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Today in History, Uncle Sam's Misguided Children.
Feb 23, 2018 17:59:36   #
Loki Loc: Georgia
 
Today in 1945, Marines raised the flag on Mt Suribachi, on Iwo Jima.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-flag-raised-on-iwo-jima?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2018-0223-0223201

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Feb 23, 2018 18:28:50   #
PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.
 
Loki wrote:


SEMPER FI...forever.

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Feb 23, 2018 19:45:11   #
Lonewolf
 
Semper Fi



Loki wrote:

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Feb 23, 2018 20:09:30   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
Loki wrote:

One of my most prized possessions is a small glass canister of sulfuric sand from the island of Iwo Jima. It was given to me by a Korean USMC Vet who been had been given it by his older USMC brother, a survivor of the battle for Iwo Jima. He had collected sand from the beach after the battle. The following are first-hand accounts of Iwo Jima...

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/70-years-later-iwo-jima-survivors-recall-horror-of-battle-b99442840z1-

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/11/im_no_hero_im_a_survivor_victo.html

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/hell-on-iwo-jima-one-marines-story.htm

SEMPER FI

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