Well done to the us marines!!

[ToneTheMoan]

A heavily armed nutter on a high speed train from amsterdam to paris was taken down by 2 US Marines! These men saved countless lives so give them a medal i say! They were on holiday and totally unarmed, their bravery is amazing! You can take a man out of the Marines but you cant take the Marines out of the man!! :up: :up: :up:

 

[mrlogix]

Semper Fi Devil Dogs

 

[ToneTheMoan]

^^ What does that stand for? i didnt hear that before sorry!

 

[dflack001]

Semper Fi/Semper fidelis is a Latin phrase that means "always faithful" or "always loyal". In the United States it is best known as the motto of the United States Marine Corps.

 

[dflack001]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Dog

 

[ToneTheMoan]

Brilliant thanks dflack001 for that and the link! :up:

 

[dflack001]

No problem! Forgot the Devil Dogs nickname was that old!

 

[mrlogix]

Devil Dogs, Jarheads, Leathernecks, America's Pitbulls, Dept. Of the Navy, the Mens Dept.
Grunt, Ground Pounder, Amphibious Assault Weapons
The Presidents Own

 

[mrlogix]

But mostly I was just called asshole

 

[ToneTheMoan]

^^^ ha ha ha i wouldnt call you that for 2 reasons... 1. you aint no asshole and 2. you may shoot me if i did!! lol my dad was in korea during national service and he said the british army only had one thing you had to remember and that was... if it moves salute it and if it doesn`t move paint it!! ha ha ha

 

[mrlogix]

Hey Tone while I was active duty, had the opportunity to workwith some SAS guys on a combined training exercise. Lots of respect for them. Some of the best I have ever had the privilege working with.

 

[ToneTheMoan]

Man thats cool it must have been mutual respect i would think! i never really wanted to join the army but i do wish i had been good enough (no way!) to be able to join one of the elite forces! i have total respect for ALL the forces past, present and future!! :up: :up:

 

[Tork]

Not to diminish the awesomeness of the Marines, but none of the 3 Americans who are credited with the takedown of the gunman were Marines. Spencer Stone is an Air Force Airman, Alek Skarlatos is an Army National Guardsman and Anthony Sadler is a college student in Sacramento, CA. Headlines for some of the online articles do mention 2 Marines, but are inaccurate due to a rush to get the story out or lazy journalism. Photos of the 2 service members clearly show them in their Air Force and Army uniforms.

Sources:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/3-wounded-when-gunman-opens-fire-paris-bound-train-n413891
http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/...ubdued-train-gunman-lauded-as-heroes-1.364171
http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/HT_Stone_Skarlatos_bc1_150821_16x9_992.jpg

 

[mrlogix]

it's all good. I think the moral of the story is the world is getting tired of this radical Islam bull**** and we are going to start fighting back.

 

[Chicknstripn]

And everyone wants to be a Marine. The airman and soldier involved probably told reporters they were Marines. They tell girls stuff like that all the time....
J/K
Don't want this to start a blaze!

 

[ToneTheMoan]

I need to brush up on all the different forces both American and British as i would like to know more about who`s who! Either way no matter what force, rank etc etc the men showed great bravery, everyone got to go home that day and the scum bastard didnt get made a martyr thats a win win situation i reckon!! :up:

 

[thrstrmech]

read that story Friday morning and thought it odd of the title involving Marines, anyway glad they got his a$$ down.

Marines....Devil Dogs / jar heads
Navy...sailors / squids
Army...soldiers
Air Force...prima donnas / pussies
Coast Guard...coasties

 

[ToneTheMoan]

Thanks thrstmech the air force one made me laugh! yeah the bbc said marines i should have gone on a proper news channel and got the real story! ha ha

 

[mrlogix]

Air Force...prima donnas / pussies

my girlfriend was just asking me about why the guy in the picture looked different than the rest of the military. I told her that the Air Force is as close as you can get to being a civilian while still being in the military. That being said, they do have one hell of a chow hall and NCO club.



let the butt hurt begin.

 

[ToneTheMoan]

Ha ha ha i love it! :loyal: