Posted on 07/05/2006 9:13:40 AM PDT by NorthEasterner
John Basilone a New Jersey Kid!>
A Medal of Honor recipient for his heroism on Guadacanal. He would be sent home for bond drives and parades. He would eschew the starlets that hung on his arm, (Marines don't eschew do they?), and would volunteer to return to combat duty!
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