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12-18-10, 09:19 PM
Thread: Iwo Jima Today
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Although I have had several opportunities to...
Although I have had several opportunities to return to Iwo, I have never had the desire to make the trip since the bodies of our Marines were returned in the 1950's. The only Marines remaining...
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12-17-10, 07:03 PM
Thread: Iwo Jima Today
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Great pictures. I landed on Red Beach 1, about...
Great pictures. I landed on Red Beach 1, about 400 yards from the base of Suribachi Yama.
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11-14-10, 09:56 AM
Thread: Met an Iwo Jima vet
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Gail, Pardon my being inquisitive, but your...
Gail,
Pardon my being inquisitive, but your father interests me very much. I like to collect as much information as I can on men from the First Battalion of the 28th Marines. It doesn't sound... -
11-13-10, 05:32 PM
Thread: Met an Iwo Jima vet
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I do not have a record on your father after March...
I do not have a record on your father after March 31, and he wound up in Naval Hospital in Hiwaii. I would guess he returned to duty with the 5th Division. Is this correct, or was he transferred...
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11-13-10, 12:49 PM
Thread: Met an Iwo Jima vet
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This is the record of your father on Iwo as I...
This is the record of your father on Iwo as I have it:
Cpl Robert J. Swulius
Headquarters Company, 1st Bn, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division
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11-13-10, 10:17 AM
Thread: Met an Iwo Jima vet
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5th Division Marine
I am always in search of Marines from the First Battalion of the 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division. What was your father's outfit?
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11-12-10, 03:24 PM
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A Company 27th Marines
Jake,
I walked over much of the ground your father walked. I landed at H+1 on Red Beach as a part of the 5th Shore Party. A Company 27th Marines was still within spitting distance when we landed.... -
11-11-10, 09:20 PM
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Flags of our Fathers
I will disagree with your father on "Flags of Our Fathers". The book and the movie both were about the men whose lives were touched by the two flag raisings and not the battle itself. James...
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11-11-10, 05:29 PM
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Yes, I've watched the movie several times, simply...
Yes, I've watched the movie several times, simply because it was a John Wayne movie. As far as being a good movie on Iwo, personally, I did not think it was a good movie. I still love John Wayne,...
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11-08-10, 09:30 PM
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Doc, Let me get just a little off center...
Doc,
Let me get just a little off center first. I don't know whether you are aware of it or not, but the Fourth Division was fighting a much tougher battle in the early days of the conflict than... -
11-07-10, 11:26 PM
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It sounds like your father and God father were...
It sounds like your father and God father were both in the Fourth Division. Am I right? Iwo Jima was the only battle for the Fifth Division. Many of the Fifth Division men were former Raiders or...
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11-06-10, 10:23 AM
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They will not be forgotten as long as one us is...
They will not be forgotten as long as one us is still around. Come by Great Oaks on November 11.
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11-05-10, 02:12 PM
Thread: Disbanding the Marine Corps
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I have done a lot of browsing on this subject...
I have done a lot of browsing on this subject lately, but most of what I see is a lot of rumors in anticipation of what is to come sooner or later. If and when total peace does come, the military...
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11-05-10, 11:46 AM
Thread: Disbanding the Marine Corps
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The Marines I have seen around the world have the...
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United...
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11-04-10, 07:15 PM
Thread: Motivational Article
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WHITE CROSSES AND STARS OF DAVID At 0730...
WHITE CROSSES AND STARS OF DAVID
At 0730 Monday, March 26, 1945, 395 battle-weary Marines from the First Battalion of the 28th Marines, left Kitano Point for the Fifth Marine Division Cemetery... -
11-04-10, 02:34 PM
Thread: Motivational Article
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Lisa, I just now came across your post. I am...
Lisa,
I just now came across your post. I am sorry to hear about the loss of Clark. He must have been a wonderful man. In the late 1990s I was in contact with him several times, but then lost... -
11-04-10, 09:28 AM
Thread: Motivational Article
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Thanks Tom, I went back to PI for the first...
Thanks Tom,
I went back to PI for the first time just a few months ago. I believe it has changed just about as much as I have. I have always wanted to visit Oyster Bay. I guess it is just... -
11-04-10, 06:01 AM
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The best bet is a consruction unit.
The best bet is a consruction unit.
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11-03-10, 10:52 PM
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31st CB Sign on Iwo Jima pointing back toward the...
31st CB Sign on Iwo Jima pointing back toward the beach:
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11-02-10, 08:06 PM
Thread: Motivational Article
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I wish I could say my reasons for joining the...
I wish I could say my reasons for joining the Marine Corps were as noble as those related above. The day I went through being drafted in 1944, no one was being accepted for the Air Force, which I...
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11-02-10, 07:34 PM
Thread: Your side of the coin
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That last sentence interests me. What is your...
That last sentence interests me. What is your thoughts on being married with young children and being in the Corps at the same time?
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11-01-10, 03:06 PM
Thread: Motivational Article
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Just what is it with us? I notice you served...
Just what is it with us? I notice you served only one hitch, and that was 18 years ago. I only served two years, and that was 64 years ago. We both seem to feel attached as if we had never left...
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10-30-10, 10:51 PM
Thread: Motivational Article
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Battalion & Hq personnel
Thank you for the compliment, but let me say, without reservation, today's Marines could and would have accomplished the same end result as we did.
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10-29-10, 11:11 PM
Thread: No More Scuzz Brushing on the Island?!
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Makes sense to eliminate the brush BUT but what...
Makes sense to eliminate the brush BUT but what are we going to do in case of another war, make guns or washing machines.
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10-29-10, 10:52 PM
Thread: What are you doing now.
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My grandson, Chris, avows this has been his best...
My grandson, Chris, avows this has been his best learning experience since entering the Corps. Be sure to read the above.
Thanks Dan. That is better than the article I read.:yes:
I hope the...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay