We held a memorial for Tom Martin on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield.
The United States Marine Fox Company – Milwaukee I & I performed military honors for Tom by folding the U.S. Flag and playing Taps.
During the ceremony we all sang the Marine Corps Hymn:
From the Halls of Montezuma,
To the shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country’s battles
In the air, on land, and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.
Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in every clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job
The United States Marines.
Here’s health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we’ve fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven’s scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.
The Firing Detail Detachment #348 from the Marine Corps League Milwaukee performed an 18-gun salute.
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Thank you for doing this Timm! It a wonderful tribute to Dad! When I have those moments when I missed him terribly, just reading what he wrote makes it feel like he’s here! I think of all the stuff he’d be writing about Obama and just smile!