# Happy Birthday, Marines!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-marines/640626>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 10, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-marines/640626 "2012-11-10T22:27:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-marines/640626/1 "2012-11-10T22:27:17Z")

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Thank you so much for your service.

If you go to the ball, please take and post pics. Marines in dress blues, yummy 😃

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**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-marines/640626/2 "2012-11-10T23:41:05Z")

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Dear Marines, thank you for your unending commitment to your fellow citizens and our country. Your sacrifices are not forgotten.

_Semper fi!_

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-marines/640626/3 "2012-11-11T00:08:08Z")

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Couldn’t agree more.  
If you’re reading this thank you for your service!

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-marines/640626/4 "2012-11-11T00:40:11Z")

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I couldn’t resist posting this link from Tom Lehrer

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HHhZF66C1Dc/hqdefault.jpg "Tom Lehrer - Send the Marines") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhZF66C1Dc)

I once watched a serving Marine laugh his head off at this song.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-marines/640626/5 "2012-11-11T00:53:49Z")

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Yes…happy birthday, to those who serve!

-D/a