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#1 Posted : 01 March 2015 09:29:48

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The story of John Lourellio one of the first Marines landed on Iwo Jima


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31647414


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#2 Posted : 01 March 2015 11:28:46

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Great story Andy, thanks for posting it. What a harrowing and utterly terrifying experience that must have been for those brave guys and as Mr John Lourellio said - you wouldn't sell the experience for a million dollars but it's not something you'd want to do again!!?

That photo of the LVT-4 'Water Buffalo' heading for shore has just reminded me that I need to get my almost completed 'AFV Club' 1:35 scale model of that vehicle out of storage and get it finished. Cool ThumpUp


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