[Rhodes22-list] History, Hollywood, and Toys

[Robert Skinner]

Yup.  My old man was a Navy surgeon with Edson's Raiders 
on Bloody Ridge.  His aid station was forward of the 
artillery.  He kept patching up Marines all night - under 
fire and with shrapnel in his knee.  Got the Navy Cross 
for that and other actions on Tulagi, etc. - one of five 
during WWII.

He chose to be buried at Quantico with his comrades of 
the First Marine Raider Batallion rather than at 
Arlington.  Many of the survivors of Edson's raiders 
attended his funeral, and the padre who planted him was 
from the Raiders.

G.I. Joe does not really belong to a corporation.  And 
this turn of events is evidence of the total failure of
our leadership.  The rats are leaving...

We have a Hell of a mess to clean up.  Time to get to work.

Semper Fi!
/Robert
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Brad Haslett wrote:
> 
> The reason I don't read novels is real life stories are so much more
> exciting.  This one is a great tale from our past.  Brad
> 
> http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/10849526.html
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-- 
Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven" 
Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."