tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post5388618234678207190..comments2024-03-28T08:55:01.211-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: 100 Years Ago: U.S. Assault on Belleau Wood Openssnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-47665454148951528142018-06-06T22:00:27.331-07:002018-06-06T22:00:27.331-07:00Some readers may be interested in what the public ...Some readers may be interested in what the public was reading about the battle at Belleau Wood. Here is an excerpt of the story in the Paris Herald on June 8, 1918, written by Don Martin. (It is from the June 7 posting on the daily centennial Don Martin blog at www.soldierofthepen.blogspot.com.) <br />“...the American Marines, fighting side by side with two companies of infantry almost as well James Larrimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694787490852451221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-40040253780335953462018-06-06T16:27:36.681-07:002018-06-06T16:27:36.681-07:00Many Marines of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion lost...Many Marines of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion lost their live in that battle, too. It is very sad they seem to get forgotten when discussing the 4th Marine Brigade.<br /><br />the son of one of those Marines of the 6th MGBn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-37342669321105268212018-06-06T11:21:19.940-07:002018-06-06T11:21:19.940-07:00With my wife,brother and his girl friend we visite...With my wife,brother and his girl friend we visited this site on a dreary, cool slightly foggy evening. As we were there taps was played. What a heart throbbing experience. Also the ruined church at the same site. Spelling probably wrong, but the ruins of Mt. faulcon were also a period of silence. A must visit.Bruce Burgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852291741790221490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-87879921341933730082018-06-06T10:51:22.814-07:002018-06-06T10:51:22.814-07:00A more nuanced version of the battle may be read h...A more nuanced version of the battle may be read here-www.historynet.com/u-s-marines-mythic-fight-belleau-wood.htm<br />Nothing against the Marines at Belleau Wood but there were some Army troops of the 2nd Div that fought just as bravely and some would say smarter than the Marines.djnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-46735910949148287142018-06-06T10:43:00.980-07:002018-06-06T10:43:00.980-07:00I also was privelidged to attend with my wife, sis...I also was privelidged to attend with my wife, sister and Brother in law 4 years ago. What a magnificent setting and the appreciation from the French for what occurred there is huge. It is a special place!Bob Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514856699855117653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-80247849230326226682018-06-06T10:37:27.933-07:002018-06-06T10:37:27.933-07:00I was honored to be at the Aisne-Marne AMBC cemete...I was honored to be at the Aisne-Marne AMBC cemetery for the 100th over this past Memorial Day weekend. As expected, it was an outstanding event with Marines from the 6th Regiment, 2nd Division band, Commandant, Asst Commandant, Command Sergeant Major and Chaplain of the Marine Corps. French 152nd Regiment honor guard and, for the first time that I am aware of, an honor guard from the German JA Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288533606149301232noreply@blogger.com