by Cpl. Robert L. Cook
Jan. 42~Sept. 45
Two hundred twenty-seven years
Have passed
Since first t'was born the Corps.
Our battles when added up
Are much more than a score.
Names have been emblazoned
On monuments and walls
And will forever more
Be remembered by us all.
It would take a million words
To tell of deeds well done
By heroes,
We cherish every one.
There is no place on earth
We've not carried a gun.
Out blood has spilled
On foreign sand
And made life safe
In that fair land.
We have challenged tyrants
And others of that kin
And if the need should come
We'll do it all again.
For what the Corps
Does stand for
Let no one doubt
The words,
'Tis liberty and justice,
And freedom
For the world.
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About the author: Robert Cook served with Reg. Weapons Co.(2d-2d) from 1942~44, at Guadalcanal
and Tarawa, during a 33-month overseas tour.
