almost as if he was a god, and
making weird animal noises like a gang of savages.
They'll fight like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little action, and are the cockiest sons of bitches I have ever known. Most have the foulest mouths and drink well beyond man's normal limits, but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generally speaking, the United States Marines I've come in contact with are the most professional soldiers and the finest men and women I have ever had the pleasure to meet. "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." All militaries harden their recruits, instill the basics, and bend young men to their will. But the Marine Corps provides its members with a secret weapon. It gives them the unique culture of pride that makes the Marines the world's premier warrior force. "The Navy has its ships, the Air Force has its planes, the Army its detailed doctrine, but culture---the values and assumptions that shape it members---is all the Marines have." They call this culture "esprit de corps." "Alone among the U.S. military services, the Marines have bestowed their name on their enlisted ranks. The Army has Army officers and soldiers, the Navy has naval officers and sailors, the Air Force has Air Force officers and airmen----but the Marines have only Marines. Once a Marine, Always a Marine. Written by GEN. WILLIAM THORNSON, U S ARMY (l956) |
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I received the following email from Sgt Major Jim Skinner asking us to assist this former Marine. "George, Sorry your brother Jasper died in Korea. I didn't know him or Colonel Donahue as I had rotated to the States months before. I'm Ccing this to Captain Shifflette who heads the A/1/7 Assn and he may have an Email address on the Colonel or others that were there with Jasper. Hope you find someone with knowledge of him. Wish you and yours have a Happy New Year! SEMPER FI! JIM From: George Wright to: jrskin@gibralter.net Sent: 1/1/2005 2:49:26 AM Subject: help!!!!!!! Dear sir, I am seeking your help or anyone you might be able to put me in contact with who might be able to give me any information or who may have known my brother PFC Jasper L. Wright KIA 10/06/52, his name appears on stable able's honor roll one clue that I picked up from stableable17/newsletter/jul03 the name LT J Donahue was a clue that my brother sent home a song titled "Hill 104" in that song he mentioned Jigs Donahue perhaps there is no connection but it is the only clue that I have. I should have told you earlier my name is George Wright former Sgt United States Marine Corps. I served from 55-59, and any information regarding my brother |
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or anyone that might be a possible contact would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance for your help! I remain your brother and fellow Marine. Semper Fi!
George Wright"
Sgt Major Skinner and Eddie Arechiga have responded to this request but if anyone else has any more information please contact George at his email address:
purpletreeman@aol.com"
Hi Shifty & Sgt. Skinner. Yes indeed I did write the lyrics to "Hill 104." It is sung to the tune of "On Top of Old Smokey." I wrote this just after we hit Hill 104 on 28May52. It was such a debilitating operation that I felt it needed a tribute, not that these meager lyrics do it justice. After I'd completed the first draft, my Squad, (3rd Squad, 1stPlt, Able Co) helped me refine it. I was their Squad Leader from March to July 1952, I loved them guys. Maybe you can send it on to whoever is seeking it. Semper Fi! Eddie A copy of Eddie Arechiga's Song "Hill 104" is as follows. Now this is the story, of a Korean hill, Of gooks and their burp guns, and red blood to spill. Now George, Pete, and Eddie Were assigned to their tasks, They knew not the reasons, but they didn't ask. We looked at that hillside, with bunkers galore, And knew that our mission was hill 104. T'was three in the morning, the sun wasn't up |
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