I occasionally catch up on akinoluna’s “the day to day, semi-normal life of a female marine“, and she had this very interesting note back on the 13th:
John Basilone is one of the famous Marines we have to learn about at boot camp and they talk about him all the time in Marine Corps history, but they never mention that his wife Lena Riggi was a Marine too! more»
Everyone from my area knows about Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. Although he was born in Buffalo, he grew up in Raritan, New Jersey. So of course there are tons of things named after him and we can’t forget the parades each year. But, I had no idea that his wife was a marine.. they met at Camp Pendleton after he re-enlisted. Very interesting! :)
Hi! I’m glad you like that post. I just put up a new one because so many people were asking about her!
ALL GAVE SOME,……. SOME GAVE ALL !!!!
Though he layed their dying, his men said he was looking around trying to rally his troops. A very typical Sergeant in the Marine Corps, looking after his men, right up to his last breath. They took that island too, against all odds.