Counselman: They tell you the day, first day
you start, once a Marine always a Marine,
and they mean it.
Swanson: The camaraderie and the brotherhood
that's built naturally through the Marine
Corps is something that's untouched anywhere
I've ever seen.
Donahue: The Marine Corps leads you to trust
one another, and that trust builds loyalty.
Once you establish that connection with one
another, in combat or peacetime or through
basic training, you never forget the individuals
that displayed those traits.
Chantaca: Guys who made friends in World War
II, ‘til their deathbed, they were best
friends, and it's the same thing in the Marine
Corps now.
Harrell: Loyalty for me is not only being
loyal to your country, your Corps, your unit
and the Marines in your unit; it's being loyal
to yourself.
Whang: Even though I'm no longer an active-duty
Marine, knowing that my former colleagues
are still sacrificing a great deal, putting
themselves at risk, it's important for me
to show that loyalty and supporting their
efforts as much as I can.
Faul: The recon paddle is a tradition among
reconnaissance units that I think dates back
actually to World War II.
When members of a reconnaissance unit will
leave and finish their tour and move on, the
other members of that Marine's unit will come
together to build them a paddle.
It wasn't just about the six years that I
served, it's about how it changed me forever,
the transformative experience it was.
For me, for the rest of my life, I'll always
be a Marine.
It will be a part of me that always really
cherishes the experience that I had.
