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Friday, March 28, 2014

MAKIN ISLAND -- A beautiful remembrance--

Makin Island

A true story about 19 marines killed on an island (defending against the Japanese).

They had to retreat, so asked the islanders to please bury them for us.

Years later, a man was found who had been a teenager then and remembered where they were buried.

They sent a C-130 and an honor guard over there and found all 19 had been buried with their helmets on, their rifles in their hands, in perfect condition. The islanders had really done a wonderful job.

As they were loading the bodies, a voice from out of nowhere started singing "The Marine Hymn"..........gave everyone goose bumps. It turns out that the voice was from a man who spoke no English but remembered a song the Marines taught him when they landed.

They got all 19 and their photos are at the end.

True story of the recovery of 19 US Marines Killed in Action on Makin Island in WWII and their return home to Arlington National Cemetery 58 years later. Story: Pat Mendoza. Music arranged by Pat Mendoza Trumpet: Steve Wiest. Singers: the Islanders and Pat Mendoza