The furniture and trappings in the apartment are all in a state of flux - here today, gone tomorrow. Nothing is anchored to its place, not even the coffee-pot, which floats off and returns, on the tide of the signora's marine nature.
The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!
The problem was that Panama technically belonged to Colombia, which refused to sign a treaty leasing it to the United States. So Roosevelt sent a gunboat filled with marines down to Panama, just on the off chance that a revolution might suddenly break out, and darned if one didn't, two days later. Not only that, but the leaders of the new nation of Panama-talk about lucky breaks!-were absolutely thrilled to have the United States build a canal there. 'Really, it's our pleasure,' they told the marines, adding, 'Don't shoot. '
Great attention gets paid to rainforests because of the diversity of life there. Diversity in the oceans is even greater.
The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.
We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!
The drummer in my first band was killed in Vietnam. He kind of signed up and joined the marines. Bart Hanes was his name. He was one of those guys that was jokin' all the time, always playin' the clown.
A problem not so well understood is the growing presence of plastics in the marine food chain. If we don't make big changes fast, the fish we do save may no longer be safe to eat.
It was great to play an ex-marine cockney thug. All my roles are as different as the colours of the rainbow.
Why wouldn't female Marines come forward? Because they don't trust us. They don't trust the command. They don't trust the leadership.
A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.
In 2001, we were told that the war in Afghanistan was a feminist mission. The marines were liberating Afghan women from the Taliban. Can you really bomb feminism into a country? And now, after 25 years of brutal war - 10 years against the Soviet occupation, 15 years of US occupation - the Taliban is riding back to Kabul and will soon be back to doing business with the United States.
Deep thinking in the ranks leads only to drinking.
Without the brave efforts of all the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines and their families, this Nation, along with our allies around the world, would not stand so boldly, shine so brightly and live so freely.
I like to surf. I like to play guitar. I want to do college classes online. I wanted to do marine biology for a long time, but I don't know.
I always equate wrestling to having been in the Marine Corps.
What makes a treasure a treasure. " Marine replied, "is how rare a find it is, when you need it the most.
Because I had worked the river boats some summers, pushing as far as New Orleans, I joined the Merchant Marine.
Our judgement is that the presence of the Royal Marines garrison is sufficient deterrent against any possible aggression.
Marine Le Pen may want me dead, that's possible, but she must not count on my co-operation