YELLOW RIBBON LAPEL HAT VEST PIN US MARINES VETERAN GIRLFRIEND WIFE MOM SISTER

Description: THIS CLASSIC FIVE STAR HIGHLY COLLECTABLE PIN FEATURES FREE TRACKING & DELIVERY CONFIRMATION, IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES ...AND IS IN STOCK & READY TO SHIP, BY OUR CRACK SHIPPING CREW! EXPERIENCE, QUALITY, AND SERVICE SINCE 1986 FROM A VETERAN OWNED COMPANY !!!!!! We have been in business since 1986 and selling on EBAY since 2000. Make us your source for your Custom US Military Hats, Pins, Patches, Coins, & Flags! Items are added daily, so bookmark this page & return often, for you will never know what we`ll have for sale from our stock of 14,000 items EL-309 !!!!!! YELLOW RIBBON COLLECTOR PIN WITH GOLD OUTLAY! THIS PIN MEASURES 1 1/2 INCHES & FEATURES A POST BACKING! This pin is a prized piece for any collection....especially for the Veteran or Love One, who has served or is still serving with pride, in the Corps! Order extras for friends & family to show your appreciation for your love one's service to our country!Pins fuel for me a passion for Marine Corps history connected to their distinguished heritage. These pins tie us back to our history, to the people who came before us, to all of the giants and to all of the little people ... who make the Corps work day-to-day. That's really what these pins represents. It's about the US Marines...from the Private to the Four Star General, it is the only service where everyone is called "A Marine"..... it's about people & their airplanes/equipment that make the Corps what it is! "The raising of that Flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years!" (James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 February 1945) BE SURE TO ASK FOR OUR REUNION OR UNIT SPECIAL EBAY AUCTION...WE CAN MAKE YOUR PIN, PATCH, MONEY CLIP, TIE BAR, DOG TAG, OR COIN AT HUGE SAVINGS! Welcome to our Ebay auction! We are ranked among the most successful sellers on ebay! Our goal is to give you a fun, safe, & effortless auction... WE VALUE YOU AS A CUSTOMER!I DO want this to be a POSITIVE experience for you on ebay.... we strive to deliver 5-star customer service, please contact me ASAP, if there are any problem so we can make things right..... THIS IS NOT A CHEAP CARNIVAL/MID-WAY IRON MADE KNOCK OFF PIN THAT SOME OTHERS SELL FOR LESS ON EBAY..THIS PIN IS A "GREAT DEAL"....REMEMBER YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! This is an excellent gift for YOU or the love one on your list, to honor a special day or for any other gift giving occasion.This collector pin is the most desirable of all Marine Pins & is considered the "crème de la crème" of military pins as born out by the exceptional detail! The outstanding quality and detail in this pin will amaze you....Pins are the perfect gifts for the special people in your life, which will last a life time! A GREAT PIN FOR YOUR COLLECTION OR TO GO ALONG WITH MEMORIES OF TIME SPENT SUPPORTING YOUR LOVE ONE IN THE CORPS! PROTECT YOUR COLLECTION.....BEWARE OF PINS THAT SELL FOR CHEAPER PRICES OR SECONDS THAT WILL FADE WHEN EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT! "Land of the free ... because of the brave!" "Go to the Scriptures...the joyful promises it contains will be a balsam to all your troubles. That book...is the rock on which our republic rests." "Sir, I am in the hands of a merciful God. I have full confidence in His goodness and mercy...The Bible is true. I have tried to conform to its spirit as near as possible. Upon that sacred volume I rest my hope for eternal salvation, through the merits and blood of our blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." [May 29th, 1845, just a few weeks before he died] President Andrew Jackson "Some people live an entire life time & wonder if they every made a difference in the world Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan, President of the United States Of America Semper Fi Mac brings the internet's most extensive selection of Military, Aviation & Marine Collector Items to eBay. We have been supplying Military Units with quality patches, pins, hats, & coins since 1986! Now, for the first time, you can enjoy that same quality merchandise that we sell to our MARINE Customers! Pay Pal and Visa/Mcard accepted. Our specialty is authentic collector items supplied from the same patterns as the original units. Be sure to check out our other auctions and ebay store! GIVE US A CALL NOW AND LETS TALK ABOUT US MAKING YOUR CUSTOM PATCHES, PINS, HATS, & COINS FOR YOU OR YOUR UNIT OR REUNION!! This pin is proudly worn & displayed by MARINE Love Ones! Giving a pin, with a unit's or individual's insignia is a great tradition intended to readily identify past and present. This is an impact award for immediate excellence. It does not have to go through a bureaucracy. Giving it to others is a sign of mutual respect...and shows pride in the individual and the Unit! BUY THIS