"A Marine’s mysterious death in World War I’s final " Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Jan 2019 3:47 p.m. PST |
….days still haunts his family. "BAYONVILLE, France — For half a century, the young Marine stood watch over a lonely corner of my grandmother's house, next to a writing table no one used, in a formal living room reserved for company. In every memory of my childhood visits, he is there, familiar, yet deeply mysterious. As a boy I spent so much time staring at his portrait that I memorized every detail: the high-collared tunic and shoulder straps, the folded hands, the felt campaign hat with the Marine Corps emblem and the numerals "8-3." He is smiling slightly, and in his face I see traces of my grandmother. Perhaps even of myself…."
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Amicalement
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| Wackmole9 | 23 Jan 2019 4:17 p.m. PST |
Thank you Tango that was a wonderful story and well worth reading. |
Old Glory  | 23 Jan 2019 4:21 p.m. PST |
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| Ashokmarine | 23 Jan 2019 5:57 p.m. PST |
Fantastic read. RIP brother.Semper fi |
| mjkerner | 23 Jan 2019 7:41 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 24 Jan 2019 11:30 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon cher amis!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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 Legion 4   | 30 Jan 2019 8:24 a.m. PST |
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| Borderguy190 | 06 Mar 2019 4:49 p.m. PST |
Best find this week. Thanks Tango. |
| Tango01 | 08 Mar 2019 9:46 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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dips his toe into the Russo-Japanese War.
