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| Today in History: the Engagement Off Samar, 1944 |
| 2010-10-25 |
| Fittingly enough, the battle occurred on the feast day of St. Crispin: We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #2 I saw some survivors of the Gambier Bay in a parade, and at age 50 I was jumping up and down like a little kid. I yelled "They're getting away!" a few times but the old vets couldn't hear me and no one in the crowd understood the reference. But it was a great parade. Not a whole lot of sailors engage a cruiser with a five-inch gun and live to tell the story. As for the destroyermen, what can anyone say. |
| Posted by: Matt 2010-10-25 12:48 |
| #1 Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers -James Hornfischer, Bantam 2005 Audio version is well narrated. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-10-25 12:44 |