“When I was a kid had a buddy at church his dad was the kindest guy ever...he was on Iwo Jima”
One of the most decent men; friend, father and Marine, I ever knew was a veteran of Iwo Jima. A three war Marine; WWII, Korea and RVN, we met following his retirement from the Corps as a Sergeant Major. We became colleagues of sort for about 10-years until his second retirement. In addition to standup sons, he had two daughters whose personalities only rival was their beauty. Credit Mama for that one!
Now somewhere between age & mileage, humping the hills of the cemetery to visit him is more infrequent as not. But he still lives as I frequently remember him and other shipmates.
Semper Fidelis
Semper Fi