All Marines, sailors and civilian Marines, regardless of sexual orientation, are Marines first. Every Marine is a valued member of our war-fighting team.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes that all members of the Marine Corps are valued equally, regardless of their sexual orientation.
James F. Amos highlights the importance of unity and inclusiveness within the Marine Corps. By stating that all Marines, regardless of their sexual orientation, are first and foremost Marines, he reinforces the idea that duty and camaraderie transcend personal identities, creating a cohesive and strong fighting team.
In practice
In a speech during a veterans' event to promote inclusivity and camaraderie.
A Marine is a Marine. I set that policy two weeks ago - there's no such thing as a former Marine. You're a Marine, just in a different uniform and you're in a different phase of your life. But you'll always be a Marine because you went to Parris Island, San Diego or the hills of Quantico. There's no such thing as a former Marine.
You have two options when you approach a hostile checkpoint in a war zone, and each is a gamble. The first is to stop and identify yourself as a journalist and hope that you are respected as a neutral observer. The second is to blow past the checkpoint and hope the soldiers guarding it don't open fire on you.
Women are constantly being taught how to defend themselves against attack from men. I would like to shift the perception. I want to say that that responsibility should no longer rest on the shoulders of women alone.
When you cut facilities, slash jobs, abuse power, discriminate, drive people into deeper poverty & shoot people dead whilst refusing to provide answers or justice, the people will rise up & express their anger & frustration if you refuse to hear their cries. A riot is the language of the unheard.
Everything is scary if you look at it. So you just got to live.
I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit.
I work tirelessly advocating for gun violence prevention and promoting common-sense gun laws that could spare other parents the pain of having their child taken by senseless gun violence - laws the NRA's leadership has fought against relentlessly.
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