My dad was there: 1st Marine Division, G27
He just passed away last November. He never talked about it much up until the last few years.....the stories he told were almost unbelievable what these guys went thru.
He managed to make it to DC to visit the memorial. Typed in his info trying to see if any others of his battalion were alive...no responses. He said most em got killed in Korea. He had had enough and got out after the WW2.
My uncle “Leon” was standing tall with him that day. Who knows, maybe they were friends. Semper Fi.