grace(ful things)

going to war

“Caution: Being a Marine in Khe Sanh may be hazardous to your health” - Newsweek

Vietnam War

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World War II - First flag on Guam on boat hook mast. Two U.S. officers plant the American flag on Guam eight minutes after U.S. Marines and Army assault troops landed on the Central Pacific island on July 20, 1944.

Norman Rockwell

the fallen

Korean War

December 26, 1943: U.S. Marines are seen from above as they wade through rough water to take the beach at Cape Gloucester on New Britain, Papua New Guinea. (AP Photo) 

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A Soldier’s Farewell

Vietnam War

March 17, 1973: Heidi Hess, 9, runs to greet her father, Air Force Maj. Jay C. Hess, at March Air Force Base following his release by the North Vietnamese. Hess was a prisoner of war for more than five years after enemy fire downed his F-105 bomber.

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