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A Thoughtful Gesture to Dying Boy
I thought this recent story deserved mention and am posting it here since I saw it in a UK paper and in hopes that the slagging that seems to be irresistible for some ARRSERs will be reserved for other forums. It is especially appropriate given that today is our Memorial Day--a day set aside for the same reason as Remembrance Day in the UK.
Heartbreaking story of the terminally ill boy, 12, who became a marine (and had an honour guard at the hospital on the night he died) | Mail OnlineLast edited by jumpinjarhead; 28-05-2012 at 13:35.
"A democracy cannot survive as a permanent form of government. It can last only until its citizens discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority (who vote) will vote for those candidates promising the greatest benefits from the public purse, with the result that a democracy will always collapse from loose fiscal policies, always followed by a dictatorship." Lord Thomas MacCauley 1857
- 28-05-2012, 13:46 #2Senior Member
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Good post, nothing really to add, a nice, simple but meaningful gesture from the Marine who stood guard which will no doubt have ment alot to the family.
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Yeah, that's got a good, thick coat of lovely.
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Semper Fi
I'll be glad when I've chopped this bloody carrot!
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Very thought provoking, with all the issues in the world just a simple symbolism means more than words can say
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Dusty in here
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Good drills the USMC.
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- 28-05-2012, 18:13 #8
Some thoughtful ARRSErs asked how to contact Sgt. Dolfini--his Facebook page is:
http://m.facebook.com/mark.dolfini?id=1681122414&_rdr"A democracy cannot survive as a permanent form of government. It can last only until its citizens discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority (who vote) will vote for those candidates promising the greatest benefits from the public purse, with the result that a democracy will always collapse from loose fiscal policies, always followed by a dictatorship." Lord Thomas MacCauley 1857
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It is indeed a bit dusty in here.
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the Marines will be giving Cody a full military funeral, full with a color guard, tap, and 21-gun salute
Will play Taps?
JJH, can you confirm the story says former Marine stood guard. But the marines will give him a full military funeral - the unit or former members?
Read more: Heartbreaking story of the terminally ill boy, 12, who became a marine (and had an honour guard at the hospital on the night he died) | Mail Online
Having just had a little one myself, it is very very dusty in here thinking about that youngster offering to wash his mother.s hair. What a great little person.
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