Randy
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Randy
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Married Christian ✝️ politically incorrect Gardening, Traveling, Nature, Fishing, Orioles/Nationals ⚾️ Capitals 🏒Maryland 🏀🏉 & Redskins 🏈 No Crypto
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Saipan 15 June 1944
Two 4th Division US Marines take cover in a shell hole on Saipan, June 1944 .
On June 15, 1944, during the Pacific Campaign, U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of the strategically significant Japanese island of Saipan, with a goal of gaining a crucial air base from which the U.S. could launch its new long-range B-29 bombers directly at Japan’s home islands. Facing fierce Japanese resistance, Americans poured from their landing crafts to establish a beachhead, battle Japanese soldiers inland and force the Japanese army to retreat north. Fighting became especially brutal and prolonged around Mount Tapotchau, Saipan’s highest peak, and Marines gave battle sites in the area names such as “Death Valley” and “Purple Heart Ridge.” When the U.S. finally trapped the Japanese in the northern part of the island, Japanese soldiers launched a massive but futile banzai charge. On July 9, the U.S. flag was raised in victory over Saipan.
(history.com)
(Photo by Harry Warnecke - Defense Dept. (US Marine Corps 82998)
(Colorized by Jared Enos)

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Happy 99th birthday, Harold Bray, the last living survivor of the USS Indianapolis. Of 1,196 men who served with him, just 316 survived the sinking. He is the last breathing. See more @alexkershaw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@alexkershaw

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Neerja Bhanot, a 22-year-old flight attendant, was on duty aboard Pan Am Flight 73 when it was hijacked during a stopover on 5 September 1986.
The hijackers ordered her to collect the passengers’ passports so they could identify and target individuals of certain nationalities, particularly Americans. Recognizing the grave danger this posed, Neerja, along with other crew members, quietly hid many of the American passports. Some were slipped under seats, while others were discreetly discarded down the rubbish chute, making it far more difficult for the hijackers to single out their intended victims.
After nearly 17 hours of terror, chaos suddenly erupted inside the aircraft. Neerja quickly opened an emergency door. Though she had the chance to escape first, she instead chose to remain behind, heroically helping passengers — especially unaccompanied children — to safety.
Her extraordinary bravery and selflessness cost her her life.
Neerja’s courage not only saved countless lives that day but also played a key role in preventing the plane from taking off.
One of the children she helped, who was just seven years old at the time, later grew up to become a captain for a major airline. He credits Neerja with inspiring his career and says he owes every single day of his life to her sacrifice.

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