A TRUE Patriot, had fame, fortune, anything he wanted but he was always a Marine First and Formost.......

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You know trouble is right around the corner when your best friend tells you to hold his beer!!

Other than some Vietnam Veterans, the majority of former active duty Veterans consider their military service as the Crown Jewel of their working life. The ones I know about anyway. No one joins the military for the money or notoriety.

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Interesting guy. Here's a portion of his Wikipedia article:

Marvin left school at 18 to enlist in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 12, 1942. He served with the 4th Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.[6] While serving as a member of "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, he was wounded in action on June 18, 1944, during the assault on Mount Tapochau in the Battle of Saipan, during which most of his company were casualties.[7] He was hit by machine gun fire, which severed his sciatic nerve,[8] and then was hit again in the foot by a sniper.[9] After over a year of medical treatment in naval hospitals, Marvin was given a medical discharge with the rank of private first class. He previously held the rank of corporal, but had been demoted for troublemaking.[9]

Marvin's decorations include the Purple Heart Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.[

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