[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Regardless, the guy was a real hero.

[rlmorel]

True!

By the way, your tagline made me laugh...I love the movie (relating to the historical events) but I thought it said: “Pericarditis Alive or Rasuli Dead!

[Leaning Right]

> Regardless, the guy was a real hero. <

Absolutely. Black, white, whatever. That’s all a distasteful distraction. French wasn’t some admiral with gold braid on his cap, or some famous politician. He was a true, genuine war hero. From Wikipedia:

“After French’s ship, the High-speed transport USS Gregory (APD-3), was sunk by gunfire from Imperial Japanese Navy ships in the Solomon Islands on the morning of September 5, 1942, he swam six to eight hours in shark-infested waters near Guadalcanal while towing a life raft with fifteen survivors aboard out of the range of Japanese gunfire and possible capture, which likely would have meant execution.”

[Retain Mike]

If I had to pick a favorite movie, the Wind and the Lion would be it.

The Wind and the Lion (1975): 1904: US Marines assault Moroccan Fortress

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=wind+and+the+lion+marine&mid=56C999797BE95698EAC856C999797BE95698EAC8&FORM=VIRE&adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=5FFCDB2945A6431FBCA3EF193991CB85

[HippyLoggerBiker]

Your Post: Regardless, the guy was a real hero.

My Reply: Hero, absolutely...

The statement I with picture was replying to “Blennos” (Post #2 above), obviously didn’t read the article.