Like many of you....
I remember today, that I had numerous relatives that served in WWII that are all gone now. Army Air Corps, Navy, Marines. 1 was wounded at Okinawa, but all returned from the war thankfully. Some went on to college, some got married and started families. All had good lives. Only 1 would openly talk about his war experience, others rarely did or never did.
Looking at that photo of that young Marine... it reminded me of a neighbor family who had a daughter, Brenda, I was in HS with. Her older brother Private Mike LeMaster was a young Marine that shipped off to Vietnam and was over there approx. 4-6 weeks before he was killed sometime late 1968 or 1969. I will always remember him and how his death absolutely devastated that family.
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