Religious discrimination in the military.
(Marine Combat Training) 

“My fist clenched; the hair on the back of my neck stood up. … I gritted my teeth and said [to the aide], ‘I’ll be willing to do that, as soon as I can get your ass qualified to fly low enough and slow enough to do it.’”

militarywife101:

 President Barack Obama named November “Military Family Month,” issuing an official proclamation and calling “on all Americans to honor military families through private actions and public service for the tremendous contributions they make in support of our service members and our nation.”

“Across America, military families inspire us all with their courage, strength, and deep devotion to our country,” the proclamation reads. “They endure the challenges of multiple deployments and moves; spend holidays and life milestones apart; juggle everyday tasks while a spouse, parent, son, or daughter is in harm’s way; and honor the service of their loved ones and the memory of those lost.”

Myself and my wife (and our child) at the United States Marine Corps 235th Birthday Ball.

“So it’s true… freedom is not free, but the United States Marine Corps will pay most of your share.”
- President Barack Obama

The Commandant’s 2010 Birthday Address 

Today marks the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corps

JOURNAL OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
(Philadelphia) Friday, November 10, 1775

Resolved, That two Battalions of marines be raised, consisting of one Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors, and other officers as usual in other regiments; and that they consist of an equal number of privates with other battalions; that particular care be taken, that no persons be appointed to office, or enlisted into said Battalions, but such as are good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea when required; that they be enlisted and commissioned to serve for and during the present war between Great Britain and the colonies, unless dismissed by order of Congress: that they be distinguished by the names of the first and second battalions of American Marines, and that they be considered as part of the number which the continental Army before Boston is ordered to consist of.

Ordered, That a copy of the above be transmitted to the General.

Albuquerque-based Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF;www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org), the civil rights charitable organization that has worked both fearlessly and tirelessly to stop unconstitutional religious discrimination and oppression in the United States armed forces, has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the second consecutive year that MRFF has received a nomination.

iheartshorts:

flipflops-and-m16s:

There are about 300 million people in the United States today.

Of that 300 million, less than 1% is serving in the military (less than 3 million people)

Of those 3 million, 204,000 of those people  are in the Marine Corps. 

That’s .00068% of the population of the United States.