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Semper Fi!

https://wjla.com/features/abc7...bled-seniors-dc-fire

(couldn't find on youtube to embed)



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Being Marines, that doesn't surprise me at all that they would do something like that.


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God bless those guys.
 
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Marines from 8th and I sprint toward burning senior center to rescue residents in DC


Am I reading this correctly? You were there? If so, thank you for stepping up!
 
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Marines from 8th and I sprint toward burning senior center to rescue residents in DC


Am I reading this correctly? You were there? If so, thank you for stepping up!

^^^^

not sure if serious...
 
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8th & I are street names & the location of Marine Barracks Washington DC.



https://www.barracks.marines.mil/




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Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. 8th & I "Oldest Post of the Corps"

It's their name, due to location.

MISSION:

Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., also known as "8th & I," is the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. It was founded by President Thomas Jefferson and Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows, the second commandant of the Marine Corps, in 1801.

Located on the corners of 8th & I Streets in southeast Washington, D.C., the Barracks supports both ceremonial and security missions in the nation's capital.

The Barracks is home to many nationally recognized units, including the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Marine Band, the official Marine Corps Color Guard, and the Marine Corps Body Bearers. It is also the site of the Home of the Commandants, which, along with the Barracks, is a registered national historic landmark.
 
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Originally posted by honestlou:
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Marines from 8th and I sprint toward burning senior center to rescue residents in DC


Am I reading this correctly? You were there? If so, thank you for stepping up!

^^^^

not sure if serious...


I was actually serious. I will admit my ignorance and certainly didn't intend any disrespect. I had no knowledge of the 8th and I barracks. I assumed the 8th was a division, and that's how I read it.

Now I know!
 
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No one can know everything!
As a Jarhead I can tell you our skin is not that thin.


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And as an aside, if you ever have the opportunity to view an 8th & I parade at the Barracks - DO IT.
 
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Originally posted by Edmond:
Being Marines, that doesn't surprise me at all that they would do something like that.


Marines running towards trouble?
Who would have thunk it?
Well, yep thats what they do.
 
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Great job, Marines! Semper Fi!

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YES! Good job!

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In other news, the battalion LT revokes weekend liberty for several Marines for not having their cover on outdoors. Big Grin




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Thank you and God Bless you and the Marines !!!


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This does not surprise me at all. All the Marines I know or have met have a great sense of service. Say what you will about Marines and how they drink too much or sex it up too much. When duty calls the Marines are always there no matter when, where, or what.
 
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Cheers for the Corps.




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In other news, the battalion LT revokes weekend liberty for several Marines for not having their cover on outdoors. Big Grin

Fucking shitbags. AND there will be remedial PT for those who didn't run to the burning building with a 1st class PFT run time.



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8th and I is truly an experience for family of a Marine.



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