list keeper for the VMO (USMC Marine), VAL (USN Navy), and TASS (USAF Airforce) OV-10 Squadron Communities.
• Equal Opportunity - USMC advancement
• Esprit de Corps - USMC the few, the proud [usmc.mil]
• Major General Arnold Fields Deputy Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Base, Hawaii [an African American role model]
• Mike Fay, Illustrator - Michael Fay, USMC, Afghanistan and Iraq - has a book out now.
• Fallen Officer Jermaine Gibson - photo tribute, salute to police officer [Iraq Marine veteran].
• 9-11 Flight 93 heroes - "Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself" (Thomas Jefferson)
• Always Faithful USMC Page - SSgt Lavota's Marine Corps website.
• FAMILY: marine family - they also serve our country.
• Gateway to Marine Aviation - MATSG-21 Pensacola (the real "wings of gold") at the NETC
• Gatlin Gun's Sit-Down Shop - Come visit! Future home of "Sit-downs" for the expression of ideas, chat, "bs" - etc
• Gene's Marine Corps Page - Gene's Marine Corps Page with other Marine Corps links and a personal scrapbook.
• The Gentle Warrior: General Oliver Prince Smith, USMC - now famous from Clifton La Bree's story of this true hero of the Korean War
• Gene's Marine Corps Pages - in honor of the memory of all those who have served our country, especially with the Marine Corps.
• Colonel John Glenn USMC - Pioneering Astronaut and Senator.
• Giving young Marines the motivation - Just something I wanted to do for the great time I had while on active duty. Semper fi Marines!!!
• Golf 2/5 Marines - Vietnam oprations,photo album,fallen brothers,reunions
• Golf Co., 2nd Bn., 7th Marines - dedicated to the men who served with Golf Company in Vietnam (Travis Skaggs)
• Gunny Gaines, USMC Ret. - Short-stories by or about oldtime US Marines & Navy Corpsmen; forum/MSG brds for WW II/Korean War-Era Marines; Whatever happened to...? Find old buddies, etc.
• Gunny G's Marine Postal WebSite - Marine Vignettes - Marine Postal - MailCall USMC - Old-Timers, and more....
• Gunny G's Marine Vignettes II - A new extension of the stories by old Marines/Navy Corpsmen, etc. of the pre-WWII/WWII/KoreanWar/Cold War era... Submit stories to GunnyG@HotMail.Com
• Gunny Mikes Salute - Salute to all who have earned the title Marine!
• Gunny's Tribut - Marine Birthday : here's the story
• Gunny's Web - Gunny's Military Web Site
• Guy Gabaldon USMC - Website, newsletter, and book by WWII Marine.
• Gyrene! Songs and Stories - Expanded sound clips and lyrics of all 14 songs on Oscar Brand's 'Tell it to the Marines' album in RealAudio. True Marine Corps stories - send your stories!
• Jack Hartzel : Stories - with E-CO. 2nd Bn. 9th Marine Regmt. 3rd Marine Div. I-Corps 66-67-68.
• Henry O. Flipper - 1st African American grad of West Point
• Col Rich Higgins Prisoner of War
• USMC Historical Company Homepage The USMC-HC history and heritage of the Marine Corps
• United States Marine Corps Helicopter and Tiltrotor Squadrons Marine Corps helicopter squadrons to the present.
• Humor (and truth, too) - Marine Pride: a few Reasons Why I am a Marine
• Integration in the Deep South - Marine Hero's Modesty in 2001
• Battle for Iwo Jima - incredible valor of the 3rd, 4th and 5th USMC Divisions and other units of Fifth Amphibious Corps
• Jason Grose Tribute to the Marines - a 'survivor' who is able to smile about it.
• Jermaine Gibson, USMC - Iraq veteran (2 tours) gave his life in line of duty back home, as police officer.
• Joe Foss, fighter ace - hero of Guadalcanal's "Cactus Air Force," a short bio sketch.
