jinelson
10-21-07, 11:16 AM
A buddy forwarded this to me this AM. I was wondering first, if anyone else had seen the story? And second, if anyone had seen the story verified?
Jim
I wanted to share with you what we saw in Washington DC last week. We toured the Mall and made the usual stops at the WWII Memorial, the Wall, Lincoln Memorial, etc.
At the Vietnam Wall we saw something unbelievable. We noticed three small index cards at the base of the Wall.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x157/usmc3537/360130.jpg
I knelt down for a closer look and noticed that a 4-star general's rank was pinned to each card.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x157/usmc3537/360128.jpg
The cards were personally addressed and said something like:
These are Yours - not mine!
With Love and Respect,
Your Platoon Leader,
Pete Pace
1 Oct 2007
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs had laid down his rank for his boys who died in Nam. Oct 1 was the day he stepped down as Chairman.
http://redstate.com/blogs/mbecker908/2007/oct/15/a_better_man_has_never_served
Jim
I wanted to share with you what we saw in Washington DC last week. We toured the Mall and made the usual stops at the WWII Memorial, the Wall, Lincoln Memorial, etc.
At the Vietnam Wall we saw something unbelievable. We noticed three small index cards at the base of the Wall.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x157/usmc3537/360130.jpg
I knelt down for a closer look and noticed that a 4-star general's rank was pinned to each card.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x157/usmc3537/360128.jpg
The cards were personally addressed and said something like:
These are Yours - not mine!
With Love and Respect,
Your Platoon Leader,
Pete Pace
1 Oct 2007
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs had laid down his rank for his boys who died in Nam. Oct 1 was the day he stepped down as Chairman.
http://redstate.com/blogs/mbecker908/2007/oct/15/a_better_man_has_never_served