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Once a Marine ...... always a Marine.

River Valley Detachment #1248
Fort Smith, Arkansas

"You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth — and the amusing thing about it is, they are." — Father Kevin Keany, 1st Marine Division Chaplain, Korean War "Through this hatch will pass the finest, most respected fighting man in the world: A United States Marine." "All men are created equal, then some become Marines." "Adapt. Improvise. Overcome." "Not as lean, not as mean, but still a Marine." "Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" — Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly "The difficult we accomplish with ease. The impossible takes a while." "You earned the title 'Marine' upon graduation from recruit training. It wasn't willed to you, it isn't a gift. It is not a government subsidy. Few can claim the title, no one may take it away. It is yours forever." — Tom Bartlett, Leatherneck Magazine "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." — President Ronald Reagan, 1985 "At Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue." — Admiral Chester Nimitz, U.S. Navy "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, U.S. Army "I proudly served my country in a noble cause. I never faltered. I made personal sacrifices to keep my nation free. Brave Marines of the past are proud of me. I am one of the few and the proud. I am a Marine." "Civilians cannot and will not understand us because they are not one of us. The Corps — we love it, live it and shall die for it. If you have never been in it, you shall never understand it." "Once a MARINE, always a MARINE." "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." — Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945 "The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight." — Major General Frank E. Lowe, U.S. Army "It cannot be inherited nor can it ever be purchased. You and no one alive can buy it for any price. It is impossible to rent and it cannot be lent. You alone and our own have earned it with your sweat, blood and lives. You own it forever — the title: United States Marine." "The Marines have landed and the situation is well in hand." — Richard Harding Davis "And they live tradition; the United States Marine bears upon his shoulders the nation's past and the nation's hope for the future." — Hanson W. Baldwin

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If you have questions not covered on our web site or if you would like to talk to another Marine about joining River Valley Detachment #1248 of the Marine Corps League, e-mail us at:

www.rivervalleymcl@aol.com

If you would prefer to speak directly to another Marine about our Detachment or would like an application for membership delivered to you in person, please call us at:

479-474-3998

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