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.


Click on link below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=C6f_FvZpm3g