What will be your epitaph?

2015-10-22T08:56:29-04:00

I know it's a weird question to think of but an interesting thought. For after we take our last steps here and report for our own final inspection, our epitaph will be what others are left to remember us by.

So what will the epitaph on your headstone read? What it is that you hope others remember about you after you leave this earth?

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Oct 22 at 2015 9:20 AM

2015-10-22T09:20:16-04:00

Good question. At least I don't have to worry about "Hold my beer and watch this!" anymore... I seem to have survived that stage of life.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 9:45 AM

2015-10-22T09:45:49-04:00

Mine will be. Obtuse and now dead. lol

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 9:49 AM

2015-10-22T09:49:39-04:00

I've actually written a poem about this, basically saying how I want people to remember how I cared for others and held to my beliefs no matter what was thrown at me. No matter what, I always stood strong for myself and others.

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 10:08 AM

2015-10-22T10:08:38-04:00

James Senn
1st Sgt
US Marine Corps
Desert Storm
Iraq
4 XXX XXXX
XX XXX XXXX

Response by COL Vincent Stoneking made Oct 22 at 2015 10:27 AM

2015-10-22T10:27:41-04:00

I'm thinking "we TOLD him to duck!"

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Oct 22 at 2015 10:42 AM

2015-10-22T10:42:00-04:00

"Father, Husband, Marine" --but, if it's shorted to simply "Marine," that'll be fine.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 10:58 AM

2015-10-22T10:58:47-04:00

"His body travel the world, his heart always stayed at the island.
Boricua from the first through the last breath"

Obviously, it would be in Spanish. Boricua is the Tainian word for Puerto Rican.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 11:02 AM

2015-10-22T11:02:07-04:00

Marine Corps Sgt. 1968-1972. Vietnam

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 11:25 AM

2015-10-22T11:25:06-04:00

My usual refrain of "Follow Me!" would send the wrong message here, so I will go with how I'd like to be remembered:
"He made us better"

Response by SGT Robert Zuniga made Oct 22 at 2015 11:33 AM

2015-10-22T11:33:21-04:00

As long as it says I was a good father, I will be satisfied.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 11:47 AM

2015-10-22T11:47:57-04:00

I haven't really thought about it. Maybe this..

He lived, He loved, He gave, He died.

Response by SGT David T. made Oct 22 at 2015 12:43 PM

2015-10-22T12:43:43-04:00

I always liked: "What are you looking at? Don't you have anything better to do?"

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 1:47 PM

2015-10-22T13:47:21-04:00

"Another round, Barkeep. On my tab please."

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 22 at 2015 1:58 PM

2015-10-22T13:58:59-04:00

'I told you I was sick.'

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 22 at 2015 2:02 PM

2015-10-22T14:02:09-04:00

'You can now close out my pending VA claim.'

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 2:48 PM

2015-10-22T14:48:55-04:00

'You should see the other guy...' but in all seriousness it should at least have "Awesome" in there somewhere. ;)

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 4:25 PM

2015-10-22T16:25:31-04:00

Beloved
Father
Husband
Soldier
Psalms 23

Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Oct 22 at 2015 7:10 PM

2015-10-22T19:10:06-04:00

HEY YOU!! YES YOU. You're standing on my head. GET OFF!!!!!!!

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 7:56 AM

2015-10-23T07:56:39-04:00

"Here Lies Dizzy...Not half as bad as he could've been...Not half as good as he tried to be"