Semper Fi
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Semper Fi
Seen this on another site and had to pass it on.
U.S. Marines are always taught:
1) Keep your priorities in order; and
2) Know when to act without hesitation.
A Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
One day he shocked the class when he came in, looked to the ceiling, and flatly stated, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform.
I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.
Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm still waiting."
It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him – knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.
The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"
The reply came slowly, "God was too busy today watching over America's military who are protecting your right to say stupid s***t and act like an a*****e, so He sent ME!."
"Our Liberty is protected by four boxes.....
The ballot box, the jury box, the soap box and
the cartridge box''.....
Anonymous.
U.S. Marines are always taught:
1) Keep your priorities in order; and
2) Know when to act without hesitation.
A Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
One day he shocked the class when he came in, looked to the ceiling, and flatly stated, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform.
I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.
Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm still waiting."
It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him – knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.
The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"
The reply came slowly, "God was too busy today watching over America's military who are protecting your right to say stupid s***t and act like an a*****e, so He sent ME!."
"Our Liberty is protected by four boxes.....
The ballot box, the jury box, the soap box and
the cartridge box''.....
Anonymous.
