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USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVN71 I DID THE DITCH COLLECTOR HAT!

Are you looking for a meaningful birthday, holiday, or anniversary gift  for you or your US Marine? This item the perfect way to  showcase your loved one’s military service and honor.  This hat is a prized piece for any collection....especially for the Veteran  or Love One, who has served or is still serving with pride, in the  Corps!  Order extras for friends & family to show your appreciation for your love one's service to our country!

"The raising of that Flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years!"
(James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 February 1945)

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THIS IS NOT A CHEAP CARNIVAL/MID-WAY MADE KNOCK OFF HAT, WHICH WILL FADE AFTER A FEW WEEKS & THAT SOME OTHERS SELL FOR LESS ON EBAY..THIS HAT IS THE "REAL DEAL"....REMEMBER YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

 This is an excellent gift for YOURSELF or that SPECIAL LOVE ONE on your gift list, to honor a special day or for any other gift giving occasion.

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This collector hat is the most desirable of all Marine hats & is considered the "crème de la crème" of military hats as born out by the exceptional detail!

Semper Fi Mac brings the internet's most extensive selection of Military, Aviation, & Marine Collector Items to eBay.  We have been supplying Military Units with quality patches, pins, hats, and coins since 1986 & we can set up a special ebay auction for your custom items too!

Now, for the first time, you can enjoy that same quality merchandise! Our specialty is authentic collector items supplied from the same patterns as the original units. Be sure to check out our other auctions and ebay store...Pay Pal  and VISA/MCARD is accepted.

Our specialty is authentic collector items supplied from the same patterns as the original units.  Be sure to check out our other auctions and ebay store.

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This hat is worn & displayed proudly!

WE TRADE FOR & CARRY ONE OF THE LARGEST SELECTION OF MILITARY ITEMS,  FROM MANY OF THE BIGGEST & BEST NAME MILITARY COMPANIES IN THE USA!

Giving a hat, with a unit's or individual's insignia is a great tradition intended to readily identify past and present.  This is an impact award for immediate excellence.  It does not have to go through a bureaucracy.   Giving it to others is a sign of mutual respect...and shows pride in the individual and the Unit!

BUY THIS GREAT MARINE HAT NOW and People will wonder where you ever found this great item!  You'll receive lots of compliments....don't miss out, buy this great collector hat now!

 AN UNFORGETTABLE HAT....  AT AN UNFORGETTABLE PRICE!

THIS IS A VERY HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR HAT...NOT A SECOND THAT SOME OTHERS SELL FOR LESS!

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Typical US Postal scheduled pick up is at 5 PM!

Hats Are Carefully Packed And Shipped, In A PROTECTED BOX NOT STUFFED and shipped in A FLAT ENVELOPE! 

Shipping by this method is a little more expensive for us, but we find that this is the best way, for your item to arrive without any damage and in perfect condition, as you see it here on Ebay!

 A COMMENT FROM ONE OF OUR GREAT CUSTOMERS!

Rec'd the hat today...it's the best.  The bonus sticker was a real nice
touch.  I really like that you boxed the hat for shipping; I have rec'd
flattened ones from others...I've learned my lesson and I'll be back to shop
with you again.   I have left you positive feed back and would appreciate
the same.

Semper Fi!

Carl Nelson
CPL - USMC 1983 - 1986
Wpns Co. 2/9 81's Platoon

We also value two things that have become endangered, top quality merchandise and old fashioned service! We respect your time by making every effort to fill your orders accurately and as promptly as possible. Your business is our livelihood!

This is me twenty-five years ago.... "No I was not a hero...but I served in a Platoon full of them!"

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United States Marine Corps Honorable Discharge

MARINES' HYMN

The Marine's Hymn is the oldest official song in the U.S. Armed Forces. The words are dated from the 19th century. The music is from the opera, "Genevieve de Brabant" by Jacques Offenbach, which opened in Paris in 1859.  The Marine Corps secured a copyright on the song on 19 August 1919.

