Vietnam Vet In Famous Photo Dies

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[lunarbicep]

R.I.P. and God bless you brave soldier

[tet68]

He was a hero after all.

Ooorah!

[Past Your Eyes]

Marines are not soldiers.

[Khurkris]

Rest with the Lord.

[steelcurtain]

Very touching. He sounds like a good man. God bless his family.

[MarineBrat]

I don't remember ever seeing that photo before. It's incredible!

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From the halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli,
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land, and sea.
First to fight for right and freedom,
And to keep our honor clean,
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marines.

Our flag's unfurl'd to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in every clime and place
Where we could take a gun.
In the snow of far-off northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes,
You will find us always on the job
The United States Marines.

Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve.
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.

[SittinYonder]

Shinneman eventually became comfortable with his famous photograph

He should be comfortable with it. God bless him and his family.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Sometimes, like this, it doesn't matter ......

[RaceBannon]

Bite me, and this was the wrong thread to say that.

[Clemenza]

RIP to a great Marine.

[ErnBatavia]

You're in big, big trouble now! Suit up!

[Zeon Cowboy]

God bless his soul.

[barker]

"This is what they tried to portray me as the big war hero and i'm not. I was just one of the injured."

Real heroes don't brag. They just do what needs to be done and go on.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

I will make him an honorary member of our members of the "Big Hanger in the Sky" at www.longthanhnorthaaf.com. RIP Brother

[billorites]

"No, but they are closet homosexuals.

Squids rule! "

[martin_fierro]

For you.

[Gay State Conservative]

Very touching.He sounds like a good man.God bless his family.

He certainly does sound like an exceptional guy.But then,his wife certainly sounds like an exceptional woman as well.Her having stuck with him is,IMO,an act of true love *and* bravery.

May they both rest with God!

[VOA]

Thanks for posting this.
During the "end of the millenium" time period, I browsed a "century of
photographs" website (by AP?).
There were some fantastic photos...but this was the keeper.
And lacking much caption, I always wondered what happened to the couple.

[lonestar]

Tacky!!!