Posted on 11/16/2003 8:15:05 PM PST by ErnBatavia
Well of course, one was created by a great designer who was nonetheless human, and the other created by the Great Designer of humans.
Proud Army bump for the memory of a truly great Marine (and Scout. And American). Rest in Peace Mitchell Paige, most of us can never repay our nation, our nation can never repay you.
d.o.l.
Criminal Number 18F
220 years of romping, hell, death and destruction; the finest fighting machine the world has ever seen. I was born in a bomb crater, my mother was an M-16, my father was the devil. Each moment that I live is an additional threat upon your life.
I'm a roughish looking roving soldier of the sea. I am cocky, self centered, over-bearing and i do not know the meaning of fear, for I am fear itself. I am a green amphibious monster made of blood and guts who arose from the sea, whose sole purpose in life is to perpetuate death and destruction upon the festering of anti-Americans throughout the globe, whenever it may arise and when my time comes I'll die a glorious death on the battlefield giving my life to mom, apple pie, and the American flag. We stole the Eagle from the Air Force, anchor from the Navy, rope from the Army, and on the seventh day while God rested we overran his perimeter and stole the globe, and we've been running the show ever since. We live like soldiers, talk like sailors and slap the hell out of both of them. Soldiers by day, lover by night, drunkard by choice and a MARINE by God!!!
this topic is from 2003.
Autumn, 1942: It came down to one Marine, and one ship
Source: Enter Stage Right - A Journal of Modern Conservatism
Published: October 23, 2000 Author: Vin Suprynowicz
Posted on 10/23/2000 10:11:29 PDT by gordgekko
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39f47141497d.htm
Note: this topic is from 11/16/2003. Thanks ErnBatavia. Got fired up by the latest appearance of Vin Suprynowicz' piece (from year 2000) about the land and sea battles of Guadalcanal, where US armed forces, outnumbered and outgunned, took on the forces of the Empire of Japan, mere months after Pearl Harbor, and started the continual process of handing them their asses.
Note: this topic is from 11/16/2003. Thanks ErnBatavia. Got fired up by the latest appearance of Vin Suprynowicz' piece (from year 2000) about the land and sea battles of Guadalcanal, where US armed forces, outnumbered and outgunned, took on the forces of the Empire of Japan, mere months after Pearl Harbor, and started the continual process of handing them their asses.
RIP as you join so many other heros.
RedBloodedAmerican: "The Mitchell Paige GI Joe figure was released in 1998."
ciexyz: "Pittsburgh PA considers him a local boy.
Born 1918 in Charleroi PA, graduate of McKeesport High School (both areas are in Western PA outside of Pittsburgh)."
Charleroi, PA?
Just 14 miles from Cokeburg, PA...
You remember Cokeburg, right?
AKA Sweetwater, hometown of another famous marine, Charleroi Leroy Jethro Gibbs:
"...Charleroi Leroy Jethro Gibbs is played by Mark Harmon and his character is named for his father's best friend, Leroy Jethro Moore, a Montford Point Marine (played by Billy Dee Williams).
The character L.J. Moore was depicted receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Pacific Theater of World War II..."
So, it turns out that USMC Colonel Mitchell Paige lives on, not only in the GI Joe action figure, but also in spirit in long running fiction:
No, you had it right the first time. It's the "Medal of Honor".
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