Local Marines ensure Arlington Heights veteran was buried in dress blues

The Daily Herald ^ | July 13, 2015 | Christopher Placek

[Fiddlstix]

Great Post
BTTT

[Humal]

Oh, my gosh. I’m crying like a baby. This is truly what America and Americans are like. Beautiful article.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Semper Fi.

[laplata]

God bless those United States Marines.

[Semper Mark]

Thanks for posting this, 2nd Div.

I don’t know who keeps the Marine ping list these days, this story is worthy.

Once a Marine - Always a Marine

Semper Fidelis

[2ndDivisionVet]

My dad died not that long after 9/11. The Marines had nobody in the area who could do a gun volley and taps since they were all heading overseas. Took me about six months of calls to finally put that together.

[EXCH54FE]

OUTSTANDING, Job well done!!!!

[Sir Napsalot]

Blurry screen alert! !!!

[ConorMacNessa]

No one keeps it, Brother. I'm stretched pretty thin, but I would be willing to keep it as part of a team of my Brothers.

"Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre / mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."
"Thought must be the harder, heart be the keener / mind must be the greater, as our might lessens."

[Thumper1960]

God bless these fine men and women.

[Thumper1960]

"Now we have a new Marine guarding the gates of Heaven," Valentin said.

Is this class or what?

[Rodentking]

Well Done Marines.

[petitfour]

Amen

Marines take care of one another.

[Semper Mark]

ping

[clintonh8r]

Thanks for the ping.

Semper fi.

[2111USMC]

Thanks for the ping Semper Mark.

Great story.

A younger Marine across the street from us hung a Marine Corps flag a couple of days ago. It prompted me to finally go out and purchase one today. It’s good to see it flying in the breeze off our front porch.

Semper Fi!

[IncPen]

As Reagan asked at Pointe du Hoc, “Where do they get these men?”

[Humal]

My father was in the Army in WWII. He died of shell shock (PTSD of that era). Anything that harms our military or veterans makes me white angry, and anything that shows how good the military are, how much they help each other, makes the tears flow. He always wanted to be buried in Arlington, but they didn’t find him soon enough. I was 2 years old at the time. This is a beautiful story, and, yes, I think he was speaking to his son.

[Humal]

Amen!