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Opinion · Page 2

Opinion: Listen up devil dogs, good to go, Ooh-rah?

By Duffel Blog Staff · Opinion Bureau · 2 minutes

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1546

The following is an op-ed written by Gunnery Sergeant Ramon Marquez.

All right Devil Dogs, listen up, good to go?

I'm a doggone Staff Non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, good to go? My promotion warrant reads:

To all who shall see these presents, greeting:

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