Went from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Regan on my first enlistment on the Panama Canal. God what a relief he was. Served till 2004.

@davidlucasmachado2831

4 жыл бұрын

Fort Clayton

@elizabethsteele5291

Жыл бұрын

THANK you for your service. 🇺🇲

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The Marines don't have that problem.” -- Ronald Reagan --

@williamvaine8713

4 жыл бұрын

Nor do I-- about President Reagan

Proud to say President Reagan was my Commander in Chief while serving as a United States Marine in the 80's.

@scoty40

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for your service

@desertodavid

3 жыл бұрын

I began my tour as an instructor as at AEA-1 as a Marine Staff Sergeant at NAS Memphis in July of 1986. I wonder how many Marines of 1044 were in one of my classes?

@hugoforesti4125

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You for your service. Wasn't Reagan the Best?

@1bls

3 жыл бұрын

Myself as well Devil Dog. Semper Fi.

@dennisyounkin644

3 жыл бұрын

As did I Brother Semper FI!

This makes me cry ! We had respect and honor then

@derekc.nordbye7456

4 жыл бұрын

Ya damn right!!! We didn't call him "Ronnie Raygun" for nothing!!!

@Darth-vade123

3 жыл бұрын

@GunnY SnAfU GrUnT it's to late this election proves why corruption is not ending

@Darth-vade123

3 жыл бұрын

@GunnY SnAfU GrUnT both candidates don't have the kind of respect Reagan had for his whole life

Lord knows I miss that man. I served under him, awesome leader. He would show up unannounced in the chow hall and serve chow.

He had a wit about him and a presence that I will never forget

Best president to ever lead this great nation. Great man and great commander. From NC, keep the colors flying America!

@rickdawson5973

Жыл бұрын

I had the opportunity to see Pres Reagan @ the dedication of the living Memorial along with quarter of A Million Vietnam veterans. Great Honor.know one like Him

I was stationed at MCAS El Toro, WES 27 when this took place. We all had that day off duty to watch the live event. No dry eyes to be seen. It was awesome .....

As an honourary Marine Corps Maggot from Canada, I can only say God Bless President Reagan, and the US of A.

@scoty40

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir god bless you

I was at Fairchild AFB when President Reagan took office, it was a change, a good change for the United States of America!

@silviasoare3529

4 жыл бұрын

W.DC

I was honored to be a Drill Instructor with a platoon 2061 during this historical visit.

@huntersdealer

6 жыл бұрын

I was a recruit in that platoon, which DI are you?

@huntersdealer

6 жыл бұрын

We didn't have a DI named Durham in 2061 date of graduation 8/15/86.

@steveeisenhowereisenhower7130

6 жыл бұрын

Bo Durham I wish you would yell at my daughter ,for everything wrong😎

@soultrip4444

5 жыл бұрын

Bo Durham oorah

@MrSilas-xo9np

5 жыл бұрын

Bo Durham.... I was in platoon 2060

RIP Mr. President. I was in Boot Camp at MCRD San Diego when this happened. Semper FI

OohRah, President Reagan! Best Commander-In-Chief of the 20th century!

@stanjohns5752

4 жыл бұрын

Thank God we have another one. Semper Fi!

@bendakstarkiller1270

4 жыл бұрын

@@stanjohns5752 do you still think that considering how hapless he is against the brigands looting the country?

@stanjohns5752

4 жыл бұрын

@@bendakstarkiller1270 I would declare Martial Law and put Armed Marines on the ground and stop this shortly. Time to stop this anarchy . Tearing down my country

@bendakstarkiller1270

4 жыл бұрын

@@stanjohns5752 I'm with you man. I'm not American but I see you guys are having an actual marxist revolution going on and the Donald is tweeting about law&order instead of enforcing it. Now even Gen. Millie apologized for being at the St. Johns photo-op... What is the mood of the people man? A PotUS Biden would equal a VP A0C or Harris and that means the United Soviet States of America...

