Thought this was very touching

[werepossum]

Marines going back for the World War II dead - and the primitive villagers who watched over them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=C6f_FvZpm3g

 

[dmcowen674]

Leave no man left behind

 

[soulcougher73]

:thumbsup::'(

 

[BoomerD]

Welcome Home Marines.

Semper Fi!

 

[alzan]

It was very touching. Both the mission of the Marines and the respect shown by the villagers towards them and the deceased struck a nerve.

My dad was in that part of the world in WWII; Army Corp of Engineers in Indonesia, building landing strips and hangers. I don't believe his group or any others were under fire like the Marines were, but given the proximity to Japan it was a dicey area to be in.

 

[Perknose]

Thanks, OP. I am not ashamed to admit that watching this brought some tears to my eyes.

 

[werepossum]

Thanks, OP. I am not ashamed to admit that watching this brought some tears to my eyes.

Mine too.

 

[a777pilot]

Great story.

The pilot of that Marine Corps KC-130 was LtCol Steve Falcom, who is himself a Pacific Islander. I served with him a long time ago aboard MCAS Futenma, Okinawa when we were both a lot younger.