“Today’s my unofficial last day as a Marine. This is what my unit gave me to say goodbye.”
This is the gift one soldier received from his unit on his last day as an active Marine:
I was so touched. And they gave it to me after I just gave a speech of how awesome they treated me post-9/20. Their words were: "Funny you should mention that. We got you a gift."
I'm going to miss them.
The date, 9/20, refers to the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the United States.
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The comments have been supportive from fellow members of the military and civilians alike:
