225th Anniversary of the USMC (e-mail from John Chipura)

From: John Chipura
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:33:26 EST
Subject: Re: 225 years!!!
To: <SEVERAL PEOPLE, EMAIL DELETED>

Dave

I have been busy and unable to get online these past few days. Sorry about
that. Dave your words have spoken for me too. I thought of you all on the
225th and wished you and your families well. To those who still fight for our
freedom my thoughts and prayers are always with you. One time or another I
have told stories of our beloved Marine Corps and the part that each of us
have played. People who never walked our paths will never know the sacrifice
that had to be made for the freedoms they enjoy. For us Marines we are the
truly blessed. We get to enjoy the sweet taste of this freedom because we
know it's price. The people that may know this sweetness better are those
family members that sat at home day in day out year after year worrying about
our safety. God bless each one of them for their strength and courage. There
is no training for those family members. No one teaches them what it is to be
a Marine Spouse, sibling or child. God bless each of one of them for their 225
years of personal sacrifice.

To all be well,
Semper Fi
John Chipura ( Cpl )