GREAT MARINE COLLECTOR PIN NOW and people will wonder where you ever found this great item! You'll receive lots of compliments....don't miss out, buy this great pin right now! WE TRADE FOR & CARRY ONE OF THE LARGEST SELECTION OF MILITARY ITEMS, FROM MANY OF THE BIGGEST & BEST NAME COMPANIES IN THE USA! AN UNFORGETTABLE PIN.... AT AN UNFORGETTABLE PRICE! THIS IS A VERY HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR PIN! This is the BEST pin made period! Check out the complete tight pattern, detail trim, trend setting style of this pin, unlike others for a cheaper price....you get what you pay for! We sell more of these pins to Marines, Veterans, and Collectors, than anyone....no cheap materials or seconds here! Remember "The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten...do not accept poor quality for cheap pricing!" THIS PIN IS IN MINT CONDITION. Great colors and design combine to make this special pin a classic. This is by far one of the best looking and exceptionally made pin out in the market and will make A GREAT GIFT, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO LAST! This pin IS A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR! This great pin can be placed onto your jacket, shirt, hat, or use it in a shadow box or display it as part of your military memorabilia collection. This pin will be carefully packaged and shipped to you if you are the winning bidder! MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS IS THE BEST-MADE MARINE PIN EVER! THIS PIN IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR AND WILL BECOME AN INSTANT JEWEL IN ANY COLLECTION. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WATCH THE SMILE ON YOUR MARINE'S FACE WHEN HE SEES YOU WEARING THIS PIN! THIS PIN IS A GREAT SOURCE OF INDIVIDUAL AND PRIDE IN THE MARINE CORPS! If you do not see a pin you want...we should be able to obtain one from one of our many sources. We have access to thousands of molds or we can custom make a pin...we just need a picture or time period to do some research and we can set up a special ebay auction, so you can get that special pin! OUR CRACK SHIPPING DEPARTMENT WILL RUSH YOUR COLLECTOR PIN RIGHT OUT, BY THE MOST RELIABLE CARRIER, USING THE FASTEST SHIPPING AVAILABLE! We Ship Our Pins the Same Working Day After Your Payment Is Received Typical US Postal scheduled pick up is at 5 PM & UPS is 5:30 PM! Our Pins Are Carefully Packed And Shipped, In A Protected bubble mailer ... NOT STUFFED into A FLAT ENVELOPE & shipped like others do! Shipping by this method is a little more expensive for us, but we find that this is the best way, for your item to arrive without any damage and in perfect condition, as you see it here on Ebay! A COMMENT FROM ONE OF OUR GREAT CUSTOMERS! Rec'd the hat today...it's the best. The bonus sticker was a real nice touch. I really like that you boxed the hat for shipping; I have rec'd flattened ones from others...I've learned my lesson and I'll be back to shop with you again. I have left you positive feed back and would appreciate the same. Semper Fi! Carl Nelson CPL - USMC 1983 - 1986 Weapons Co. 2/9 81's Platoon THIS PIN WILL BE SHIPPED, USING US POSTAL 1ST CLASS 3-5 DAY MAIL FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND PROTECTION! EMail Us to save $$$$$$ ON Shipping on Multiple Items, as we can set up a special ebay auction! Need This Item In A Hurry? FASTER SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTRA FE HUNDREDS OF OUR ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW AT LOW BUY IT NOW PRICES IN OUR EBAY STORE! MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS THE BEST-MADE AND MOST REQUESTED PIN EVER! DO NOT SET IT DOWN, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE THERE WHEN YOU GET BACK! FIVE OUT OF FOUR BUY THEIR ITEMS FROM US! WE ARE CONSTANTLY TOLD WE HAVE THE BEST SITES ON EBAY! GOD BLESS YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ORDER! SEMPER FI (Marine motto Always faithful!) GOD, COUNTRY, CORPS! SEMPER FI! AND YES WE ARE STILL ONE NATION UNDER GOD!CAPTAIN VETURIS USMC.... SULTAN.....YOU ARE NOW MY PRISONER (FROM THE MOVIE...THE WIND N THE LION) HISTORY OF YELLOW RIBBON Display of a Yellow Ribbon is a sign of loyalty to family, friends or loved ones who are welcome home. Customarily it is used to welcome home men and women who have been away for a long time under adverse or particularly difficult circumstances such as war or prison. Background Did you ever wonder where the Yellow Ribbon Tradition came from? Most Music Historians trace the Custom to a 19th Century Civil War Song. The tradition of wearing yellow ribbons may date back to the Civil War when the U.S. Cavalry was symbolized by yellow piping on their uniforms. Women who were married to or dating soldiers wore yellow ribbons as they waited for their sweethearts to return from battle. It served a dual purpose because of the reputation of the calvary