From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli,
We fight our country's battles in the air, on land and sea.
First to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine.

Our Flag's unfurled to every breeze from dawn to setting sun.
We have fought in every clime and place, where we could take a gun.
In the snow of far off northern lands and in sunny tropic scenes,
You will find us always on the job, the United States Marines.

Here's health to you and to our Corps, which we are proud to serve.
In many a strife we've fought for life and never lost our nerve.
If the Army and the Navy ever look on heaven's scenes,
they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines.

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Hats are great for starting conversations, excellent gifts, ideal for fundraisers, conveying a special message, and fun to collect and trade!

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I thought that hat looked good on the web it is awesome, thanks man!!! I have been retired almost 16 years and am always looking for quality Navy stuff because I'm proud of my service and proud of the Navy.  You represent everything that is good about shopping with other veterans. Service was prompt the hat is excellent it arrived in perfect condition & the sticker & business card was a totally unexpected treat.  I will be a multiple repeat customer & I will turn my buddies onto your e-bay store.  I regret you only get 80 characters to leave feedback on ebay.  I did my best there for you!  You deserve it!  Tanks Again Brother.  Norm Copeland FTCS/SS USN RET.

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Cemetery Escort Duty 

WARNING....DO NOT READ.....YOUR MONITOR WILL  TEAR UP!

I  just wanted to get the day over with and go down to Smokey's. Sneaking a look at my watch, I saw the time, 1655. Five minutes to go before the  cemetery gates are closed for the day. Full dress was hot  in the August sun.  Oklahoma summertime was as bad
as ever--the heat  and humidity at the same level--both too high. 

I  saw the car pull into the drive, '69 or '70 model Cadillac Deville, looked factory-new. It pulled into the parking lot at a snail's pace.  An old woman got out so slow I thought she was paralyzed; she had a cane and a sheaf of flowers--about four or five bunches as best I could  tell. 

I  couldn't help myself. The thought came unwanted, and left a slightly  bitter taste: 'She's going to spend an hour, and for this old Marine, my hip hurts like hell and I'm ready to get out of here right now!' But  for this day, my duty was to assist anyone coming in. 

Kevin would lock the 'In' gate and if I could hurry the old biddy  along, we might make it to Smokey's in time. 

I  broke post attention. My hip made gritty noises when I took the first  step
and the pain went up a notch.  I must have made a real military sight:  middle-aged man with a small pot gut and half a limp, in Marine  full-dress uniform, which had lost its razor crease about thirty minutes after I began the watch at the cemetery. 

I  stopped in front of her, halfway up the walk. She looked up at me with  an old woman's squint.

'Ma'am,may I assist you in any way?' 

She took long enough to answer. 

'Yes, son. Can you carry these flowers? I seem to be moving a tad slow these  days.'

'My pleasure, ma'am.'
Well, it wasn't too much of a lie. 

She looked again. 'Marine, where were you stationed?' 

' Vietnam, ma'am. Ground-pounder. '69 to '71.' 

She looked at me closer. 'Wounded in action, I  see. Well done, Marine. I'll be as quick as I can.' 

I  lied a little bigger: 'No hurry, ma'am.' 

She smiled and winked at me. 'Son, I'm 85-years-old and I can tell a lie from a long way off. Let's get  this done. Might be the last time I can do this. My name's Joanne  Wieserman, and I've a few Marines I'd like to see one more time.' 

'Yes, ma 'am. At your service.'

She headed for the World War I section, stopping at a stone. She picked one of the flowers out of my  arm and laid it on top of the stone. She murmured something I couldn't  quite make out. The name on the marble was Donald S.  Davidson, USMC: France 1918. 

She turned away and made a straight line for the World
War II section, stopping at one stone. I saw a tear slowly tracking
its way down her cheek. She put a bunch on a stone; the name was Stephen  X.Davidson, USMC, 1943. 

She went up the row a ways and laid another bunch on a stone, Stanley
J. Wieserman, USMC, 1944. 

