Posted on May 2, 2018
WWII Marine Gets Dying Wish: Meet With A Fellow Guadalcanal Veteran
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1. Former Sgt. Bill Hession, a Purple Heart recipient who was shot three times and stabbed with a bayonet during the campaign, was “fixated on talking to someone that [had] this specific shared experience,” his hospice caregivers said.
2. Former Sgt. Harold Berg became aware of the post, and immediately hopped on a plane to New York City and then headed to Hession’s home in Rockland County, N.Y, according to CNN.
Berg, who also received the Purple Heart in that same battle, came into the room where Hession was sitting in a chair. The first thing he said: “Dag gally, a leatherneck!”
3. The men were able to share stories of the battle and talk about their lives. Berg told him his wife of 71 years had died two years previous, while Hession said he had been married for 55 years before his wife had passed. Hession also recounted his wounds during combat, to which Berg replied, “Boy, you’re lucky to be here.”
Thankfully, a few weeks ago, Washington Post Editor Andrew deGrandpre shared on Twitter a message from the New York American Legion, which explained that a 96-year-old veteran currently in hospice care had a final request of speaking with someone else who fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
It is wonderful when the internet and instant communication is used for good.
FYI SSG Donald H "Don" BatesSP5 Jerry MuchaSP6: Roy Wilt
SPC (Join to see)Aaditya ThaduriSGT John MeredithCPL Dave HooverMSgt John McGowanMSG Dan Walther
MSgt David M.SGT Lee Jamison SGT Danny JusticeLTC Jeff ShearerCW3 Dick McManusSFC Stephen Lucas
SGT Philip RoncariCPT Jim GallagherCpl Gabriel F.
Cpl Scott McCarroll
1. Former Sgt. Bill Hession, a Purple Heart recipient who was shot three times and stabbed with a bayonet during the campaign, was “fixated on talking to someone that [had] this specific shared experience,” his hospice caregivers said.
2. Former Sgt. Harold Berg became aware of the post, and immediately hopped on a plane to New York City and then headed to Hession’s home in Rockland County, N.Y, according to CNN.
Berg, who also received the Purple Heart in that same battle, came into the room where Hession was sitting in a chair. The first thing he said: “Dag gally, a leatherneck!”
3. The men were able to share stories of the battle and talk about their lives. Berg told him his wife of 71 years had died two years previous, while Hession said he had been married for 55 years before his wife had passed. Hession also recounted his wounds during combat, to which Berg replied, “Boy, you’re lucky to be here.”
Thankfully, a few weeks ago, Washington Post Editor Andrew deGrandpre shared on Twitter a message from the New York American Legion, which explained that a 96-year-old veteran currently in hospice care had a final request of speaking with someone else who fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
It is wonderful when the internet and instant communication is used for good.
FYI SSG Donald H "Don" BatesSP5 Jerry MuchaSP6: Roy Wilt
SPC (Join to see)Aaditya ThaduriSGT John MeredithCPL Dave HooverMSgt John McGowanMSG Dan Walther
MSgt David M.SGT Lee Jamison SGT Danny JusticeLTC Jeff ShearerCW3 Dick McManusSFC Stephen Lucas
SGT Philip RoncariCPT Jim GallagherCpl Gabriel F.
Cpl Scott McCarroll
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