soldier: it kept away unwanted suitors and also provided a threat of reprisal from a calvary soldier should any harm come to his girl. The early song was done for cadence as the soldier rode in formation. Historians believe this practice was commemorated in the 1917 song "Around Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon." The yellow ribbon debuted on movie screens in 1949 in the cavalry epic, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, starring John Wayne and Joanne Dru. The drama of the undermanned U.S. Cavalry post far out in the Indian country is centered on a veteran captain about to return. It develops into a saga of the Cavalry, its hardbitten men, loyal wives and unusual intrigues. Another story also comes to the folk tradition from that time. Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the largest of many established prison camps during the American Civil War. It was built early in 1864 after Confederate officials decided to move the large number of Federal prisoners kept in and around Richmond, Virginia, to a place of greater security and a more abundant food supply. During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 Union Solders were confined there. Of these, almost 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure to the elements. Reportedly, a member of the 9th Ohio Cavalry who had been a Confederate prisoner for a number of years wrote to his wife upon his release. To coincide with the Cadence song and the supposed tradition of wearing a yellow ribbon, the man wrote that rather than wear the yellow ribbon she was to tie it to either a signpost or tree that was near the train station. The soldier told the others on the train as they traveled to take the released prisoners of war home about his letter and his not wanting to upset her life without him. The rest becomes a folktale passed down mostly through storytelling and word of mouth. In 1973 Tony Orlando and Dawn cut their number one song of that year and their all-time classic: Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree. It seems the song is a modern rendition of the Andersonville Tale. Folklore has it that the inspiration for the 1973 song came from a true incident that occurred on a bus bound for Miami, Florida. It seems that one of the passengers had just been released from prison and he was bound for home. He had written his wife and let her know he still loved her and wanted to be with her. He asked her to tie a yellow ribbon around the lone oak tree in the Town Square of White Oak, Georgia, if she still had feelings for him and wanted him to be with her. Everyone in the bus asked the Driver to slow down as they approached, there it was! The Driver pulled over and phoned the wire services to share the story. It quickly spread throughout the country. Songwriters Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown wrote the ballad from the news story. And now, "the rest of the story"! L. Russell Brown had the inspiration for writing the song. One late Spring morning he drove 33 miles to Irwin Levine's house and told him the story of the oak tree. It had nothing to do with any convict or news story. It was about a civil war soldier, a stagecoach and yellow (as Mr. Levine would say: "Use your imagination!") handkerchiefs. Irwin changed the yellow handkerchiefs to ribbons so as not to offend anyone with the reality of what makes handkerchiefs yellow! L. Russell Brown and and Irwin Levine updated the story by changing the stagecoach to a bus. L. Russell Brown picked up a guitar and wrote the first eight or so lines of music and lyrics himself. Irwin picked up the ball and wrote the ending: "100 ribbons round the ole oak tree". There was discussion about use of the word damn and then the whole song was written. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree was released in February 1973. It was the number one hit by April 1973. The song became a hit again in 1981 when the 52 Iran Hostages were returned after 444 days of captivity. The song was played throughout the United States because by then the Yellow Ribbon had become a symbol of loyalty. During the 1991 Gulf War it's popularity again was brought to the forefront as communities saw a way to provide support for the soldiers fighting and the desire for their safe return home. During 9/11, it again is gaining in widespread use. It is expanded to include a message of support to all soldiers away from home along with a statement that they are always welcome and never far from the community's heart. With the current war people are again wearing the yellow ribbon with pride and support of the troops! We also value two things that have become endangered, top quality merchandise and old fashioned service! 