THIS IS THE ARMY - 1943 clip 3 (Navy)

Irving Berlin's "How about a cheer for the Navy?!"
The Army this, the Army that
Is all we heard from where we sat
Now how about a cheer for the Navy?

The Army's great, the Army's tough
But don't you think we've heard enough?
So how about a cheer for the Navy?

We know that Mister Stimson
Is solid as the rocks
But how about an orchid
For Secretary Knox?

The Army may be in the groove
But Walter Winchell won't approve
Unless you give a cheer for the Navy

Hip hip hooray
We haven't got long to stay
So how about one bouquet
For the Navy?

One word of praise, let it flow from your lips
One cheer and then we'll go back to our ships

Hip hip hooray
The Army has had its say
You're letting them get away
With the gravy

Just let them know
That an Army show
Could never be a hit without the Navy

[2]
The Army's what you may prefer
But in the social register
Is where you'll have to look for the Navy

If you would like to touch the gilt
Of Astor or of Vanderbilt
You'll have to come around to the Navy

The show was in the alley
It simply wouldn't do
Until the big finale
With Navy white and blue

The Army sails across the foam
The Navy always bring them home
So how about a cheer for the Navy?

[coda:]
Give a cheer, give a cheer, give a cheer, give a cheer
For the Navy
Just make it clear
That a rousing cheer
Is very much in order for the N-A-V-Y
The Navy
Navy

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[VictoriaRose4]

You're soooooo right, Jim.....my dad served time in the navy in the south pacific during WWII.....the Japanese were very brutal soldiers and without the navy we'd probably be speaking Japanese now......God Bless Our Fighting Men!!

[marklp1800]

And The Marines Too Jim who used to call us their Chauffeurs.

[CalvinSilverbow]

Navy vs Army... Army all the way! All service 'folks' are what America is all about. When the services fail, America fails!

[CalvinSilverbow]

Navy vs Army... Army all the way!

[TheMrDtrain]

Who's Jim?

[ryanlim2002]

3:24 - ALL Japs in the audience are heard shouting "INCOMINGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[ryanlim2002]

How about the cheer for the Air Force? (NOT the AAC/AAF. referring to the AF) jkjkjk

What a hit!

[KosaiAvonej]

@marklp1800 The Navy chauffeurs no one, if it weren't for the Navy the Marines would have to be living up to the Marine part of their name and would have had to swim to Africa, Japan and France. Lol.

[Leigori]

@NamVetBuck Too defend the comment below, the Marines technically wouldn't exist if the Navy didn't. Since the title of Marine was given to soldiers who served on Man of War vessels, essentially a simplified way of saying "Marine Soldier"

Just my historical backing, no offense meant.

[ninjapirate0507]

Good for you, want a fucking cookie? Janes also seems to list a lot of articles about the USMC under the category of Naval Forces news. What you won't accept is that the Marines aren't shit without the Navy. Trust me, I work on a Marine Carrier. Maybe you should try to see it from the other point of view instead of focusing on coming across as a self-important jackass.

[ninjapirate0507]

I never said the commander was Navy you dunce. So what? All I am saying is the we work as a team, not against each other. The Navy is just as important as the Army and The Marines. It is really sad that you have no sense of self, that you can't see the bigger picture. The Marines alone would have been helpless against the onslaught of the powerful Japanese Navy in the Pacific. A strong navy is one of the most important parts of a nation's defense.