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To: bert
Walter S. McIlhenny retired as a Brigadier General, he was not Commandant. Still a great story, especially his helmet and the Japanese sword from Guadalcanal.


34 posted on 11/25/2020 5:08:51 AM PST by real saxophonist (Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. -Bruce Lee)
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To: real saxophonist

And J.A. McIlhenny, who fought with the Rough Riders and became friends with Theodore Roosevelt.


36 posted on 11/25/2020 5:26:46 AM PST by real saxophonist (Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. -Bruce Lee)
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