[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.

[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

[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.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Marine, not soldier.

[RaceBannon]

Please repost this thread so that all comments can be erased that are here.

Tell the Moderator that is why you reposted the thread.

[vigilante2]

God Bless our Vietnam Vets

[cake_crumb]

I respectfully disgree with him, he was indeed a hero. I've never seen that photo before. God bless and keep him. He's finally back with his wife in a better place.

[Dubya]

Soldier rest, Gently pressed,
To the calm, Mother Earth's
Waiting breast;
Duty done, Like the sun:
Going West.

SEMPER FI MARINE

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP!

[jazusamo]

GOD BLESS he and his wife.

[cavtrooper21]

USMC ping
(must be some dust or something in the air)

[SuziQ]

I remember watching, live on TV, the homecoming of the first group of POW's from Vietnam. I sat there and just cried for joy the entire time, after laughing at what the families of the soldiers did. If I'm remembering correctly, after having to listen to some politician bloviating for a bit, one of the POW's had to make a statement, but while he was doing that, the families just started running for their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons. It was a wonderful chaos, and exactly what those men needed.

[DustyMoment]

Rest in peace brother. Tell God to send more like you, we need them.

Prayers and condolences to your family.