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This is me a few years ago...."No I was not a hero...but I served in a Platoon full of them! " Units....MWCS-38 3d Maw/ 3/9 Marines / MCRD San Diego (Boot Camp)/ Edson Range Camp Pendleton/ SOMS MCAS El Toro!) United States Marine Corps 1978-88 Honorable Discharge ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ If You're Proud To Be An American Wave ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ This Flag In Honor Of The Fallen Men ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ And Women Who Served Our Country ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ For those who have served in the past ☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ THANK YOU AMERICAN HEROES!! ☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ And For Those Who Are Still Fighting ☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ SEMPER FI! A LETTER FROM BOOT CAMP.... Dear Ma and Pa, I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled. I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. but I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing. We all have to shave but it is not so bad, there's warm water & no out house! Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, fruit,etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food. Tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food plus yours holds you until noon when you get fed again. It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much. We go on "route marches," which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him different. A "route march" is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks. The country is nice but awful flat. The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown. They don't bother you none. This next one will kill Walt and Elmer with laughter... I keep getting medals for shooting & I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk's head and don't move, and it ain't shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes. Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home. I'm about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I'm only 5'6" and 130 pounds and he's 6'8" and near 300 pounds dry. Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in. Your loving daughter, Stephanie Marie We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in our products and services. Next time you go out, show off this attractive Pin and notice how much attention is generated. Pins are a great way to meet new people through appealing to the natural curiosity we all possess. Pins are great for starting conversations, excellent gifts, ideal for fundraisers, conveying a special message, and fun to collect and trade!WE ALSO MAKE CUSTOM PINS, PATCHES, STICKERS, AND COINS, CONTACT US AND WE CAN GIVE YOU A QUOTE AND SET UP A SPECIAL EBAY AUCTION FOR YOUR CUSTOM PIN!WE ALSO MAKE CUSTOM DOG TAGS! ®1999 Semper Fi Mac All rights reserved. Semper Fi Mac is an established, since 1986, and trusted name in the Pin business. 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You deserve it! Tanks Again Brother. Norm Copeland FTCS/SS USN RET. ANCHORS AWEIGH SHIPMATE!! BE A FORCE MULTIPLIER! EMAIL THIS AUCTION TO THREE MEMBERS OF OUR MARINE FAMILY! SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! JOIN OUR WINNING VETERAN TEAM & BUY THIS GREAT COLLECTOR PIN RIGHT NOW! THE KENNEDY & REAGAN COLLEGE FUNDS THANK YOU! IF YOU CANNOT FIND YOUR PATCH...WE CAN REPRODUCE IT. WE ALSO HAVE SPECIAL REUNION PRICING PACKAGE...CONTACT US AND WE WILL SET UP A SPECIAL EBAY AUCTION TO MAKE YOUR PIN, COIN, OR PATCH!BE SURE TO VISIT US AT AN AIRSHOW! A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who, at onepoint in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'That is honor and there are way too many people in this country today, who no longer understand this...to those who do....Semper Fi BE SURE TO VISIT US AT AN AIRSHOW! Once again thank you for your purchase...we look forward to hearing from you TODAY! Please let me know if we can be of any other assistance. Thank you for your business, it is sincerely appreciated. We hope you will come back to see us again. Referrals are nice too.....Semper Fi "Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there." (Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC, April 1965.) "You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em." (Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC, 1962.) "Retreat Hell! We're just attacking in another direction." (Attributed to Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Korea, December 1950.) "Goddam it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" (Captain Henry P. "Jim" Crowe, USMC, Guadalcanal, 13 January 1943.) "Come on, you sons of bitches-do you want to live forever?" (Attributed to Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly, USMC, Belleau Wood, June 1918.) "Once a Marine, always a Marine!" (MSgt Paul Woyshner, a 40-year Marine, is credited with originating this expression during a taproom argument