On Nov 10, 1:36*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> cshenk wrote:
> > "jmcquown" wrote
>
> >> It is the United States Marine Corps 223rd birthday today. *Semper
> >> Fi and thanks to all who serve. *Salute to my father who died March
> >> 2, 2008 after 30 years of active service in the U.S. Marines,
> >> through WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
>
> > Semper Fi to my brother service! *233 years and going strong! *HOOAHH!
>
> My hat's off! *I found my father's military dress sword in the cedar chest.
> We still don't know what he did with all his medals. *I've only found one
> purple heart. *His bronze star, his silver star, all the other stuff... he
> managed to hide away so that no one can find.
>
> Jill

Jill, don't give up, they could surface. A few years before he passed
away my Dad asked for me help clearing his garage. We ran across an
old footlocker - Dad couldn't remember what was in it so we opened it
and found a bunch of moth eaten Army blankets destined for the dump.
Nearly missed a ratty old wadded up paper bag in the bottom - yep,
there were the medals. Evidently he'd stashed them there years before
for safekeeping during a move and had forgotten where they were.
Brought tears to his eyes when I found them and to mine when he gave
them to me.
Boy, do I miss him.

DH, a Viet Nam era Marine vet, is fortunate to still have his Dad, a
retired Marine Colonel. They had their annual USMC Birthday chat
first thing this morning.

Semper Fi and a heartfelt salute to your Dad

Nancy T