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Friday, August 27, 2010

Pentagon Truth-ism #3 Marine Flags

No flag level officers looker sharper or younger than those in the Marine Corps.  I see them everyday in the halls here and am always impressed...and they can all knock out 10 pullups and run 3 miles. 

Below is a link to one of my favorites: Gen 'Lou' Wilson, the father of the modern Marine Corps.  He led the Marine Corps out of a low,dark place after Vietnam.

Yeah, that's a medal of honor there on the top row


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_H._Wilson,_Jr.
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2 comments:

  1. John KruseAugust 27, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    One of his nicknames was "One Lung Lou" for injuries sustained in the assault on Guam.

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  2. William LawrenceAugust 27, 2010 at 6:48 PM

    I was in Hawaii when General Wilson was selected to be CMC. Although an aviator, I was the CO/XO of the Marine Barracks at Lualualei. He began running before first light every day. He said, "I can't ask my Marines to do something I can't do". He only had one lung, but before he left Hawaii for DC, he was running the 3 mile PFT successfully. Quite a man and quite a Marine!

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