Star Spangled Salute: Happy 245th Birthday to the Marine Corp

Star Spangled Salute: Happy 245th Birthday to the Marine Corp

Star Spangled Salute: Happy 245th Birthday to the Marine Corp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors the United States Marine Corp, which celebrated it’s 245th Birthday yesterday.  As part of their annual message, this year it was “To Be Courageous is to do What’s Right”.  This year’s video message starts with Marine Veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams and his horse.  Woody received the Medal of Honor for fighting through a deluge of enemy small arms fire to clear a series of pillboxes on Iwo Jima, Japan, with his flame thrower during World War II.   Woody says, “I am absolutely proud to be a Marine”.  Woody goes on to say, ” “I am proud of the fact that I was in the position to do something to preserve my freedom and to hold onto those values that can only be had by free people”. Happy Birthday Marine Corp and Hershel “Woody” Williams, THANK YOU for your service.

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