06-03-2003, 04:46 PM
IIRC, the line in the poem goes like this:
"And when I get to Heaven
Saint Peter I will tell
One more Marine reporting, sir,
I've served my time in Hell."
What I don't remember off hand was whether or not the poem dealt with the Iwo Jima or Pelilieu campaigns.
"And when I get to Heaven
Saint Peter I will tell
One more Marine reporting, sir,
I've served my time in Hell."
What I don't remember off hand was whether or not the poem dealt with the Iwo Jima or Pelilieu campaigns.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete