Category: Poems

Untitled…
By Bruno Bonaldi

Yes I am joining the Marine Corps
Yes I am requesting my MOS to be Infantry
Yes I will be trained to fight to kill to protect freedom and democracy
Yes I want to be at the FRONT!
I will make the Corps my house where I will guard it from all evil
My fellow Marines will be my family, and I will risk my life to save theirs
My Strength, My Honor, My Pride, My Courage, My Commitment, My Desire will be my shield against the enemy…
I will fight for the Red, White and Blue and everything it stands for…
The Same Red that represents the BLOOD of all Warriors that fought this country's battles
The Same White which represents PEACE
The Same BLUE which represents our Blue sky where we look up to dream away, to wonder, to imagine, to look for hope…
Yes I am joining the Marine Corps read more

Sgt. Grit,

This past Christmas I traveled with my wife and two girls from Northern California where we live to Chicago, the city I grow up in and my parents and two siblings live. While there I was surprised to here that my younger brother wrote a poem for his schools veterans day festivities. I got to tell you, this poem really got to me. Not that it wasn?t as big of a deal to him as it was for me but that he couldn?t understand why I was so touched after reading it. He put this poem together himself and was the only kid in his grade to have something for the special day. read more

My brother left for San Diego on August 13, 2006 which is my mother's birthday. So I wrote him this poem, and I just wanted to share it.

Boot Camp

We learn to fight
Down at dusk up at dawn
Building our bodies
Gaining brains, gaining brawn

I learn of my rifle
And all of its strengths
I crawl, and I climb,
And I run great, great lengths read more

A Birthday Tribute to a Great Marine!
By Bob Beskar 5-19-2004

I know a great man, and one proud Marine…
who’s also a hero, and quite often is seen.

This month he will turn, a mere 84…
And his name is “Chuck” Lindberg… a legend and more.

On a far away island, during W.W.II,
is where his fame started, and others did too. read more

YeahI Knew Him and The Healing by Ben Weihrich, Jr.

For My Brothers and Sisters who stood the watch in the "RICE PADDIES"

YEAH- I KNEW HIM

The "DUKE"(John Wayne) in "THE FLYING LEATHERNECKS" said it best when he found out that one of his buddies had "brought the farm" (KIA- killed in action),"Yeah- I knew him". read more

BEN A MARINE
provided by Ann Hixson

They took a boy and made a man, molded him brave and strong.
They took his adolescent dreams and taught him to follow along.

The honor in his serving, being a United States Marine.
Did they prepare his heart to bear these things he’s never seen? read more

Untitled Poems
by Tonya Bennett

DEAR JESUS,

ITS ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT
MY HUSBAND IS IN IRAQ
SO I LYE HERE IN OUR BED TRYING
TO FALL A SLEEP
I DONT WANT TO CRY ANYMORE
I WANT THE PAIN TO GO AWAY
MY HUSBAND IS MY LIFE
DEAR LORD WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT HIM

WHEN HE IS NOT HERE
THERE IS A HOLE IN MY HEART
THAT ONLY HE CAN FILL read more

The Bear Flag
Murl D. Long

August 28, 1945. Forty young men stand for induction into the Marine Corps on this day
A symbol is dedicated to the group that will accompany them along their way
The California Bear Flag is handed off from the Marine Corps League to the group
When their training is finished, it will find it’s way back from the troop read more

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN HEAVEN
SSGT.EDWARD L. KULPCAVAGE USMC
JANUARY 24, 1940-NOVEMBER 9, 2006

When ocean breezes drift my way
I feel and smell the salty spray.
Life afirming-a gift from the sea
it brings our lord so near to me.
I feel his power in the ocean roar,
in sun splashed waves that pound the shore.
I see his face where ocean meets sky, where sunset burns brightly-God’s all seeing eye. read more

Happy 230th Birthday To The Corps
B. Howard

The birthday ball is coming soon.
Devil Dogs will smile and dance under the moon.
As they sway gently holding loved ones in their arms,
Their thoughts steal away to their brothers who face harm.

Just for a moment, they want to be over there,
Just to make sure the perimeter is clear.
The love and regard these men have for each other
Is a bond common to all Marine Corps brothers. read more