Slow up, slow down.
Posted on 06/22/2005 2:53:09 PM PDT by Ramonan
It is with deep regret that I announce the death last night, 21 June 2005, of General Louis H. Wilson, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, our 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the battle of Guam on 25-26 July 1944. He passed away peacefully at his home in Birmingham, Alabama.
In accordance with Article 1288 of Navy Regulations, all ships and stations of the Department of the Navy are required to half-mast the national ensign from the time of General Wilson's death, as a former CMC, until sunset of the date of interment. The Article also provides information for joint installations and commands, and I direct your attention to it.
Funeral plans have not yet been completed. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in the General's memory to the Marine Corps
Per MCO 5360.10A, the Officer in Charge of the funeral staff is MajGen Bradley M. (Mark) Lott. He is responsible for planning, coordinating, and ensuring proper execution of the funeral and burial ceremony. Colonel Nathan Webster is assisting him and coordinating all family-related issues.
Semper Fi, General Wilson.
God rest his hero's soul...and comfort his family and friends.
Slow up, slow down.
Semper Fi
Marines never die, they may pass from this World, but they live on in the memories of the men that come behind them. As long as there is a Marine Corps, the fallen will live on.
SEMPER FI and rest in peace.
Semper Fi, General.
MOH citation:
http://tinyurl.com/bmpxq
God Bless Marine. Rest with "Chesty" and our other brothers and sisters. Semper Fi
Salute
RIP
GODBLESS,GODSPEED,SEMPER FI AND REST WELL GENERAL.
REST WELL NOW "YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR TIME IN HELL"
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