Retired Gen. James Mattis speaks at 1st Marine Division Marine Corps Birthday Ball 2022

U.S. Marine Corps retired Gen. and former Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, delivers a speech at a Marine Corps Ball ceremony for 1st Marine Division at Pachanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, Nov. 10, 2022.
Defense Now - December 2022
• DN Dec. 2022
Retired Gen. James Mattis speaks at 1st Marine Division Marine Corps Birthday Ball 2022
TEMECULA, CA, UNITED STATES
11.10.2022
The Marine Corps birthday is a celebration of history and spirit of all serving and who have served. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule)
Film Credits: Video by Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule and Staff Sgt. Kai W. Huber
I Marine Expeditionary Force

[@jockogle5250]

James Mattis for Commander in chief.

[@fredhaferkamp7224]

People like this gentleman are the backbone of American freedom

[@hudson5573]

What a guy! God bless him and Marines everywhere. I only wish I had the balls to be a Marine. SMSgt, USAF Retired

[@anchorsaweigh9893]

Lady Liberty’s bravest and most feared folks wear the uniform of the United States Marine. God Bless the Marine Corps! 🇺🇸

[@hankochai]

What a Marine!

[@annavalasekova916]

Prajem generálovi Jamesovi Mattisovi veľa zdravia a úspechov v novom roku a nech si dáva pozor , podvodníci sťahujú jeho fotky a zneužívajú jeho meno na podvody

[@brandonseyfried1251]

God, I love this guy.

[@soylire30]

God bless this man

[@kennytorres5233]

This guy is our modern day chesty puller RAH

[@JuggernautXXL]

That is FAR too much credit

[@row8017]

CHAOS well done

[@hi5ghost27]

I wasnt part of main corp

[@mikegarcia8038]

CHAOS! right der 🫡 🇺🇸

[@FINALLYOUTAFTER7]

“Unapologetic defender” GET SOME.

[@dstorm7752]

Didn't he sit out the Vietnam War -- the biggest war of his lifetime-- in college while draftees fought there?

[@michaeldixon539]

He never won a war, just a big windbag, us draftees wouldn’t have put up with his BS

[@lewismooney3941]

I want him to run for president!!!!

[@robertcooler2821]

URRRRAGH. Fantastic leader of Marines. Marine Birthday said ,hell I'm Division Commander, could be in Washington, but I'm with 1 Division Marines eating steak and drinking Beer. WWII our Marines would eat from cans and always has a srink of liquor on him. Some of the best humans i know from Force Recon, First Division. We killed wverything moving.

[@circuscase]

Being a former Army Ranger from the Regiment...Now that age has caught up with me and petty rivalries that only made us stronger on the field of battle, I can honest to God say that USMC is a fine organization. Its still the Depatment of the Navy though.....🙃

[@eunicecole6892]

Merry Christmas General Mattis ❤

[@andrehunter8137]

SEMPER FI Sir RAHHHH

[@circuscase]

Gents passing the flask around is what it's all about. Brotherhood / Family...

[@hi5ghost27]

Us marine recon still lives

[@michaeldixon539]

Big bag of wind never won a war just a bid braggart I’ll tell you one thing he’s no Norman Swartzkoff didn’t take him long to beat Iraq M