Originally Posted by Rochard

I have been on GFY 12 years, and have made some twenty-eight thousand posts. Out of those twenty-eight thousand posts, I have mentioned the term "Marines" 291 times. I don't believe that is excessive. I am sorry if anyone is offended by this.

Being a Marine is something I am proud of. What else can I be proud of? Getting married? Buying a house? Having a kid? Going to college? Getting a job? Everyone does these things.

I never considered myself a hero, never claimed I was, I was a barracks Marine who never saw combat - I am in fact the firefighter who never left the fire station to fight a fire, and I am perfectly okay with that.