Return from Makin Island

Nice video on the return of 19 Marine Raiders killed on Makin Island (now Butaritari) for burial in Arlington. The villagers took good care of them, and it is moving that how the only English the elder knew was the 'Marine Song' taught to him in 1942 as a teenager. He still remembered it, and he sang it for them when these Marines left for home in caskets over half a century later.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6f_FvZpm3g


On Memorial Day here in the United States, it is proper to think of and honor men like these, their ultimate sacrifice, and the impact they made. The real deal. It isn't just a day off and an excuse to fire up the grill. Always remember those fallen warriors who safeguarded the freedoms we enjoy today, from every service and from every walk of life.