MARINES WW II
A true story about 19 Marines killed on an island (defending against the Japanese). Their unit had to retreat, but before leaving they asked the islanders to please bury the fallen Marines to keep the Japanese from finding their bodies. Years later, they checked and found a man who had been a teenager then and remembered where they were buried. They sent a C130 and an honor guard over there and found all 19 had been buried with their helmets on, their rifles in their hands, in perfect condition. The islanders had really done a wonderful job. As they were loading the bodies, a voice from out of nowhere started singing "The Marine Hymn"..........gave everyone goose bumps. Turns out, the voice was from a man who spoke no English but remembered a song the Marines taught him when they landed. Very touching.
A true story about 19 Marines killed on an island (defending against the Japanese). Their unit had to retreat, but before leaving they asked the islanders to please bury the fallen Marines to keep the Japanese from finding their bodies. Years later, they checked and found a man who had been a teenager then and remembered where they were buried. They sent a C130 and an honor guard over there and found all 19 had been buried with their helmets on, their rifles in their hands, in perfect condition. The islanders had really done a wonderful job. As they were loading the bodies, a voice from out of nowhere started singing "The Marine Hymn"..........gave everyone goose bumps. Turns out, the voice was from a man who spoke no English but remembered a song the Marines taught him when they landed. Very touching.
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