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Offline tallyho

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Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« on: August 17, 2011, 12:11:25 PM »
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2011, 04:59:09 PM »
Great story, thanks for sharing. POWDERMAN.  :D :D
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2011, 05:14:36 PM »
Agreed  ;D
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2011, 10:02:50 PM »
It is far too sad a point that the men who are at the helm of this country do not have so much as a thread of honor these two men have.
 
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2011, 02:15:36 AM »
Those me are heros every day. Every kid in America , the world should be required to read that story.
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2011, 04:44:09 AM »
Awesome story. Both gentlemen are 1st class all the way.
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2011, 09:47:37 AM »
Great story.  I have nothing but respect for those wearing a military uniform. 
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2011, 10:50:42 AM »
Did I read that correctly?  He returned a pistol to a MOH winner and got a pistol in return that had belonged to a different MOH winner?
 
 
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2011, 11:03:12 AM »
Yep , and value was placed on doing the right thing not the guns which must be in the thousands . What an example to live by.
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Re: Somtimes those darn Marines bring a tear to my eye.
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2011, 11:08:30 AM »
I don't think I could have bought that gun and NOT at least tried to return it.  It's a cool story about doing the right thing.  I like it...
 
 
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