Sep 27 2007
Semper Fi, Corporal Gomer Pyle
Going through my USMC email alerts, I came across this cool article: I didn’t watch Gomer Pyle when it was popular- I never even heard of him until I was grown up and on my own…but I do have a DVD set with most of the shows.
HONOLULU — Hawaii resident and longtime entertainer Jim Nabors enjoyed a special honor on Tuesday night from the U.S. Marine Corps for his character Gomer Pyle.
The television show Gomer Pyle USMC premiered in 1964. Gomer Pyle was a bumbling but lovable private who put a humorous and human face on the U.S. Marine Corps.
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The Marines said Gomer Pyle embodied qualities Marines respect: honesty, loyalty and devotion to duty.“What’s Gomer think about this? Well golly!” Nabors said.
Those qualities are lacking in most of todays members of Congress, thats for sure!
Speaking of the Marines, Mustang sent me this last evening:
Who needs San Fransisco for a back drop of a commercial? Not the Marines.
2 Responses to “Semper Fi, Corporal Gomer Pyle”
I loved watching Gomer. And his character was SO honest, it was awesome.
Earlier this week I was in SFO and pretty tweaked about the whole filming debacle. The debate is still raging locally there, as is the Blue Angel appearance this weekend(?). Absolutely incredible the attitude there.
The clip has helped put me back on a more even keel, always nice to have a reminder of what you are a part of.