@stanjohns5752

4 жыл бұрын

@@bendakstarkiller1270 He has to fight a nation of socialist and radical Democrats. They have done everything to destroy this nation. He has done a fantastic job for what he has had to deal with. No matter what he does the lying leftist media will try to turn people against it. To many Americans have not a clue to what the deep state is doing to this country. Idiots tearing down statues of our nation's history what are they the Taliban that tore down ancient Buddhists statues in Afghanistan. That decent American's who work ,respect our laws and the history of what made us the greatest country in history, are getting damn tired of it. Locked and loaded

Always a great public speaker a wonderful writer and I always loved that he had no prompt he just looked at his notes and I know there are notes that he spent hours writing and his love for the military is above all thank you Mr Reagan for all your years and your years of service in the military

Reagan was a true AMERICAN hero in my book just like The U.S.M.C and all of our current service members and especially our Vets......

@todbrunson4456

Жыл бұрын

Reagan was a racist d'bag. He helped get some of my fellow Marines killed in Beruit.

I think it’s hilarious how even when the president comes to visit, the recruits still “don’t rate” chairs 😂😂😂😂.

@TheBite2010

3 жыл бұрын

Those "nasty things."

@ChristianGarcia-kw9zx

3 жыл бұрын

imagine the amount of cleaning that was done prior to his visit.

@2Tall03XX

3 жыл бұрын

Higher ups: fuck em, they don’t rate!!

@fbisurveillancevan4450

3 жыл бұрын

Boots don't deserve Human Rights.

@2Tall03XX

3 жыл бұрын

@@fbisurveillancevan4450 boot lives matter

I loved the salute at the end from the recruits as the President walked out..

The first to go, last to know. I love the men & women in any branch they choose to enlist in. They are the best. And this man our former " commander in chief. God bless the Marines, President Reagan, President Trump.

We had many great presidents but Ronald Reagan really stood out

One of the absolute greatest presidents ever to grace our nation. Man could we sure use him today.

What a great time in America this was! Not one person is wearing a mask or holding a cellphone

I have always admired people in the military, in particular Marines.

@davidlucasmachado2831

4 жыл бұрын

USMC !!!

@rcknross

4 жыл бұрын

1st in, last out

@2Tall03XX

3 жыл бұрын

@John Licon lies

The greatest leader of my lifetime addressing the future leaders.

God bless his soul and the soul of every Marine!

You know. I was in high school throughout "The Gipper's" terms in office. I missed out on serving under his leadership. I would've been honored to do so.

We were ALL blessed by God in those years! Thank you, Lord, for giving us a great leader then.

Semper Fi my Marine Brothers and Sisters! I graduated boot camp right before President Reagan visited....I wish I would have been there when he visited. He always gave the upmost respect to the services...especially our beloved Marine Corps.....served from 1986-1990...then recalled a year in 1991 for Desert Storm. This man will be eternally missed.

@leed119

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for protecting and giving US our freedom....

3/4! 2000-2008! 7th Marines! Prepare to March! Great president. To bad I was to young to vote for him. Great speech. "Tell it to the Marines" Amen.

@emojiking8580

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Kazmer 1/8 2nd Mar.Div. 78-82 We We’re on the USS Saipan in our 782 gear, on the catwalk getting ready to get on the helicopters , when they told us to stand down. And announced that Reagan is in charge !!! The hostages where released after 444 days! Cpl 0341/8541 I love the Corps

@Darth-vade123

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you both for your service

He was MY commander in chief 1980-1986 US ARMY

@afsanehpetrofsky

5 жыл бұрын

michael diem thank you sir for your service and for keeping us safe

@derekc.nordbye7456

4 жыл бұрын

I missed out on that honor. Thanks for your dedicated service, soldier.

@scoty40

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir

@Darth-vade123

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

Went through Boot Camp September 1979- November 1979 at Parris Island. Carter was the Commander in Chief then. Boy was moral low, Country was in a world of shit. I kept telling myself did I make the right decision of enlisting. It all changed when Reagan was elected. Moral improved greatly, equipment improved. A freaking Pay Raise. I was going to do my 1 tour and get out. But with Reagan as our Commander in Chief, I re-enlisted for two more tours. The best damn President of the 20th century. A time when this Country began feeding better about it's self. God Bless PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, and the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. SEMPER FI !!! From an old Ass in Grass Marine Corps SSGT.

