Posted on 12/24/2004 8:52:13 PM PST by fire_eye
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Photo Taken at 1st Marine Division Headquarters, Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Please remember all of those young Marines that have given the ultimate sacrifice for their Country this holiday season.
May God be with our Marines and keep them safe.
FGS
Karen was there,hold your heart-stand proud-pray,be strong for Him.
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To all my heroes in the greatest military in the world, protecting and defending the greatest country in the world, God bless each one of you. Thank you for sacrificing of yourselves so my family can live safe and free. You make me so proud and grateful! |
Bump to me.
(kids will play with this tomorrow)
Thank you Fiddlstix.
Merry Christmas J
Merry Christmas to the US Marine Corps in Iraq and to ALL our awesome military men and women serving around the globe!
Merry Christmas Marines wherever you are this holiday Season. All you Corpsman who keep them healthy as well!!
Semper Fi!!
And a big fat MERRY CHRISTMAS back to you!
My God, we LOVE you guys. And, we appreciate, more than you know, the work your doing protecting myself and my family.
God Speed my heroes!
Merry Christmas to the US Marine Corps and ALL our brave men and women. May God bless each and everyone.
Just another grateful American.
God Bless all you Magnificent Marines. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR.
Prayers for the safety of all those in harm's way.
THE FIRST AMERICAN CHRISTMAS
"Gen McDougall
Head Quarters, Newtown 28th December 1776.
I have yours of the 27th and am sorry that Affairs bore so bad an Aspect in your Quarter at that time. But I hope that the late Success at Trenton on the 26th and the Consequence of it, will change the face of Matters not only there but every where else. I crossed over to Jersey the Evening of the 25th about 9 miles above Trenton with upwards of 2000 Men and attacked three Regiments of Hessians consisting of fifteen hundred Men about 8 o'Clock next Morning. Our Men pushed on with such Rapidity that they soon carried four pieces of Cannon out of Six, Surrounded the Enemy and obliged 30 Officers and 886 privates to lay down their Arms without firing a Shot. Our Loss was only two Officers and two or three privates wounded. The Enemy had between 20 and 30 killed. We should have made the whole of them prisoners, could Genl. Ewing have passed the Delaware at Trenton and got in their Rear, but the ice prevented him. I am informed that Count Donnop with the remainder of the Army below Trenton, decamped immediately upon this News, and is on his march towards South Amboy. Generals Mifflin, Ewing and Cadwallader have already passed over to Jersey with a Capital Force and I shall follow with the Continental Regiments as soon as they have recovered from the late Fatigue which was indeed very great.
I hope you, Sir, GenI. Maxwell to whom I have wrote, Colo. Vose, Colo. Ford and every Gentleman who is well affected will exert themselves in encouraging the Militia and assuring them that nothing is wanting, but for them to lend a hand, and driving the Enemy from the whole province of Jersey
Pray watch the motions of the Enemy, and if they incline to retreat or advance, harass their Rear and Flanks But at all Events endeavour to collect a Body of men to be ready to join me, or act otherwise as occasion may be.
Your son was mentioned among the first of our prisoners that I demanded in Exchange, but Genl. Howe (or Mr. Loring in his Absence) Sent out others than those I demanded. I have remonstrated to him upon this head and have assured him that I will send in no more prisoners till he sends out the paroles of the Officers taken in Canada.
I am dear Sir
Your most obt Servt
G. Washington"
I've got the one on the bottom right... :)
I have a medals chart right behind me at my computer, so I actually turned around to look it up...
Top is Silver Star
next down from left to right:
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart,
and Meritorious Service Medal.
Next row, left to right:
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation,
then Navy Achievement Medal,
then far right an Army Commendation Medal, so this person is either someone who served in both USMC and US ARMY, or there are Army personnel there who also had Selver Stars and Bronze stars and they are sharing the tree
The bottom ones are unknown to me, I thought I had the bottom right, but after lookng at my chart, that is NOT a Sea Service ribbon.
My guess is they are campaign ribbons.
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