Another WWII vet was called home. RIP Lt. Wells and G-D bless you for your service.
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To: Impala64ssa
They were all heroes. Every last one. RIP to this Devil Dog.
2 posted on
02/18/2016 9:47:29 AM PST by
lodi90
(TRUMP Force 1 lifting off)
To: Impala64ssa
To: Impala64ssa
4 posted on
02/18/2016 9:49:00 AM PST by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Impala64ssa
May you rest in peace, and may God in Heaven rest your soul.
My father was a combat vet of the PTO, but he came up through the Philippines with the MacArthur group.
He has been gone for over 12 years now.
I pray we stand up for our nation and not allow to be squandered what they all sacrificed so much to defend and then pass on to us.,
5 posted on
02/18/2016 9:49:33 AM PST by
Jeff Head
(Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Impala64ssa
Where do we find such men?
Thank you Mr. Wells. Your sacrifice made the lives of untold millions better.
You have already been to Hell; welcome to Heaven!
6 posted on
02/18/2016 9:51:19 AM PST by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: Impala64ssa
Wells, thinking the frontal assault order from higher up was pure suicide, refused to give his marines the order to assault. Without the supporting fire that had been promised, he simply rose from his shell hole, waived his rifle over his head and began running up the mountain. The rest of his Marines followed. So he didn't follow the order but assaulted anyway? What the hell does that mean? What a poorly written article and sentence.
7 posted on
02/18/2016 9:51:31 AM PST by
PGR88
To: Impala64ssa
8 posted on
02/18/2016 9:51:46 AM PST by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: Impala64ssa
RIP. I can’t imagine the Hell those soldiers went through. A reminder of how precious our freedom is.
9 posted on
02/18/2016 9:51:55 AM PST by
Huskrrrr
To: Impala64ssa
RIP marine, RIP. A true hero.
11 posted on
02/18/2016 9:56:46 AM PST by
exnavy
(good gun control: two hands, one shot, one kill.)
To: Impala64ssa
Rest in peace Lieutenant, and thank you for your service.
12 posted on
02/18/2016 9:57:00 AM PST by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Impala64ssa
They are having the funeral locally on Saturday and former Governor Perry will speak. Mr. Wells was highly respected here and I expect a huge turnout. They even plan a fly over for his funeral.
He was a true hero in every sense of the word.
To: Impala64ssa
God To Hero: "At Ease, Marine!"
15 posted on
02/18/2016 10:00:53 AM PST by
Responsibility2nd
(Is Ted Cruz a US Citizen? Yeah? Then Shut Up and Vote for Him.)
To: Impala64ssa
18 posted on
02/18/2016 10:08:31 AM PST by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Impala64ssa
RIP and thank you for your service, sir!
19 posted on
02/18/2016 10:10:20 AM PST by
Batman11
( All Muslims are not terrorists, but almost all terrorists are Muslim!)
To: Impala64ssa
From another
source ...
Wells is still celebrated in the Marine Corps as the leader of what is believed to be the
"most decorated platoon to fight in a single engagement in the history of the Marine Corps."
He retired from the Marine Corps Reserves in 1959 with the rank of Major.
In the 1949 Academy Award Winning movie, Sands of Iwo Jima, John Wayne's character, Sergeant Stryker,
was an amalgamation of the 3rd platoon's Sgt. Ernest "Boots" Thomas and Wells.
In Clint Eastwood's recent movie, Flags of Our Fathers, Wells' was depicted as a fictional "Lt. Bell."
RIP sir and Semper Fi ...
20 posted on
02/18/2016 10:13:43 AM PST by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Impala64ssa
Rest well Lt. Wells.
Thanks for your service.
21 posted on
02/18/2016 10:14:17 AM PST by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: Impala64ssa
From Iwo Jima back to the interior of the Earth. Geology. Oil.
Semper Fidelis.
RIP.
Lord, receive the soul of John Keith Wells. Amen.
23 posted on
02/18/2016 10:19:46 AM PST by
onedoug
To: Impala64ssa; All
FYI..there’s a superb book...”Texas Aggie Medals of Honor”, by James R. Woodall. It tells the stories of the seven Aggies who received the CMoH during WW II. A good read.
25 posted on
02/18/2016 10:22:37 AM PST by
ken5050
(Trump: "I'm no conservative, but I sure can play one on TV")
To: Impala64ssa
11 grandkids and 22 great grands. That’s a life well-lived, right there.
27 posted on
02/18/2016 10:36:23 AM PST by
wbill
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30 posted on
02/18/2016 11:08:47 AM PST by
stormer
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