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Today is the 230th anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps.
I don't have words to properly express what I and my family owe the Marines.
I'll just say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Today, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing Distinguished Marines stamps honoring Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, Sgt. Maj. Daniel "Dan" Joseph Daly, Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune and Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller.
We can all get some idea of what the nation owes the Marines from reading brief descriptions of the some the service of the Marines honored on the stamps.
Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone
Basilone received the Medal of Honor during World War II for holding 3,000 Japanese soldiers at bay for 72 hours at Guadalcanal. He also destroyed a Japanese gun emplacement at Iwo Jima and was killed there during battle. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and Purple Heart.
Sgt. Maj. Daniel 'Dan' Joseph Daly
Daly received the Medal of Honor twice: in 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, and in 1915, when Marines were deployed to Haiti to protect American lives in the wake of an anti-government uprising.
Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune
The first Marine general to command an Army division in combat during World War I, Lejeune is credited with saving the Marine Corps from budget cuts and consolidations after the war and establishing Marine Corps institutions and traditions.
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Puller was a commander in World War II and Korea. He is the only Leatherneck to win the Navy Cross five times for heroism and gallantry. He received 14 personal decorations in combat, five Navy Crosses, one Army Distinguished Service Cross and several campaign medals, unit citation ribbons and other awards.
(Go here to see color photos of the stamps.)
You can visit the USMC official site here. It may take a few minutes to load up today. I'll bet they're getting a lot of visits. Great!
Here are links to our 3 major Marine bases in North Carolina:
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station New River
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Once more: Thank you, Marines.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Thank you, Marines
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