I remember well the Reagan years looking at the US from across the pond. We couldn't believe Reagan became president, but soon came to appreciate his humour and how great he made America then. I was always impressed by his speeches and knowledge of world affairs. Its just a pity the US has gone down hill so much these days, and have to endure the pitiful president now in charge; not a patch on Reagan.

Thank you to all you Brave Men and Women for your Service to God first and Always. LUV, Mom 🙏🏽😘and Dad! 💫

I was there in that crowd! Semper Fi! He was a great man with a great sense of humor.

God bless you President Ronald Reagan and your memory! You Sir were one of our finest Presidents in American history! Semper Fidelis forever! 0331 71-77! Oohrah

Thanks for posting this. I was in boot camp in Paris Island that day. Very hot day waiting for Reagan to come down. It takes a long time to form-up an entire base. We were way in the back in Plt 3053. At least one recruit passed out in formation near me.

@milominder

6 жыл бұрын

I remembered him putting on the cover at the end. Looking at this video he did fine. My memory was that he looked goofy with the cover on his head. That must have been my mentality because I arrived on April 27, 1986 and was in full throated boot mode.

@marine4lyfe85

5 жыл бұрын

I graduated a year before. 3049 Hotel Co.

@tj1468

4 жыл бұрын

I was there also, platoon 2056. I thought the same thing about his cover.... thought it looked like a ball cap on him. I was there May 6- August 1 1986. I remember our DI's asking us, " who in our platoon was a Democrat?"...those who raised their hand ended up on firewatch and didn't go see the president. I seem to recall that they took our bolt carrier groups out of all of our rifles.

Thank you for this upload. RIP President Ronald Reagan. Semper Fi. 1986-91

I was the SDI for Plt 2056 during this visit, and still vividly remember President Reagan's unscripted comment to General Olmstead (at the 4:20 minute mark)....."....what are they saying?" Give it a listen, Marines know what we were saying!

I deployed 3 times under President Reagan as a US Marine. Best President I served under!

@kit266022

2 жыл бұрын

Me too I love President Reagan his was the best in my opinion miss him dearly wish you were still with us.

That s what we need today,another President Reagan!!!

President Reagan brought down the " Wall "

So proud to have serviced as a Marine from 1979 to 1999 and we all loved "Uncle Ronnie". We could sure use him now!

RONALD REAGAN WAS AN AMAZING POTUS NOT MANY WOULD GO VISIT BOOT CAMP . I WAS A KID WHEN HE WAS POTUS .

6:48 It starts at childhood. Family of Marines. Blood. That’s it. Simple as that. My father, me, and my son who is currently 11 years old, I know already beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is going to be a Marine. Even if I don’t want him to. Because of the decisions and spirit of his family before him. He has learned in his 11 years where he cane from. And there is not a damn thing I can do to stop it. Sooner or later whether me and my wife want it or not, there will be a recruiter in our kitchen with paperwork, and my boy WILL go to PISC, by his own will. First time I saw my dad cry was when his father lay in a casket. A former officer of the Mighty Eighth , a navigator of a B-17 over the 3rd Reich, I couldn’t believe it. I was young as hell that day. A long time later......second time I saw my pop cry, he a former 0311, A 1/7 Marine, off of Hill 55, Vietnam.....was when my recruiter came to pick me up for MEPS.....travel date to PISC. When I saw him break down, it scared the F out of me. What do you know that I don’t know? What did I get myself into? I know my dad saw his buddies die. Many of them. Some of which I could put their names here. And when I got picked up to leave, now being a father myself, I’d be willing to bet he regretted ever speaking of his former prior deeds. My kid asks about it all the time. Every time my kid asks about it, I see my pop crying on the front door step.

