Had the privilege of sitting and talking with Mr. Burgin during a Marine Corps birthday ball ceremony in Nov 2013. A gentlemen and a fine man. Thank you for your sacrifices, sir!
Love this quote: "Those (Japanese) that would fight to the death: I'd try to accomidate as many as I could while I was out there... they wanted to die for the emperor, I'd help 'em along"...
William Manchester said in his memoir, Goodbye Darkness, that we won the island fights in the Pacific man-on-man. The Japanese had been taught that we were soft - bad mistake. It is clear the experience is seared in Mr. Burgin's soul.
Marine R.V.Burgin , Thank you Sir for an Honest opinion untainted by today's Politicly Correct hypocrisy , And Thank you, thank you , for the sacrifices you and your comrades made for our freedom ,
This man deserves more respect than anyone i know or will ever know.I'm reading Eugene Sledges book at the moment and my god R.V is a brave,caring and incredible man. You make your country proud
Roniboney: I would imagine that you are finished with Sledges book by now. I've read the book 3 times and was always riveted to the book. I never could put it down. One hell of a generation!! One hell of a Marine!!.
I read With the old breed, helmet for my pillow, china marine, a book on john basilone, and a few other books that use some passages from those books in them. But i cant seem to find the book chuck tatum wrote
