Kid, I've read that history before and I read it again. Words can't express.
On a slightly lighter theme, I knew a man in Dallas some years ago, a modernist architect. We were having a social beer 'round the grill at my parent's place. I noticed a some faded tattoos and that good chunk of his left forearm was missing. "How'd that happen?" I asked, "Guadacanal and Iwo Jima."
He remarried late in life to a woman who collected stuffed toys and they were happy.
The greatest generation.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nightmare that was.
ReplyDeleteMustang recently posted a good write-up on this.
<a href="https://fixbayonetsusmc.blog/2020/02/14/operation-detachment-the-battle-for-iwo-jima/>Operation Detachment - Battle For Iwo Jima</a>
Yes indeed, LL. It surely was.
ReplyDeleteKid, I've read that history before and I read it again. Words can't express.
ReplyDeleteOn a slightly lighter theme, I knew a man in Dallas some years ago, a modernist architect. We were having a social beer 'round the grill at my parent's place. I noticed a some faded tattoos and that good chunk of his left forearm was missing. "How'd that happen?" I asked, "Guadacanal and Iwo Jima."
He remarried late in life to a woman who collected stuffed toys and they were happy.
God bless our USMC.
ReplyDeleteAOW, with you all the way.
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