@TheBite2010

3 жыл бұрын

Makes the grass grow? Oh wait, not sure what goes after the word, "blood."

Thank God for another President similar to Ronald Reagan. OooRhaaa and Semper Fi!!!!

Wish we had a commander in chief like that now

@Robertsettles1

5 жыл бұрын

YOU DO HAVE THAT NOW...YOU DUMB FUCK...HE IS FIGHTING EVERYONE. .BUT STILL WINNING. .IF HE HAD THE SUPPORT REAGAN HAD .... JUST IMAGINE WHAT HE COULD DO..

@dawnmorris3718

4 жыл бұрын

We do! His name is Donald J Trump....and do not forget that, ever.

@Darth-vade123

3 жыл бұрын

@@Robertsettles1 Trump isn't respectful like Reagan had his whole life

@Darth-vade123

3 жыл бұрын

@@dawnmorris3718 Trump doesn't have the respect that Reagan had his whole life

@Mark-yy2py

3 жыл бұрын

The grandpa in chief is not cutting it...

I joined the Marine Corps December 6th 1993. Largely because of president Ronald Reagan.

@davidlucasmachado2831

4 жыл бұрын

Clinton was Presidet in 93

@Jeff-uq7iu

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidlucasmachado2831 he was president while I was growing up, he was inspiring.

I have served under no finer man

@hml3672

6 жыл бұрын

You've never served under anyone? We had two recessions and a market crash under Reagan. He tripled the national debt. Look what you voted for this time. Please don't vote.

@bigcahoona7931

6 жыл бұрын

HML367 uh huh....and look at your star, Obama!....lmao

@2000Betelgeuse

6 жыл бұрын

Served the guy that gave amnesty to millions of ilegals, the same guy that under his watch he steel industry collapsed and hundreds of thousands of workers lost their jobs......great

@alwillk

5 жыл бұрын

Well, at least you weren't in Lebanon in '83.

@reymondjames1726

5 жыл бұрын

He was the best. Trump too. Great men.

This was on Wednesday of that week...two days before my birth. What a time!

He was my Commander in Chief when I joined and had Bush Sr. When I got out . He made sure we were always taken care of . Semper Fi

When the military was military and not political hack

4:17 I'm shocked that the Commander-in-Chief didn't recognize the Marine battle cry. You can see a slight look of concern on his face, like he had wondered if they were booing.

Why cant we bring this man back! Tell Chesty I said Hi Sir!

Best President in my lifetime ! His leadership turned the country around and made people proud to be Americans again.

Semper Fi. 1986-91

@timothyball3144

4 жыл бұрын

Same years I served, but in the Army.

I went through MCRD Parris Island a dozen years before this speech, in 1974. At the time of this speech in 1986 I was aboard a Fast Attack nuclear submarine in the South China Sea, as a qualified crewman. Semper Fidelis! Still a Marine! Just a submarine 🐬🐬 😎 !

God damn I wish we had a President like him again….my father served as a Reconnaissance Marine during his administration.

@kit266022

2 жыл бұрын

President Reagan was the best in my opinion.

on this day l was a Marine at Marine Barracks Adak, Alaska

@artm1973

5 жыл бұрын

Semper Fi, I was aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa on this day.

@emojiking8580

5 жыл бұрын

I was Aboard the USS Saipan off the coast of Iran The day he took office and they released the hostages after 444 days BLT 1/8 0341/8541 I love the Corps

He looked & spoke to those young Marines like he actually respected them!! He knew they would rush a foreign beach & possibly give their life to defend yours!! I miss a strong, proud American president!! 😔

This is gold 😂 attending PI and figuring out wtf the Marines are saying and why they don’t laugh down there 😂

The greatest president in history

1000% better than ObAMA EVER COULD BE..........

@earlcheek

2 жыл бұрын

100000000 better than trump !

Listened to his speech at Point Du Hoc on the 40th anniversary of D-DAY in Ft Hamilton in Brooklyn waiting to go to the airport to get to PI.

