Jim over at Parkway Rest Stop has a post about the new stamp being issued by the U.S. Postal Service. Said stamp is in memory of Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone of the Marine Corps. Gunnery Sgt. Basilone is the only man in the history of the United States to win both the Congressional Medal of Honor (for his actions at Guadalcanal) and the Navy Cross (for actions at Iwo Jima). Returning to action in the Pacific instead of taking an offered post in Washington, D.C., Gunnery Sgt. Basilone was killed in action at Iwo Jima.
Gunnery Sgt. Basilone was from Raritan, New Jersey.
The stamp was released to coincide with the 230th Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps (November 10th).
Jim has links to the entire story . Go look at it.
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