A true story about 19 marines killed on a Pacific island (defending against the Japs). They had to retreat, so they asked the islanders to please bury their dead. Years later, they checked and found a man who had been a teenager then and he remembered where they were buried. A C-130 was sent with an honor guard and they found all 19 had been buried with their helmets on, their rifles in their hands, in good 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..........giving 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. They retrieved all 19 and their photos are at the end of the video. This of course was WW2! Click... youtube/watch_popup?v=C6f_FvZpm3g >
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 04:07:21 +0000
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