Thank you so much for sharing this.  My 92 yr old father-in-law is staying with us.  He was in the Navy in WWII.  I’m going to read this to him (he’s lost his sight). I don’t think he ever saw warfare to the extent that you have, but he has always spoken very highly of his shipmates and the marines.  Thanks to all Vets for serving for the rest of us.  God bless.