question for the Marines

**dutchy kilted** · 18th November 11, 01:50 PM

Thanks for the info!

I bought two Marines a beer in an airport bar in Newark earlier this year as a way a of saying thanks, but I always thought it would be somehow disrespectful to say "Semper Fi" to a Marine unless you were one.

The amount of information you can glean off this forum continues to boggle the mind.

**hkjrb623** · 18th November 11, 01:53 PM

I think it's a compliment to the Marine Corps when civilians acknowledge what we do or did.

**flyrod6057** · 24th November 11, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by dutchy kilted

Thanks for the info!

I bought two Marines a beer in an airport bar in Newark earlier this year as a way a of saying thanks, but I always thought it would be somehow disrespectful to say "Semper Fi" to a Marine unless you were one.

Two things here:

One: buying beer for marines is good karma.

Two: Saying "Semper Fi" to a Marine, especially when it's heartfelt, is always appreciated!