Post by sandman on Feb 6, 2007 7:25:33 GMT 8
MARCH 1945. IWO JIMA. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CARNAGE AND RAVAGES OF WAR,
GEORGE WAHLEN, AGE 20, WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED 3 TIMES; ONCE IN THE EYE,
ONCE IN THE HIPS, AND ONE BULLET AND TORE AND RIPPED OUT HIS KNEE.
AND LOST HIS LOWER LEG. BUT HE FOUGHT ON. 60 YEARS LATER, HE WAS
ASKED: WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WHY DID YOU REFUSE EVACUATION? HIS ANSWER?
BECAUSE THEY ARE MY FRIENDS AND I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEM ALONE!
GEORGE WAHLEN, AGE 20, WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED 3 TIMES; ONCE IN THE EYE,
ONCE IN THE HIPS, AND ONE BULLET AND TORE AND RIPPED OUT HIS KNEE.
AND LOST HIS LOWER LEG. BUT HE FOUGHT ON. 60 YEARS LATER, HE WAS
ASKED: WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WHY DID YOU REFUSE EVACUATION? HIS ANSWER?
BECAUSE THEY ARE MY FRIENDS AND I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEM ALONE!
