Not a Leatherneck but I did drive the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) so that should make me a Devil Dog.
Happy Birthday to all and theirs.

For those who want a good under noticed anti-war film I recommend Sidney Lumet’s The Hill (1965), starring Sean Connery.

Both versions of Henry V are worth watching and Battleground was brilliant. When I was at OCS the Chaplain who gave us the lecture on their role specifically disavowed the idea that they would preside over services for another faith.

The biopic of Spig Weed was The Wings of Eagles

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051198/