[zeugma]

thanks for posting!

In an interview for Americans at War (U.S. Naval Institute), Ripley said, "The idea that I would be able to even finish the job before the enemy got me was ludicrous. When you know you're not gonna make it, a wonderful thing happens: You stop being cluttered by the feeling that you're going to save your butt."

Can you imagine what it was like for him when he finally made it off the bridge, when the thought occurred to  him that he might actually live to see another day?

[wtc911]

My personal unsung hero....Harold G. Schrier, USMC.

http://gunnyg.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/gunny-g-ltcol-harold-g-schrier-usmc-ret-deceased/

Schrier was one of Carlson's Raiders. He fought on Gaudalcanal, Midway, Bouganville, New Guinea and led the Flag Team up Suribachi. He played himself for a one line cameo in Sands of Iwo Jima. He was awarded the Silver Star for action later in the Iwo fight.

Five years later Schrier led a Company of Fifth Marines in the Chosin Resevoir fight. At one point his company was assigned a hill to hold. The fighting was so close that the company used over 1,000 grenades in one afternoon.

He died in 1971 having played a part in three of the four most famous USMC campaigns of his lifetime.

[Faux_Pas]

God Bless Our Heroes!

[Pyro7480]

In an interview for Americans at War (U.S. Naval Institute), Ripley said, "The idea that I would be able to even finish the job before the enemy got me was ludicrous. When you know you're not gonna make it, a wonderful thing happens: You stop being cluttered by the feeling that you're going to save your butt."

The interview with the above quote is on YouTube: Col. John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.)

(I found this thanks to Amanda Carpenter's post here.

[islander-11]

Thank you for posting that.

We must remember to appreciate our heroes - now more than ever.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

[rottndog]

May God Bless Col. John W. Ripley!



Rest In Peace Marine...