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The new Devil Dog!
From the Halls of Montezuma
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The USMC has become a blood sacrifice fot the U.S. Army.
The new Devil Dog!
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 ev'ry 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.
Mustard Gas!
From Apache to Alarcon to Flagstaff... Take a Whiff!
Ken Keniff sucks dinkey dicks for the pleasure of the donkey, he then rather go iside and beat his meat to the memories of the donkeys, Ken Keniff needs to get a life.
1. Samuel Nicholas (28 November 1775 - 25 August 1781)
2. William Ward Burrows (12 July 1798 - 6 March 1804)
3. Franklin Wharton (7 March 1804 - 1 September 1818)
4. Anthony Gale (3 March 1819 - 8 October 1820)
5. Archibald Henderson (17 October 1820 - 6 January 1859)
6. John Harris (7 January 1859 - 12 May 1864)
7. Jacob Zeilin (10 June 1864 - 31 October 1876)
8. Charles Grymes McCawley (1 November 1876 - 29 January 1891)
9. Charles Heywood (30 June 1891 - 2 October 1903)
10. George Frank Elliott (3 October 1903 - 30 November 1910)
11. William Phillips Biddle (3 February 1911 - 2 February 1914)
12. George Barnett (25 February 1914 - 30 June 1920)
13. John Archer Lejeune (1 July 1920 - 4 March 1929)
14. Wendell Cushing Neville (5 March 1929 - 8 July 1930)
15. Ben Hebard Fuller (9 July 1930 - 28 February 1934)
16. John Henry Russell, Jr. (1 March 1934 - 30 November 1936)
17. Thomas Holcomb (1 December 1936 - 3 December 1943)
18. Alexander Archer Vandegrift (1 January 1944 - 31 December 1947)
19. Clifton Bledsoe Cates (1 January 1948 - 31 December 1951)
20. Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr. (1 January 1952 - 31 December 1955)
21. Randolph McCall Pate (1 January 1956 - 31 December 1959)
22. David Monroe Shoup (1 January 1960 - 3 December 1963)
23. Wallace Martin Greene, Jr. (1 January 1964 - 31 December 1967)
24. Leonard Fielding Chapman, Jr. (1 January 1968 - 3 December 1971)
25. Robert Everton Cushman, Jr. (1 January 1972 - 30 June 1975)
26. Louis Hugh Wilson, Jr. (1 July 1975 - 30 June 1979)
27. Robert Hilliard Barrow (1 July 1979 - 30 June 1983)
28. Paul Xavier Kelley (1 July 1983 - 30 June 1987)
29. Alfred Mason Gray, Jr. (1 July 1987 - 30 June 1991)
30. Carl Epting Mundy, Jr. (1 July 1991 - 30 June 1995)
31. Charles Chandler Krulak (1 July 1995 - 30 June 1999)
32. James L. Jones (1 July 1999 - 13 January 2003)
33. Michael W. Hagee (14 January 2003 - 12 November 2006)
34. James T. Conway (13 November 2006 -
The Verdict:
What is the difference between examination and queries? In the latter, even if only one answered, "I don't know," the complaint is dismissed; while in examination, if one of the witnesses, and even two, claim that they did not know, their testimony holds good. In both cases, however, if they contradict each other, their testimony is ignored. If one says, "It happened on the second of the month," and the second says, "on the third of it," their testimony holds good, as it is to be supposed that to one was known the intercalation of the last month and to the other it was not. However, if one says "on the third" and the other says "on the fifth of the month," their testimony is ignored. If one says "in the second hour" and the other says "in the third," it holds good; but if one says "in the
third" and the other "in the fifth hour of that day," it is ignored. R. Jehudah, however, maintains that it still holds good; but if one says "in the fifth hour" and the other says "in the seventh," even according to R. Jehudah it is ignored, as in the fifth hour the sun is in the east, while in the seventh hour it is already in the west.
"Abayi said: "May it be reckoned to me (for my reward in the world to come), that whenever I noticed a young scholar (of my college) had finished a tract of the Talmud, I gave a feast to all the sages of the day." (Pages 250 and 251 of this tract.)
[Bearing the above motto in mind and as a matter of peculiar interest, we shall translate below the laudatory prayer published in every edition of the ancient Talmud at the conclusion of each tract, and in justification of this our digression from the actual text would state the following:
With all pious Israelites who were exclusively engaged in the study of the Talmud, and even with those who made it an incidental feature of their lives, it has since time immemorial been the custom to celebrate as a happy event the completion of the study of each tract. So marked was the degree of gratification at this frequent occurrence, that it became customary for the first-born sons in Israel, who in commemoration of one of the plagues sent by the Lord upon the Egyptians were in the habit of fasting on the eve of Passover, to complete the study of a tract of the Talmud on that day, and, thanks to the feast given in honor of the occasion, escape the rather onerous duty of fasting; and even in the nine days of penance occurring before the Fast of the Ninth of Abh, when the Temple was destroyed, when meat was not to be eaten and wine was not to be drunk, the same subterfuge would be resorted to, in order that a feast might be given and thus break the fast of the nine days. Apart from this, the prayer is rich in sentiment, and deserves to be rendered at the end of this volume once for all.]
We shall return to thee, Tract Sabbath, 1 and mayest thou return to us! We shall bear thee in mind, Tract Sabbath, and mayest thou bear us in mind! May we not be forgotten by thee, Tract Sabbath! and thou shalt not be forgotten by us on this earth nor in the world to come!
[This is to be repeated three times, when the following is to be recited:]
May it be Thy will, O Lord, our God and God of our fathers, that Thy Law may be our pursuit in this world and in the world to come! May there be together with us, in the world to come, Haninah bar Papa, Rami bar Papa, Na'hman bar Papa, Ahayi bar Papa, Abba Mari bar Papa, Raphram bar Papa, Rakhesh bar Papa, Sur'hab bar Papa, Ada bar Papa, and Doro bar Papa. 2
p. 380
Make sweet, O Lord, our God, the words of Thy Law in our mouths, and in the mouth of Thy people the house of Israel; and may we, our children, and the children of Thy people the house of Israel, all know Thy Name and learn Thy Law.
Wiser than my enemy doth Thy commandment make me; for it is perpetually with me. Let my heart be entire in the statutes, that I may not be put to shame. Never will I forget Thy precepts; for with them Thou hast kept me alive. Blessed art Thou, O Lord! teach me Thy statutes. Amen, Amen, Amen. Selah, Vaed (Forever)!
We thank Thee, O Lord, our God and God of our fathers, that thou hast cast our lot amongst those that dwell in the houses of learning, and not amongst the occupants of the markets. For we arise early, and they arise early. We arise to the words of Law, and they arise to words of vanity. We strive, and they strive. We strive and receive our reward, while they strive in vain. We run, and they run. We run towards everlasting life, and they run towards death, as it is written: "But Thou, O God! Thou wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction; let not the men of blood and deceit live out half their days; but I will indeed trust in Thee!"
May it be Thy will, O Lord my God, that as Thou hast assisted me in the conclusion of Tract Sabbath, so mayest Thou assist me in the commencement of other tracts and books of Law, and in their conclusion: that I may live to learn and teach, to observe and to do and to keep all the words of the teachings of Thy Law with affection. And may the merits of all the Tanaim and Amoraim and other scholars uphold me and my children, in order that the Law may not escape from my mouth, from the mouths of my children and children's children forever, and may it be verified in me (all that is written): "When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou art awake, it shall converse with thee. For through me shall thy days be multiplied and the years of thy life shall be increased unto thee. Length of days are in her right hand, in her left are riches and honor. The Lord shall give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace."
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