By Capt Joseph R. John, on November 13, 2015 

In the below listed article a US Marine, James Erickson, with a feisty spirit was able to send a scathing Twitter message to the “Million Students Marching” for free college tuition and a minimum wage of $15.00/hr that is taking shape across the nation, by sending a simple selfie photo and message that succinctly expressed his view and those of his fellow Marines, in a way that 1,000 words could have expressed. 

Incidentally, James Erickson and his fellow Marines in their first years of service who are going “Into Harm’s Way” daily in Afghanistan, are earning less than $15.00/hour. 

Marine James Erickson, and all US Marines who not only march, but engage in combat to defend all Americans, ask nothing from their fellow countrymen in return for protecting the “Freedoms” all Americans enjoy.   Semper Fi.

God bless all members of the US Armed Forces who also march, are engaged in Combat and Anti-Terrorist Operations around the world, and are not demanding that all Americans cover the cost of their college education.  They are “earning” their college tuition for signing a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount “up to and including their lives.”

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MARINE PHOTO SHUTS UP COLLEGE KIDS CRYING FOR FREE TUITION

“I wanted money for school, so I marched too”

CHERYL CHUMLEY

Marine James Erickson posted on Twitter a scathing reply to calls for free college. (Twitter)

A Marine with a feisty spirit was able to send a scathing message to the Million Student March for free college tuition taking shape across the nation with a simple photo that expressed way, way more than 1,000 words.

Beneath a selfie of himself in full Marine camouflage gear, James Erickson wrote on his Twitter handle of @SayHiJames: “I wanted money for school, so I marched too … #millionstudentmarch. This one was about 25 miles … #USMC.”

His comments come on the heels of a Facebook message call for a Million Student March that pulled in 115 colleges across the nation and an unknown number of students demanding free college, tuition-debt forgiveness and higher minimum wages for campus employees, as reported by WND.

Social media was quick to notice Erickson’s subtle suggestions to these college kids: join the military. Pay for school yourself. Get a job.

One wrote of Erickson’s post: “Boom! Well played.”

Another, the Independent Journal found: “That ends the controversy.”

A third: “@SayHiJames … Ditto. My education was earned through military service. I must have rucked hundreds of miles in my career.”

Another: “Yeah … I paid for my college tuition with 4 years in Naval service.”

And yet one more: “@SayHiJames how a Marine wins the internet.”