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04-06-14, 08:42 AM #1
Makin island - a beautiful remembrance
Makin Island A true story about 19 marines killed on an island (defending against the Japanese).
They had to retreat, so asked the islanders to please bury them for us.
Years later, found a man who had been a teenager then and remembered where they were buried.
They sent a C-130 and an honor guard over there and found all 19 had been buried with their helmets on, their rifles in their hands, in perfect condition. The islanders had really done a wonderful job.
As they were loading the bodies, a voice from out of nowhere started singing "The Marine Hymn"..........gave everyone goose bumps. It turns out that the voice was from a man who spoke no English but remembered a song the Marines taught him when they landed.
They got all 19 and their photos are at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/C6f_FvZpm3g
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04-06-14, 10:28 AM #2
RIP Brothers.
Welcome Home ...
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04-06-14, 01:07 PM #3
I wrote this a couple of years ago when they found our brothers
19 Brothers came home
By Sgt Allen Brown USMC Veteran
Today I read story about Makin Island
I had tears in my eyes
Not tears of sadness
But tears of joy
For today 19 Brothers came home
I could not always call them Brothers
It took me three hard months to earn that right
I have thousands of Brothers and Sisters everywhere
But today 19 Brothers came home
I don't know all of their names
Will never meet most of them
Some are gone now
They date back to 1775
But today 19 Brothers came home
So do not shed a tear because they are gone
Sing out with joy for their return
Let the world know that they are back
For they have been gone along time
But today 19 Brothers came home
Many more Brothers and Sisters are lost
But the Marine Corps will not rest
Till all are found
For we leave none behind
But today 19 Brothers came home
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04-06-14, 02:53 PM #4
Very good Brother, Semper Fidelis.
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04-06-14, 06:20 PM #5
Outstanding Allen
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