She paused for a second. 'Two more, son, and we'll be done' 

I  almost didn't say anything, but, 'Yes, ma'am. Take your time.' 

She looked confused. 'Where's the Vietnam section, son? I seem to have lost my way.' 

I  pointed with my chin. 'That way, ma'am.' 

'Oh!' she chuckled quietly. 'Son, me and old age ain't too  friendly.' 

She headed down the walk I'd pointed at. She stopped at a couple of stones  before she found the ones she wanted. She placed a bunch on Larry  Wieserman, USMC, 1968,
and the last on Darrel  Wieserman, USMC, 1970.
She stood there and murmured a few words I  still couldn't make out. 

'OK, son, I'm finished. Get me back to my car and you can go home.' 

Yes, ma'am. If I may ask, were those your kinfolk?' 

She paused. 'Yes, Donald  Davidson
was my  father, Stephen
was my uncle, Stanley
was my husband, Larry
and Darrel
were our sons. All killed in action,  all Marines.'

She stopped. Whether she had finished, or couldn't finish, I don't know.  She made her way to her car, slowly and painfully. 

I  waited for a polite distance to come between us and then double-timed it over to Kevin, waiting by the car. 

'Get to the 'Out' gate quick. I have something I've got to do.' 

Kevin started to say something, but saw the look I gave him. He broke the  rules to get us there down the service road. We beat her. She hadn't  made it around the rotunda yet.

'Kevin, stand at attention next to the gatepost.  Follow my lead.'
I  humped it across the drive to the other post. 

When the Cadillac came puttering around from the hedges and began the short  straight traverse to the gate, I called in my best Gunny's voice: 'TehenHut! Present Haaaarms!' 

I  have to hand it to Kevin; he never blinked an eye--full dress uniform  standing at attention
and a salute that would make his DI proud.

She drove through that gate with two old worn-out Marines giving her a  send-off she deserved, for service rendered to her country, and for  knowing duty, honor and sacrifice. 

I  am not sure, but I think I saw a salute returned from that Cadillac.

Instead of 'The End,'...just think of 'Taps.' 

As a final thought on my part, let me share a favorite prayer: 'Lord,
keep our servicemen and women safe, whether they serve at home or overseas.
Hold them in your loving hands and  protect them as they protect us.' 

Let's all keep those currently serving and those who have gone before in our  thoughts. They are the reason for the many freedoms we enjoy. 

'In God We Trust.'

Sorry about your monitor; it made mine blurry too! 

"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a  nation gone under!"

                                                                                                                     President Reagan

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"Being  ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there."

 (Lieutenant  General Victor H. Krulak, USMC, April 1965.)

 

"You  don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em." (Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller,  USMC, 1962.)

 

"Retreat  Hell! We're just attacking in another direction." (Attributed to Major General Oliver P.  Smith, USMC, Korea, December 1950.)

 

"Goddam it, you'll never  get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" (Captain Henry P. "Jim" Crowe, USMC,  Guadalcanal, 13 January 1943.)

 

"Come  on, you sons of bitches-do you want to live forever?" (Attributed to Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly,  USMC, Belleau Wood, June 1918.)

 

"Once  a Marine, always a Marine!" (MSgt Paul Woyshner, a 40-year Marine, is credited with originating  this expression during a taproom argument with a discharged Marine.)

 

"I  can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like  brilliant, it would really be an under-description of the absolutely  superb job they did in breaching the so-called impenetrable barrier. .  .Absolutely superb operation, a textbook, and I think it'll be studied for  many, many years to come as the way to do it." (General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA,  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 February 1991.)

 

"I  have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is  not a finer fighting organization in the world." (General Douglas MacArthur, USA,  outskirts of Seoul, 21 September 1950.)

"Casualties  many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning." (Colonel David M. Shoup,  USMC, Tarawa, 21 November 1943.)

 

"The deadliest  weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"

GEN. PERSHING, US.ARMY

"Hard pressed  on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation  excellent. I am attacking!"

FERDINAND FOCH

"The more  MARINES I have around the better I like it!"

GEN. MARK CLARK, U.S. ARMY

"I want you  boys to hurry up and whip these Germans so we can get out to the Pacific  to kick the s**t out of the purple-pissing Japanese, before the Godda**ed  MARINES get all the credit!" Lt General George  Patton, US Army 1945

"People sleep  peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do  violence on their behalf." GEORGE ORWELL

"Sometimes it  is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledge-hammer!"

MAJ. HOLDREDGE

"A ship  without MARINES is like a garment without buttons."

ADM. DAVID PORTER, USN

"The MARINES  have landed and have the situation well in hand!"

RICHARD HARDING DAVIS

"Casualties  many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency: we are winning!"

COL. DAVID M. SHOUP, USMC

"I can never  again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of  reverence."

GEN. JOHNSON, U.S. ARMY

"The raising  of that flag on Suribachi means a MARINE CORPS for the next 500 years."

JAMES FORRESTAL, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

"Come on, you  sons of b*****! Do you want to live forever?"

GySgt. DANIEL DALY, USMC

 

"We're not  retreating, Hell! We're just attacking in a different direction!"

GEN. OLIVER SMITH, USMC

 

"I have just  returned from visiting the MARINES at the front, and there is not a finer  fighting organization in the world!"

GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, U.S. ARMY

 

"Teufelhunde!  (Devil Dogs)"

GERMAN SOLDIERS, WW1 at BELLEAU WOOD

 

"So they've  got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds  won't get away this time!"

CHESTY PULLER, USMC

 

"We have two  companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY  troops doing nothing!"

GEN. JOHN VESSEY, CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS

 

"Retreat hell!  We just got here!"

CAPT. LLOYD WILLIAMS, USMC

 

"The safest  place in Korea was right behind a platoon of MARINES. LORD, how they could  fight!"

MAJ. GEN. FRANK LOWE, U.S. ARMY

"Panic sweeps  my men when they are facing the AMERICAN MARINES."

CAPTURED NORTH KOREAN MAJOR

 

 

"Some people  spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines  don't have that problem."

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, 1985

 

"There are only two kinds of people that  understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle.  Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."   Unknown

 

WE STOLE THE EAGLE FROM THE AIR FORCE, THE ANCHOR  FROM THE NAVY AND THE ROPE FROM THE ARMY.

ON THE SEVENTH DAY WHILE GOD RESTED, WE OVERRAN HIS  PERIMETER, STOLE THE GLOBE AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE WHOLE SHOW EVER  SINCE.

 

WE LIVE LIKE SOLDIERS, TALK LIKE SAILORS, AND SLAP  THE HELL OUT OF BOTH OF THEM.

 

WARRIORS BY DAY, LOVERS BY NIGHT, PROFESSIONALS BY  CHOICE, AND MARINES BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

Every now and then, in the middle of the  constant barrage of trash that’s just lighting us all up these days, we come  across a story, a feat, an event that just makes us stop in our tracks.

This was one for me....

Cody Green was a 12-year kid in Indiana who was  diagnosed with leukemia at 22 months old. He loved the Marines, and his parents  said he drew strength and courage from the Marine Corps. as ...he bravely fought  the battle into remission three times. Although he was cancer-free at the time,  the chemotherapy had lowered his immune system and he developed a fungus  infection that attacked his brain.

Two weeks ago, as he struggled to fend off  that infection in the hospital, the Marines wanted to show how much they  respected his will to live, his strength, honor and courage. They presented Cody  with Marine navigator wings and named him an honorary member of the United  States Marine Corps.

For one Marine, that wasn’t enough ... so that night,  before Cody Green passed away, he took it upon himself to stand guard at Cody’s  hospital door all night long, eight hours straight.

Nowhere on the face of this planet is there a  country so blessed as we to have men and women such as this. I wish I could  personally tell this Marine how proud he makes me to be a MARINE!

God... I  do so love this country.

ONCE A MARINE....TO ALL THOSE WHO SERVE .....SEMPER FI

VIC VETURIS USMC VET