To: 4.1O dana super trac pak
This is great.
I know a couple of people back in New Jersey who've been working to get Basilone on a stamp for years.
Basilone was born in
Raritan, NJ. The parade this year is Sep 26.
4 posted on
09/07/2004 5:25:07 PM PDT by
Mike Fieschko
(Oh, and Dick Cheney, too.)
To: Mike Fieschko
There is a nice story here:
http://www.c-n.com/news/c-n/story/0,2111,1039320,00.html
I couldn't post or link from this newspaper.
To: Mike Fieschko
John Basilone, Raritan, New Jersey. He is a local hero and a very nice statue of him stands near the Raritan River in town.
16 posted on
09/07/2004 5:51:26 PM PDT by
XRdsRev
("John Kerry - Taking both sides of every issue since 1985")
To: Mike Fieschko
Rutgers '65 I had a chance to meet Manila John one dark and stormy night, (well Snoopy made me do it.) I was asked to navigate my friend's MG Midget car on a Time and distance Road Rally around New Brunswick area. We sped down this road into Raritan and then our instructions said "Take a right at Manila John". We entered the town square and went 'round and 'round. We finally stopped and I saw the plaque on the Statue of Manila John! We came in third in the rally but I went the RU Library the next day and did a search.
His story was chronicled in "Medal of Honor" and I couldn't be prouder of being a Joisy Ite!
To: Mike Fieschko
Thanks Mike. Hell of a big parade.
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