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To: Stonewall Jackson
These Marines were with PFC Jimmy Widener, a young man from my town, when they were shot down. Jimmy was buried in Arlington back in Nov. 2006:

PFC James Edward Widener

I'm glad that their remains were found and identified and that they're coming home. It's good that the families will have closure.

8 posted on 11/05/2008 12:27:51 PM PST by rochester_veteran ( http://RochesterConservative.com)
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To: rochester_veteran
I graduated from Greece Arcadia in June '66 and joined the Marine Corps in August. Jim Widener and I might have crossed paths in a few places like boot camp or advanced infantry training.
Semper Fi ...
15 posted on 11/05/2008 2:22:15 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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