The veterans rollcall reminded me of this one. Dedicated to all the squids around here.<br><br>A salty Navy Chief and a crusty Marine First Sergeant are at a bar arguing about who had the tougher career. &quot;I did 30 years in the Recon,&quot; the Marine declared proudly, &quot;and fought in three of my country's wars.&quot; &quot;Fresh out of boot camp, I hit the beach at Okinawa, clawed my way up the blood-soaked sand, and eventually took out an entire enemy machine gun nest with a single grenade.&quot; &quot;As a sergeant, I fought in Korea alongside General MacArthur. We pushed back the enemy<br>inch by bloody inch all the way up to the Chinese border, always under a barrage of artillery and small arms fire.&quot; &quot;Finally, as a staff sergeant, I did three consecutive combat tours in Vietnam. We humped through the mud and razor grass for 14 hours a day, plagued by rain and<br>mosquitoes, ducking under sniper fire all day and mortar fire at night. In a firefight, we'd shoot until our arms ached and our rifles were empty, then we'd charge the enemy with bayonets!&quot;<br><br>Looking straight ahead, the Chief says nothing. Then after a<br>deliberately long, slow drink, the Chief says, &quot;Yeah, it figures... all shore duty.&quot;<br><br><br>

 

[quote author=NWDave link=board=10;threadid=6738;start=0#63418 date=1036682498]<br>The veterans rollcall reminded me of this one. Dedicated to all the squids around here.<br><br>A salty Navy Chief and a crusty Marine First Sergeant are at a bar arguing about who had the tougher career. &quot;I did 30 years in the Recon,&quot; the Marine declared proudly, &quot;and fought in three of my country's wars.&quot; &quot;Fresh out of boot camp, I hit the beach at Okinawa, clawed my way up the blood-soaked sand, and eventually took out an entire enemy machine gun nest with a single grenade.&quot; &quot;As a sergeant, I fought in Korea alongside General MacArthur. We pushed back the enemy<br>inch by bloody inch all the way up to the Chinese border, always under a barrage of artillery and small arms fire.&quot; &quot;Finally, as a staff sergeant, I did three consecutive combat tours in Vietnam. We humped through the mud and razor grass for 14 hours a day, plagued by rain and<br>mosquitoes, ducking under sniper fire all day and mortar fire at night. In a firefight, we'd shoot until our arms ached and our rifles were empty, then we'd charge the enemy with bayonets!&quot;<br><br>Looking straight ahead, the Chief says nothing. Then after a<br>deliberately long, slow drink, the Chief says, &quot;Yeah, it figures... all shore duty.&quot;<br><br><br><br>[/quote]

 

 

The Man sure has a lot of stories. I love it Dave.

 

Something a Navy guy &quot;doomed&quot; to only shore duty would appreciate!!! Good one Dave.