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EB, my thanks to you. By honoring Mitch Paige you made his story real to others who didn't know about him.

Like me.

I looked up his website. Of interest to me was the Bible verse that he read from his Bible after the battle on Guadalcanal that day. While looking for something to bandage a bayonet wound, his Bible fell out of his pack.

He picked it up and read from it where it opened, in his own words, providentially:

"Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight."---Proverbs 3:4,5

He realized the Lord had not left him alone on that ridge that day--October 26, 1942---and had not left him since.

EB, this was a man who had faith in his Lord, and in whose presence he finally stands. He left a great testimony and a great legacy of courage and steadfastness in the face of incredible odds. He eft a message of the importance of love for God and country and American values.

And you honor this man by bringing his story to others.

Thank you for letting the FreeRepublic know about Mitch Paige.

[ErnBatavia]

Here's how he inscribed the box on the G.I. Joe...:

"With my warmest personal regards and every good wish. Semper Fidelis and God's richest blessings - Mitchell Paige Col. USMC, Ret"