Marine Poem
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 12:09 pm
LOVE
The wonderful love of a beautiful maid,
The love of a staunch true man,
The love of a baby, unafraid,
Has existed since time began.
But the greatest of loves,
The quintessence of loves,
Even greater than that of a mother,
Is the tender, passionate, infinite love
Of one drunken Marine for another.
Gen. Louis Wilson,
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
1978 Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Camp LeJeune
The wonderful love of a beautiful maid,
The love of a staunch true man,
The love of a baby, unafraid,
Has existed since time began.
But the greatest of loves,
The quintessence of loves,
Even greater than that of a mother,
Is the tender, passionate, infinite love
Of one drunken Marine for another.
Gen. Louis Wilson,
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
1978 Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Camp LeJeune