Semper Fidelis Quote Analysis

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To the average citizen, Semper Fidelis is just another Latin term they overheard, but also one they do not know enough about to even care. However, this term means everything to a Marine; it represents their loyalty to their country, to their fellow Marines, and to the task at hand. It is the reason they joined the Corps, for there has never been a feud among Marines because of how The phrase represents the brotherhood that the U.S. Marines share with one another. It shows that they will not only fight against the enemy with the man or woman standing beside them, but that they will fight for them. “Honor, courage and commitment are the values that guide us—Semper Fidelis is the motto that bonds us. To guard our nation is to guard its principles,

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