The Marine Corps in the last decades of the Cold War operated on a mere 6% of the defense budget. You are not likely to find more bang for the buck with any other corps of warriors who can fight and win combined arms battles anywhere in the world on very short notice.

There will never be another Ronald Reagan.

@kit266022

2 жыл бұрын

Me too I love President Reagan his was the best in my opinion I miss you and your legacy will live on forever.

I want Former President Ronald Reagan back. ❤

This happened on my graduation day at Parris Island. Graduating platoons were 1044, 1045, 1046 & 1047.

Semper Fidelis! I can’t believe I haven’t seen this before. Reagan looks good wearing that 8 point cover, though.

Good times! Platoon 1050 Bravo Company. Graduated 20, June 1986 PI SC

There is an acronym that describes Marines: MUSCLES ARE REQUIRED, INTELLIGENT NOT ESSENTIAL, SIR!!! That is about an inaccurate as one can get, although I've used the same acronym in joking with some of my family members and other friends and acquaintances, who have served in the United States Marine Corps. Kudos to all who have served with valor in the U.S.M.C. And thank-you President Reagan for your service and all you have done for our nation. You are truly loved and missed.

My commander in chief. Semper Fi.

Wow Great Stuff

THERE IS ONE AMERICA AND NEVER TWO, ALWAYS KEEP IT THAT WAY.

Ronald Wilson Reagan (pronunciado /ˈrɑnəld ˈwɪlsən ˈreɪgən/) (Tampico, Illinois; 6 de febrero de 1911-Los Ángeles; 5 de junio de 2004) fue un actor y político estadounidense que ejerció como 40.º presidente de los Estados Unidos (desde 1981 a 1989) y 33.º gobernador de California (desde 1967 a 1975). Fue el tercer presidente de edad más avanzada de Estados Unidos (al asumir el cargo en 1981 iba a cumplir 70 años, Donald Trump en 2017 tenía 70 años y Joe Biden en 2021, 78 años). También fue el último nacido antes de la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Soul stirring! Semper Fi devil dogs!

@hafidhhamadi8948

4 жыл бұрын

9

Some say those marines are still, sitting, kneeling and bending even today.

Such a great speech!!!!

I was the SDI of Plt 1050 during this visit.. I remember there was no drill with rifles that day!!!

I sure do miss him .

Very impressive

It is amazing to watch President Trump follow in President Reagan’s footsteps in leading our great country. The blueprint is the same. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@darrellrussell2601

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously

The way he always walked showed his self assurance for who he was. The greatest of all Presidents.

Marines die, that's what we're here for.. but the Marine Corps lives forever! Therefore, YOU will live forever..... GySgt Hartman "FMJ".

Ronaldus Maximus

NC Senator Jesse Helms to his right, second row.

Sure do need him now!

Who is the Marine Officer saluting 0:42

How could anybody mark this with a thumbs down? Only if you Hate AMERICA, I guess.

♥️

That's a nice hat you got on Mr.

Reagan made Americans proud of their country and proud of their armed forces. America is going to need another Reagan to clean up Biden’s mess.

@kit266022

2 жыл бұрын

Correct my friend we need President Reagan back to clean up the mess that Biden made now.

2:19 -- look at that line -- without supervision -- natural 5:42 -- budget cuts, sounds familiar

I freakin love Ronald Reagan. Semper Fi old Commander.

Different time and place.

YUUUUUUUUT!!!!

I suppose all those soldiers that are still alive are retired now. That was the year I attempted to join the first time but was turned down for medical reasons. I still wonder today how different my life would have been had I gotten in.

I was Honored to serve in Marines during his administration VMFA-115 Med cruise 81 on CV-59 US 02 Libya 00 We lost an air crew to vertigo after 10-23-83 attack memorial at Lejune they refueled at Cherry Point to fly the coast to Home Beaufort MCAS

🙂🇺🇲 The best part is the Marines 'Ouuu RAH!!!'. God bless America. ❤

Grand speech for Grand Patriots!

True professional.

SemperFi