Richard
Final Approach
Did you hear the one about the old Marine Vietnam
Veteran who asked the Commandant to return him to
active duty and send him to Iraq ?
Of course the Commandant refused and told the old
Marine he had served his time in combat and should
enjoy his golden years.
The old Gunny wasn't at all pleased so he wrote
the SecNav with the same request. Back came the
reply for him to enjoy his golden years because
Iraq was a young Marine's war and no place for
him.
That really ****ed him off so he wrote his
congressman a long heart wrenching letter laying
out in great detail just why he should be returned
to active duty and posted to Iraq
Back came the reply almost word for word the same
as the SecNav response....... The old Gunny is
livid!
He went down to the beach in Norfolk, VA and
bought a rowboat, and vowing to get to Iraq one
way or the other he set out rowing his boat and
singing the Marine Hymn...." From the Halls of
Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli " ..........
headed for Iraq .
Saint Peter has been watching this grizzled old
Gunny all the while and was at first amused by it
all but had grown increasingly concerned as the
Gunny displayed his commitment to his objective.
Saint Peter finally turned to God for advice on
how to deal with the Gunny.
After hearing the saga unfold, God advised Saint
Peter to be merciful and take the Gunny's brain
since that was the center of thought and he would
simply abandon the idea about getting to Iraq
Now, having taken God's advice and removed the
Gunny's brain St Peter observed little if any
change in the Gunny's behavior. He continued to
row his boat and sing at the top of his voice
"From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of
Tripoli , we will ".......
A little frustrated at the results of his labor
St. Peter turned again to his God and asked "now
what do I do"?
God Said well, take his heart, not even a Marine
can function without a heart so that should end
this sad tale.
But when St. Peter had completed his task and
removed the Gunny's Heart he was again amazed that
little if any change could be observed in his
behavior as the Gunny continued to row his boat
and sing the Marine Hymn," From the Halls of
Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, we will "
........... at the top of his voice.
Once again St. Peter asked God for assistance with
this most unusual situation for which there seemed
no solution.
This time God responded by suggesting that St.
Peter should remove the Marine's testicles since
everyone knows how dependent Marines
are on testicles, why else would they have such a
reputation about having the "balls to do
anything".
Convinced this was the answer, St. Peter went
right to work and alas, he removed the Gunny's
balls.
Again St. Peter observed the Marine who was now,
with his balls removed, rowing in a never ending
circle singing ... "Off we go, into the wild blue
yonder".
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Thank you to all our servicemen.
Veteran who asked the Commandant to return him to
active duty and send him to Iraq ?
Of course the Commandant refused and told the old
Marine he had served his time in combat and should
enjoy his golden years.
The old Gunny wasn't at all pleased so he wrote
the SecNav with the same request. Back came the
reply for him to enjoy his golden years because
Iraq was a young Marine's war and no place for
him.
That really ****ed him off so he wrote his
congressman a long heart wrenching letter laying
out in great detail just why he should be returned
to active duty and posted to Iraq
Back came the reply almost word for word the same
as the SecNav response....... The old Gunny is
livid!
He went down to the beach in Norfolk, VA and
bought a rowboat, and vowing to get to Iraq one
way or the other he set out rowing his boat and
singing the Marine Hymn...." From the Halls of
Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli " ..........
headed for Iraq .
Saint Peter has been watching this grizzled old
Gunny all the while and was at first amused by it
all but had grown increasingly concerned as the
Gunny displayed his commitment to his objective.
Saint Peter finally turned to God for advice on
how to deal with the Gunny.
After hearing the saga unfold, God advised Saint
Peter to be merciful and take the Gunny's brain
since that was the center of thought and he would
simply abandon the idea about getting to Iraq
Now, having taken God's advice and removed the
Gunny's brain St Peter observed little if any
change in the Gunny's behavior. He continued to
row his boat and sing at the top of his voice
"From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of
Tripoli , we will ".......
A little frustrated at the results of his labor
St. Peter turned again to his God and asked "now
what do I do"?
God Said well, take his heart, not even a Marine
can function without a heart so that should end
this sad tale.
But when St. Peter had completed his task and
removed the Gunny's Heart he was again amazed that
little if any change could be observed in his
behavior as the Gunny continued to row his boat
and sing the Marine Hymn," From the Halls of
Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, we will "
........... at the top of his voice.
Once again St. Peter asked God for assistance with
this most unusual situation for which there seemed
no solution.
This time God responded by suggesting that St.
Peter should remove the Marine's testicles since
everyone knows how dependent Marines
are on testicles, why else would they have such a
reputation about having the "balls to do
anything".
Convinced this was the answer, St. Peter went
right to work and alas, he removed the Gunny's
balls.
Again St. Peter observed the Marine who was now,
with his balls removed, rowing in a never ending
circle singing ... "Off we go, into the wild blue
yonder".
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you to all our servicemen.
