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In 1942, it came down to one Marine
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^ | 25 oct 09 | Vin Suprynowicz

Posted on 10/25/2009 4:49:12 AM PDT by rellimpank

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To: NTHockey

This country was built and held together by men of courage and honor like Paige, Basilone, Chesty and so many others who came before and after them.

Now we have communists, wimps, perverts, girly-men and traitors running the government, plundering the country and befriending our enemies.

These are sorry times.


81 posted on 10/25/2009 6:03:34 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

OMG! Paige was a handsome man! I’m surprised that they didn’t try to make him a movie star!


82 posted on 10/26/2009 6:35:45 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Osage Orange; CholeraJoe

Seemed to me it was.

I could be wrong.


83 posted on 10/26/2009 6:40:31 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: rellimpank

Beautiful story.

Every time I read something like this, I just want to jump up and shout about how proud and grateful we should all be that we had men like this to defend us.


84 posted on 10/26/2009 6:51:52 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Hope....Change...Bullsh*t)
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To: rellimpank
The original column that this is an excerpt of:

One Marine, One Ship

Mitchell Paige - the last Marine, who stopped the Japanese army; USS Washington - the last battleship that stopped the Japanese navy.

85 posted on 10/26/2009 6:57:35 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: CholeraJoe
I don't remember that part....

Actually I have a hard time watching the end of that movie....

86 posted on 10/26/2009 7:03:26 AM PDT by Osage Orange (Obama's a self-made man who worships his own creator...............)
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To: An Old Man
You should consider a tour of duty with the Marines. We have many who performed just like Sergent Paige.

Well, my former son-in-law (marriage annulled, TG) wasn't one of them. I still wonder about his discharge. He changed his name. Thankfully, there are real heros out there.

87 posted on 10/26/2009 8:21:29 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: rellimpank; An Old Man; A.A. Cunningham; All
Here's to the Heros
88 posted on 10/26/2009 9:14:16 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic; wita

See #88.


89 posted on 10/26/2009 9:15:37 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Katoolie
My dad was US Navy voluntarily attached to the 1st Marines on Guadalcanal at the ripe old age of 18, He never talked about the War till the last few days of his life. When he finally did, I realized he had his reasons, war is hell. God Bless all our military and the job they did and are doing. I am almost glad he and Mom passed away a couple of years ago before they could see what our Nation is coming to. I hate to see their efforts betrayed.
90 posted on 10/26/2009 9:30:44 AM PDT by rolling_stone (no more bailouts, the taxpayers are out of money!)
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To: rellimpank

Great post!


91 posted on 10/26/2009 9:36:12 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: DuncanWaring
Thank you ... The original column was, I think, much better.

BB-56 USS Washington

HIJMS Kirishima

92 posted on 10/26/2009 9:36:14 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: NTHockey
Puller won another Navy Cross.

Correction: Puller earned another Navy Cross

93 posted on 10/28/2009 12:33:45 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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