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Fri Nov 7, 2025, 02:30 PM

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By the way, my Grandson is a jarhead, just reupped for his second hitch at LeJeune. He says that you guys do all the work, and us sailors just provide transportation, kind of like an Uber driver. I told him that's true, but we have bigger guns.

During my long career, we frequently worked with the Navy Seabees, a bunch of great and professional sailors, I have nothing but the deepest respect for Navy.

After the movie, Top Gun, came out and people started wearing those ball caps, a retired Navy Submariner friend of mine started wearing a ball cap with an embroidered picture of a Boomer with the words "Bottom Gun", so, yeah, you're right, the Navy does have the bigger guns.

Thank you for your service and tell your son, Semper Fi and Oohrah.

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'Veterans Against Trump' T-Shirt. Then He Started Walking My Way. [View all] MarineCombatEngineer Nov 7 OP

I stand with Veterans for Peace at a weekly gathering Easterncedar Nov 7 #1

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Thank you!! MarineCombatEngineer Nov 7 #31

You'd be welcomed by many here in the border town where I live Attilatheblond Nov 8 #40

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I'm VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War) since 1971 .. Bo Zarts Nov 7 #8

Back atcha and welcome home brother. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 7 #9

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Navy vet here - great post MCE.. Permanut Nov 7 #11

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I will relay your message. Permanut Nov 7 #13

And Happy Early 250th, USMC! COL Mustard Nov 7 #22

I get the reverse effect. Since I wear my ship's ball cap, some MAGAts buy KRASNOV's claim UTUSN Nov 7 #14

I live in fierce MAGA territory, and I'm hardly physically imposing. 70sEraVet Nov 7 #21

They don't dare mess with my Dem sticker guarded by my Vietnam one. UTUSN Nov 7 #23

Hats off, to USN sticker, Democrat sticker, AND UT sticker!! 70sEraVet Nov 7 #25

We kick! UTUSN Nov 7 #27

Wish some T-shirt manufacturers who are sick & tired of orange man KS Toronado Nov 7 #15

It might - soldierant Nov 7 #19

This. GB_RN Nov 7 #20

To some extent, it depends on where you live. soldierant Nov 7 #34

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I hear what you're saying and I respect that, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 7 #33

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