Timm

We held a memorial for my father, 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 my father 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.