Still Faithful

The Marine CorpsÕ motto ÒSemper FidelisÓ still echoes through my head after all of these years. ItÕs the Latin phrase for Òalways faithfulÓ, and totally appropriate to the lifelong brotherhood that is the United States Marine Corps. It was just over fifty-eight years ago that Semper Fi and all things Marine were etched permanently into my being, my character, and my memory. And when my DIÕs singsong cadence isnÕt bouncing around in my brain, my bedroom is shaking with the roar of F-8U Crusaders screaming overhead. IÕm still at El Toro. IÕm still a Marine. IÕll always be a Marine.