re: Name an alum from your alma mater and something cool he or she

Claire Chennault:

Creation of the American Volunteer Group, the "Flying Tigers"





John Archer Lejeune:

United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Lejeune had nearly 40 years service in the Marine Corps including commanding the U.S. Army's 2nd Division during World War I. His service with the Marine Corps after he retired was as the 5th Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute.

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was named in his honor during World War II. Lejeune is often referred to in the present day as being the "greatest of all Leathernecks" and the "Marine's Marine."

During his service as Major General Commandant, Lejeune presided over what is known as the first enlightenment of the Marine Corps. Lejeune directed intelligence gathering operations in the Pacific in the early 1920s, and drove changes in the organization, training, education, and equipping of Marines, thus transforming them from 19th century colonial naval infantry into a combined arms amphibious force needed to prevail in World War II.

In the Marine Corps' annual celebration of the establishment of the Marine Corps on November 10, 1775 at Tun Tavern, the following message from Lejeune is read:

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MARINE CORPS ORDERS
No. 47 (Series 1921)
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
Washington, November 1, 1921

759. The following will be read to the command on the 10th of November, 1921, and hereafter on the 10th of November of every year. Should the order not be received by the 10th of November, 1921, it will be read upon receipt.

1. On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name "Marine". In memory of them it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.

2. The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquility at home, generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas, that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security.

3. In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps, Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.

4. This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today have received from those who preceded us in the corps. With it we have also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the Corps.

JOHN A. LEJEUNE,
Major General Commandant
75705—21

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That’s a heart warming story, Scrooster.

Some of us have had the pleasure of meeting a woman with such noble desires.

A friend of mine coined a phrase describing such a woman.

“She’d rather suck a dick than eat breakfast”

Serious question: Do you think you’re funny?
Why does that kid’s life bother you (and why are you Googling stuff like this)?
I’m hoping you’re just a lad yourself; b/c an adult acting the fool on that scale is unfortunate.

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Timothy Francis Leary

Once called the ‘Most Dangerous Man in America’ by President Richard Nixon. Timothy Leary was a Harvard University lecturer and a psychologist who advocated the use of psychedelic drugs for therapeutic use

He started conducting experiments on the effects of psychedelic drugs on human subjects in Harvard University, an act which led to his dismissal from the job. Soon he became a passionate advocate of these drugs and even founded The League for Spiritual Discovery, a religious organization that regarded LSD as its holy sacrament.

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Mel Allen

An American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions. Years after his death, he is still promoted as having been "The Voice of the Yankees."

Allen appeared in a cameo role in the 1988 Comedy film The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!.

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Name an alum from your alma mater and something cool he or she ...


Bear Bryant.

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Mel Allen

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How 'bout that!

Georgia: ryan seacrest for American idol

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The former cadets who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor are:

Sergeant George D. Keathley ’37

Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. ’38

Lieutenant Eli L. Whiteley ’41

Lieutenant Turney W. Leonard ’42

Sergeant William G. Harrell ’43

Lieutenant Lloyd H. Hughes ’43

Lieutenant Thomas W. Fowler ’4

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Strong.

Jimmy Buffet - ate a cheeseburger in paradise

Cocaine Mitch McConnell just bitch slapped the libs in Washington.