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| Navy_Navy_Navy wrote: | I just got my copy of "The New Soldier" and it appears that the parallel between the famous Iwo Jima photo was not lost on one of the attendees:
| Quote: | It was Thursday night, after the candlelight march, when the guys came back and were on the stage with the flag. There was this spontaneous feeling of pride. I sort of drew a parallel with Iwo Jima. I guess you had to, because it was with the same type of pride that they put up the flag in Iwo Jima. And when that was done—instead of burning the flag, they took it and they folded it up because as Phil Lavoie, one of the vets with the flag said, “We love America, we’re not here to destroy it.:
Michael Roach
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Where did find a copy EJ?
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xsquid
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| waltjones wrote: | Nope, us "squids" are with you "jarheads" on the idea of mocking the iwo Jima monument.
Thanks, xsquid. The more people that understand what he did, the less votes he's gonna get! Semper Fi! |
I agree walt. To get to know him is to dislike him.
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waltjones
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Semper Fi!
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ASPB
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waltjones
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject: QUESTION |
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Are there any Marines out there who DON'T find this cover photo deeply offensive? I promise not to comment if you give your honest opinion as to why. Thanks and Semper Fi!
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