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Happy Halloween from the Pacific, 1945
World Defense Review ^ | October 31, 2005 | Heath L. McMeans

Posted on 10/31/2005 9:28:56 AM PST by SuzyQ2

I have not read Dracula ever again. I was ashamed of myself. Here I was, a 2nd lieutenant of Marines, fresh out of OCS, going to fight those Japanese SOB's, and just think, I let a book of fiction scare me like that.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Japan; Miscellaneous; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: 1945; bats; blood; crichton; dracula; halloween; ii; japan; jurassic; lst; marine; ocs; pacific; prey; war; world

1 posted on 10/31/2005 9:28:58 AM PST by SuzyQ2
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To: SuzyQ2

Wow, the Marines are always ready.

Even ready to invade Japan







Three months after the Japanese surrendered







All sarc aside, thanks to the author for his service



2 posted on 10/31/2005 10:05:57 AM PST by Casekirchen (If allah is really another name for the Judeo-Christian God, why do the islamics pray to a rock?)
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To: Casekirchen

The author didn't say that they were invading on Halloween.
He said he was reading 'Dracula'.
So sarc is negated.
Duuuh!


3 posted on 10/31/2005 10:52:44 AM PST by SuzyQ2
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To: SuzyQ2

"The author didn't say that they were invading on Halloween.
He said he was reading 'Dracula'.
So sarc is negated.
Duuuh!"

--- You may want to re-read the headline


4 posted on 10/31/2005 5:46:04 PM PST by Casekirchen (If allah is really another name for the Judeo-Christian God, why do the islamics pray to a rock?)
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