Memorial Day -- The real meaning in cartoons and photos
"Reckless" -- A true story of Marine SSgt. Reckless, the greatest war hero horse, listed by Life magazine as one of the 100 all-time greatest heroes.
Norweigan Military's Performance on Ice -- An amazing spectacle, including nine-pound M1 Garands and fixed bayonets spinning.
The Lost Marines of Makin Island -- True story of how islanders buried and remembered 19 Marines killed on their island in WWII.
WHAT IS A VETERAN? A Veteran - whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to and including his life."
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"DON'T BUNCH UP"
By William Van Zanten
Detatchment #1296's very own Bill Van Zanten, recently deceased, wrote a book about his accounts while in the Marines and specifically in Vietnam.
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