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    A true WW2 story about 19 Marines
    killed on Makin island (defending against the Japanese). The surviving Marines had to retreat, so asked the islanders to please bury their dead for them.

    Years later, they checked and found a man who had been a teenager then and remembered where the 19 men were buried.
    AC130 Aircraft and appropriate honor guard was sent, and found all 19 had been buried with their helmets on, their rifles in their hands, and were in perfect condition. The islanders had really done a wonderful job. As the honor guard was loading the bodies, a voice from out of nowhere started singing "The Marine Hymn"...giving everyone goose bumps.
    It turned out, that the voice was from a man who spoke no English but remembered the song the Marines taught him when they landed.

    Very touching. They got all 19 and their photos are at the end.


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    Thanks for sharing garyb. A good watch.

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    Great post. Passed it on to all of my shipmates with whom I'm still in touch.
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    As I see yet another amazing report from WWII, I wonder just how many untold stories are still out there.


    Thanks for posting.

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    Seen this, but it's still awesome!
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    Thanks Gary……….that's going to everyone.

    My Uncle fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was wounded.

    My Husband's Dad fought in Europe during WWII.

    My Husband was drafted and fought in the infantry during Vietnam.

    I'm retired AF but I can't make those claims.

    I so respect all of them.

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    Wow! Great post. Thanks.

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    The link is still good. Tomorrow, 17 August is 74 years after their sacrifice.

    Semper Fi, Brothers!


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    What a tear jerker that is, "Freedom has a price that the protected will never know".

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    I just watched it again... very wet eyes.
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    Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf

    Thomas Jefferson said

    “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
    and

    "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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