Re: [OT] Suggested Sci-Fi

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Donald Hosford wrote:

> My friend bought this series.  I got the chance to read it, and I love
it!
> Just one question...Does anyone who still can find their copy tell me
what the
> "patch" said.
> (For those who don't know...after the first book all of the first
expedition
> members recieved a "patch" that said something like "We went all the
way to
> mars, and had to throw away the beer." -- read the first book...8D)
> 
> Could someone please tell me what exactly that phrase was?  My friend
> "temporarily misplaced" the book with the phrase in it...8(

They give a description of the badge in Luna Marine. Its a shield shaped
badge with 2 crossed rifles over a red disk representing Mars. Over top
of
the rifles is a gold, white and gray cylinder for the beer can. At the
top
of the badge is "Hops Vincet", the USMC version of the Latin for "Beer
Conquers". At the bottom is ATWTMATMUTATB which stands for "All the way
to
Mars and they made us throw away the beer".

Sean Dzafovic