America’s Marines
As I have posted several times, I come from a family that has a long history of serving this nation in the United States Army. This ad might have changed some of my ancestor's choice of branch of service. It is a fabulous ad.
H/T to Michelle Malkin, who also describes the asinine refusal of the City of San Francisco to allow filming of the ad there. Apparently the Marines simply chose to shoot on land owned by the Federal government – and administered by the commandant of the Marines. Better that way, really. The end shots are magnificent.
(Side note: This history, this legacy, is what Jay Grodner was up against in court. This is also why Grodner should take exquisite care to fulfill every, single thing he agreed to in his plea bargain.)
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Committees of Correspondence — January 21, 2008 @ 8:19 am
By Maggie, January 20, 2008 @ 10:43 pm
It’s what the phrase, “G-d Bless!” was invented for …
By Anthony (Los Angeles), January 20, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
I saw this today during one of the football games, not only is it a great ad, but the skewering at the end of “the Special City” (as Deborah Saunders calls San Francisco) is priceless.
By bill-tb, January 21, 2008 @ 8:40 am
I saw it also, it is very good. The line against the GG backdrop is better than anything that could have been shot in that city.
By Politics of a Patriot, January 21, 2008 @ 11:09 am
I am a fan of all Marine Corps commercials… but this one is simply beautiful.