Post by Sir John on Mar 25, 2013 14:53:01 GMT -5
www.theage.com.au/national/life-is-a-battlefield-for-old-soldier-20130325-2gqco.html
An old Yank at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.
The pic had me thinking, but i could not place him at first, he was that crusty old bloke giving his commentary in 'The Civil War'.
Mount Martha (Balcombe Camp) was where the 1st Marine Division rested after Guadalcanal. John Basilone was presented with his MOH there. It is now an up market housing estate.
SJ
An old Yank at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.
The pic had me thinking, but i could not place him at first, he was that crusty old bloke giving his commentary in 'The Civil War'.
Mount Martha (Balcombe Camp) was where the 1st Marine Division rested after Guadalcanal. John Basilone was presented with his MOH there. It is now an up market housing estate.
SJ