They were soldiers once...And young.50 years after the event, and there they are, rushing across the field where so many of their comrades died, for the benefit of the camera. And they look like they're having a good time, in that perverse way that many who've never seen the elephant don't understand.And it's simple. They remember the good. The Cause. The bond of brothers-in-arms. A bond of an intensity that rivals and can exceed marriage.The Auld Soldier, when he retired, put away many things military. He kept an intellectual interest, to be sure, and his closest friend were a retired Marine...
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Nov 20 2009, 04:49 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..