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World War II 'Hero of Iwo Jima,' John Keith Wells, dies in Arvada
The Denver Channel ^
| 2/15/16
| Lance Hernandez
Posted on 02/18/2016 9:43:22 AM PST by Impala64ssa
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Another WWII vet was called home. RIP Lt. Wells and G-D bless you for your service.
To: Impala64ssa
They were all heroes. Every last one. RIP to this Devil Dog.
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posted on
02/18/2016 9:47:29 AM PST
by
lodi90
(TRUMP Force 1 lifting off)
To: Impala64ssa
To: Impala64ssa
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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.,
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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!
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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.
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posted on
02/18/2016 9:51:31 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: Impala64ssa
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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.
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posted on
02/18/2016 9:51:55 AM PST
by
Huskrrrr
To: Huskrrrr
Also points out the difference between our armies and our enemies. Soldiers in the other armies could never improvise, they were strictly told to obey orders, our military encouraged improvising as conditions warranted.
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posted on
02/18/2016 9:54:15 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Impala64ssa
RIP marine, RIP. A true hero.
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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.
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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: dfwgator
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posted on
02/18/2016 9:59:13 AM PST
by
Huskrrrr
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!"
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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: PGR88
..So he didn’t follow the order but assaulted anyway?...
Easy. Marines obey orders. And they do it in their own way when necessary. He led his men up the hill by unspoken example...
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posted on
02/18/2016 10:01:05 AM PST
by
Sasparilla
(Hillary for Prosecution 2016)
To: lodi90
Among our American dead on Iwo Jima was Billy Hamer who was the son of Frank Hamer the famed Texas Ranger who tracked down Bonnie and Clyde. The news of Billy’s death crushed Frank Hamer more than any of his 52 gunfights and multiple wounds.
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posted on
02/18/2016 10:07:57 AM PST
by
Monterrosa-24
( ...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47)
To: Impala64ssa
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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!
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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 ...
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posted on
02/18/2016 10:13:43 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
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