SEMPER FI!
By Fredrick D. Joe
World War II Marine veteran Reese Anderson, 84, with
'The Last Man's Bottle,' a bottle of Scotch belonging to Anderson
and the rest of his comrades from the Marine Sixth Division.
1 posted on
04/01/2008 3:40:46 PM PDT by
jazusamo
To: freema; Just A Nobody; smoothsailing; RedRover
"THE STRIKING 6th"Tuesday, April 01, 2008
The 6th Division captured more than two-thirds of Okinawa, which military history accounts said was a strategic jewel. The Marines captured five enemy airfields, two seaplane bases and three anchorages. Control of the island meant that Allied forces controlled the East China Sea and cut off Japanese shipping routes.
Marines killed more than 18,000 Japanese troops, more than had been killed by any Marine division in any other campaign, and captured 3,254 prisoners, also a record, according to historical accounts.
2 posted on
04/01/2008 3:44:12 PM PDT by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
To: jazusamo
When the last vet from the 6th dies, that will be the end of the line." Were it me, I'd pass it along to a present day outfit so the 6th lives on forever (as do all great Marine memories and traditions)
3 posted on
04/01/2008 3:45:37 PM PDT by
llevrok
(Just your typical white guy next door.)
To: jazusamo
Semper Fi, 6th Mardiv!
7 posted on
04/01/2008 3:51:55 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Peregrine, pray for us.)
To: jazusamo; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2nd Bn, 11th Mar; 68 grunt; A.A. Cunningham; ASOC; AirForceBrat23; ...
9 posted on
04/01/2008 4:17:28 PM PDT by
freema
(Proud Marine Niece, Daughter, Wife, Friend, Sister, Cousin, Mom and FRiend)
To: jazusamo; glock rocks; NormsRevenge; SouthTexas
I attended the funeral of a Navy Vet of WWII today, They are going to Glory every day at a alarming rate. My brother was a member of the 303rd Bomb Group, Hells Angels, who flew out of Molesworth England. He sent me a notice that last year was the last reunion as there are not enough surviving members to sustain it :(
13 posted on
04/01/2008 5:42:55 PM PDT by
tubebender
("Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.")
To: jazusamo
"Ask any Marine what the most important, life-changing event was, and he'll say becoming a Marine," Shepard said. "Tradition is important. We conjure up ghosts of the past to remind new Marines that we will not fail. We owe it to the guys who came before. When the last vet from the 6th dies, that will be the end of the line." Amen to that. Semper Fi.
19 posted on
04/01/2008 7:04:02 PM PDT by
Centurion2000
(su - | echo "All your " | chown -740 us ./base | kill -9 | cd / | rm -r | echo "belong to us")
To: jazusamo
"He gently touched the display case. 'They were my buddies', he said. 'Now our time is over.'"
Your time and that of your buddies will never be over, Andy, sir. I salute you and thank you and your division's heroes from the bottom of my heart.
Damm, I hate when my screen gets all blurry.
Leni
20 posted on
04/01/2008 7:05:11 PM PDT by
MinuteGal
(I Love My Country More Than I Dislike McCain,.....Sincerely, A FRedhead)
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