• Jodie's Home Page - North Carolina Marine Wife
• Kishre's Marine Stuff - USMC, Quotes, Weight Standards, Emblem, Hymn, 1990s Operations
• Jim Kirshke, USMC - Vietnam diary: not going home alone
• Kory Brunson Band "We Know You're Out There (A Message To Our Troops)"
• USMC Tanker's Korea: The War in Photos, Sketches and Letters Home - library of references
• Leathernecks MC International - Mike "Doc" Lerp's great site
• Vietnam Marine Tribute - hosted by Vietnam Veteran Bill McDonald
• The Last Six Seconds - [story] the Quality of valor of our servicemen and women in Iraq. May we never forget.
• lil Buddy's USMC Romance - "My Marine, Lean and Mean"
• Marine Wife - PROUD Marine Wife (Jan Hardesty)
• Look at Marine Corps Past - time line and dates
• Looking Back - Vietnam 1969-71 - Remembering Vietnam
• Lt Grose's Homepage ~ Jason and Carrie Lynn [MOTIVATED]
• Lost and Found - help connecting with marines past and present.
• Man; The Choicemaker - Site by former Marine Sgt Jim Baxter, WW II & Korea.
• Marine Bloodstripes - Home Page Dedicated to Marine Vets
• The Marines - Edwin Howard Simmons and J. Robert Moskin (Editors)
• Marine Corps Marathon - Arlington Virginia
• Marine Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of World War II (Guadalcanal Marine) - Kerry Lane makes the WWII jungles real (1st Marine Div.)
• The Marine Corps Art of LtCol D.J. Neary - Includes: field art, Gazette covers, U.S. Marine Band illustrations, etc.
• The Marine Corps Drill Instructor - Dedicated to the Marine Corps Drill Instructor and all Marines who have served.
• The Marine Book: A Portrait of American's Military Elite - (Amazon) Chuck Lawliss powerful view
• Marine Raiders :: USMC & WW II - United States Marine Raider Association
• Marine Parents Page - (marineparents.com) Marine Moms and Dads: A Place to Connect and Share.
• Marine Links - USMC, history, tributes, resources
• Marine Sniper Carlos Hathcock In His Own Words
• Marine Vignettes by Gunny G - A series of short-stories by or about US Marines, Corpsmen, etc. Old Time Marines send your story for inclusion on Marine Vignettes--war, human interest, humor, etc.
• Marine Wife's Prayer - miles cannot separate us from the love of God
• Marion Carl - Tribute to a great Marine aviator of the Pacific Theatre of Operations.
• U.S. Marine Corps Aviation: 1912 to the Present - by Peter B. Mersky (has review) (Amazon)
• Marine Moms Blog - Daily Life of a Marine Mom (A Piece of My Heart)
• Marine Moms History - Sonja's online record
• Marine Corps League - Westchester Detachment
• Marine Corps PRIDE - John Tyler's site
• Marine Moms - Support Group, encouragement, chat, sociability
• Marine Moms website - Baghdad Bound Devil Dogs
• Mentors in Violence Protection Program (MVP) - a gender violence and bullying prevention approach that focuses on developing the bystander leadership role as an effective strategy for the containment of violence.
• The Military Wife ~ unsung heroes in America's service
• Mr. Marine/Mr. Leatherneck: Lou Diamond! - MGySgt "Lou" Diamond USMC (deceased) was one of the most famous and colorful of old-time Marines.
• Marine Links and Web Pages - Halls of Montezuma
• Millenium's Home Page - Marine Corps's World
• poems of John Musgrave - Delta Co, 1st Bn, 9th Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Div [vietnam]
• My Marine & Artillery Page - a tribute site to my husband a former Marine Sergeant who served with an Artillery unit.
• Mudville Gazette, Iraq - our armed services: on our nation's behalf.
• Navajo Code Talkers, WW2 - a brief history some unsung heroes.
• My Memories of Sgt. George C. Scott - Bob Morissey's Site
• No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal honoring Merrill B. Twining, USMC
• Oliver Jackson's USMC - this website is dedicated to The 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division and is designed to help all veterans and to keep the informed.
• Once a Marine - If you're a Marine, you endured boot camp. We did, sometimes barely. We need stories about your humorous, hilarious, sad, etc experiences. Look at our site today.
• Orlando and Jason - Ours sons, proud to bear the title of Unites States Marines
• Our Spouses Serve - Marine Corps (hidden heroes)
• Oliver Jackson - Marine Veteran's Third Battalion, First (USMC)
• Obama hails their valor and sacrifice - shows reverence at solemn observance
• The President's Own - USMC Band 1892 - John Philip Sousa
• PFC Tom Dowlearn's Story-1945 USMC - Pfc Tom Dowlearn was transferred to a special unit in the last year of WWII where he met, among others, the famous "Chesty" Puller of the Marines, and MGySgt Lou Diamond.
