Subj : prices
To   : Paul Lawson
From : Bill Riley
Date : Sat Sep 09 2000 08:53 am

Paul Lawson wrote in a message to Bill Riley:

PL> hordes going away.  Unfortunately, many vets believe the BS the DOD
PL> has been spouting ever since.  For the record, I hope I've never
PL> given the impression that I thought we were "all That".  I know too
PL> many vets and studied too much history to see any correlation.  I
PL> thought I was something of a history buff but I have to admit I've
PL> not heard of Iye Shima...

I certainly never included you in that group, but I've heard way too many brag
like they had hauled the flag up Surabachi themselves.

As for Iye Jima, it was just a little island near Okinawa.  Ernie Pyle was
killed there. <a note for real history buffs.>

Bill

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