with a discharged Marine.) "I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like brilliant, it would really be an under-description of the absolutely superb job they did in breaching the so-called impenetrable barrier. . .Absolutely superb operation, a textbook, and I think it'll be studied for many, many years to come as the way to do it." (General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 February 1991.) "I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world." (General Douglas MacArthur, USA, outskirts of Seoul, 21 September 1950.) "Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning." (Colonel David M. Shoup, USMC, Tarawa, 21 November 1943.) "The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!" GEN. PERSHING, US.ARMY "Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I am attacking!" FERDINAND FOCH "The more MARINES I have around the better I like it!" GEN. MARK CLARK, U.S. ARMY "I want you boys to hurry up and whip these Germans so we can get out to the Pacific to kick the s**t out of the purple-pissing Japanese, before the Godda**ed MARINES get all the credit!" Lt General George Patton, US Army 1945 "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." GEORGE ORWELL "Sometimes it is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledge-hammer!" MAJ. HOLDREDGE "A ship without MARINES is like a garment without buttons." ADM. DAVID PORTER, USN "The MARINES have landed and have the situation well in hand!" RICHARD HARDING DAVIS "Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency: we are winning!" COL. DAVID M. SHOUP, USMC "I can never again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of reverence." GEN. JOHNSON, U.S. ARMY "The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a MARINE CORPS for the next 500 years." JAMES FORRESTAL, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY "Come on, you sons of b*****! Do you want to live forever?" GySgt. DANIEL DALY, USMC "We're not retreating, Hell! We're just attacking in a different direction!" GEN. OLIVER SMITH, USMC "I have just returned from visiting the MARINES at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!" GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, U.S. ARMY "Teufelhunde! (Devil Dogs)" GERMAN SOLDIERS, WW1 at BELLEAU WOOD "So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won't get away this time!" CHESTY PULLER, USMC "We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing!" GEN. JOHN VESSEY, CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS "Retreat hell! We just got here!" CAPT. LLOYD WILLIAMS, USMC "The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of MARINES. LORD, how they could fight!" MAJ. GEN. FRANK LOWE, U.S. ARMY "Panic sweeps my men when they are facing the AMERICAN MARINES." CAPTURED NORTH KOREAN MAJOR "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, 1985 "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." Unknown WE STOLE THE EAGLE FROM THE AIR FORCE, THE ANCHOR FROM THE NAVY AND THE ROPE FROM THE ARMY. ON THE SEVENTH DAY WHILE GOD RESTED, WE OVERRAN HIS PERIMETER, STOLE THE GLOBE AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE WHOLE SHOW EVER SINCE. WE LIVE LIKE SOLDIERS, TALK LIKE SAILORS, AND SLAP THE HELL OUT OF BOTH OF THEM. WARRIORS BY DAY, LOVERS BY NIGHT, PROFESSIONALS BY CHOICE, AND MARINES BY THE GRACE OF GOD. Every now and then, in the middle of the constant barrage of trash that’s just lighting us all up these days, we come across a story, a feat, an event that just makes us stop in our tracks. This was one for me.... Cody Green was a 12-year kid in Indiana who was diagnosed with leukemia at 22 months old. He loved the Marines, and his parents said he drew strength and courage from the Marine Corps. as ...he bravely fought the battle into remission three times. Although he was cancer-free at the time, the chemotherapy had lowered his immune system and he developed a fungus infection that attacked his brain. Two weeks ago, as he struggled to fend off that infection in the hospital, the Marines wanted to show how much they respected his will to live, his strength, honor and courage. They presented Cody with Marine navigator wings and named him an honorary member of the United States Marine Corps. For one Marine, that wasn’t enough ... so that night, before Cody Green passed away, he took it upon himself to stand guard at Cody’s hospital door all night long, eight hours straight. Nowhere on the face of this planet is there a country so blessed as we to have men and women such as this. I wish I could personally tell this Marine how proud he makes me to be a MARINE! YELLOW RIBBON COLLECTOR PIN WITH GOLD OUTLAY! THIS PIN MEASURES 1 1/2 INCHES & FEATURES A POST BACKING! JOIN OUR WINNING VETERAN TEAM & BUY THIS GREAT COLLECTOR PIN RIGHT NOW! Thanks for supporting the Vets who work here....it means a lot!

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