• Proud Marine Wife - dedicated to all marines, especially my husband (Jan Hardesty's page).
• Quotes About the Marines or USMC - these are good quotes. Take a look.
• Real African American Heroes - all branches, true American heroes and patriots, the finest our nation has.
• Sgt James Rundies, USMC - Mississippi's first African American Marine (WWII).
• The Sayonara Marines - Marines in Japan during the 1950s
• Scuttlebutt - Small chow - Check out this 'hangout' for marines of all ages.
• Semper Fi Mac - Bob Sites' Marine Pride, Past, Present, Forever
• Semper Fi !! Cal's Outpost - welcome to G.C. Stuart's Home Page
• Sgt Bill Genaust USMC - The story of Marine combat photographer, Sgt Bill Genaust USMC, on Iwo Jima.
• SSgt Hackney's Home Page - Knights still ride stallions - USMC
• Security Guards at US Embassies - USMC Security Personnel at overseas embassy locations
• Shifty Powers - WW2 hero, from another 'Band of Brothers' (Army Airborne).
• Short Rounds - Odds 'n Ends, Bits a'n Pieces, and things that just would not fit as well anyplace else except right here.
• Smartdog's USMC Page - my uncle George Barrows, a proud US Marine for 22 yrs
• The Sniper's Perspective - Homepage of Craig Roberts (aka 'Axe Handle Charlie Six Forward'), Former Marine Sniper, Chopper Pilot, Career Police Officer, LtCol USAR, etc.
• Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines vs Japan - by Robt Leckie. USMC of WW2 from Guadalcanal to Okinawa
• Maj Gen Clifford L. Stanley, Commanding, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms [role model]
• Together we served - USMC Retired/Active/Reserve/Veteran forum.
• Sweetheart and honey - to a big marine from his little buddy
• Tom Dowlearn's Story - PFC Tom Dowlearn USMC starting on square one
• Lt. Col Tom McKenney - previously published articles
• Tiger's Jaws the story of Frank Peterson. First black (Marine) Aviator
• Poems from Twist - By Carl Michael "Tiny" Readinger
• US Marine Band - the President's Own : For nearly two centuries a part of events shaping our national heritage.
• United States Marine Corps - Bob Rohrer - Marine's personal page. 1956 - 1962.
• United States Marine Combat Wives (Viet nam etc) With our every breath, and deep respect, we stand proud as Combat Wives.
• USMC GALS - the hardest USMC job is the Marine WIFE
• US Marine Culture - Quotes, poems, and ancedotes on the USMC.
• USMC Personal Page - Dedicated To Carlos Hathcock
• The USMC Poolee Page - Information on the Marine Corps for poolees and soon to be recruits.
• Unit insignia USMC - Joe Armstrong's collection. Send in your own contribution to this growing museum to celebrate the US Marine Corps.
• Valor and Glory - the story of the Corps
• The U.S. Marine Corps Story - Robert Moskin 's 912 page classic now in paperback (3d ed)
• USMC Retired - inspirational story.
• My voice is not stilled - tribute to a silenced friend :: Vietnam
• We also serve - Marine Wives Loop (not checked).
• Women and the Corps - WMA Women Marines Assoc.
• Welcome to the United States Marine Corps - Steven Wheaton's Page
• Jim Wodecki :: Remembrances of Khe Sanh - USMC, FLC, FLSG-A, Khe Sanh 66-67
• Maj Gen, USMCR Leo V. Williams, III [role model] Commanding Gen. Marine Corps Reserve Support Command

"Smoke" - marine mascot

YES, National Defense requires a crucial proportion of the budget. And taxpayers do their part.
But, "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." (Tom Paine)

Thomas Sowell, the Economics guru, joked about his own Marine years that he was not a very good marine. (grin) They finally found him a job that suited him, more or less (and he says he was too damn stubborn not to stick it out).

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USMC Combat Correspondents Assn
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USMC Vietnam Tankers - the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tank Battalions
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