February 10, 2018
February 10, 2018
Semper Fi, Wendell.
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Wendell Garden, 78, born on May 28, 1921 and passed away on February 10, 2000. Wendell proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1939 to 1945. Wendell was a POW for 5 years. We will remember him forever.
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February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017
We miss you Brother.
May 26, 2014
May 26, 2014
THE MARINE:
When everything is peaceful
And all is quite serene,
Did you ever give a thought
To the United States Marine?
You'll find him in the tropics
Beneath the blazing sun.
He's always ready for a fingt;
You cannot make him run.
You'll find him in the Orient
Two thousand miles from home.
His two years foreign duty
will keep him on the roam.
You'll find him in the islands
Alone and sad and blue;
Away from home and mother -
He does it all for you.
He sails the mighty oceans,
He crosses every sea,
To make the world a better place -
Safe for "Democracy ."
So when you meet a Leatherneck
Give him a friendly nod,
'Cause he's the one thats for the flag,
United States, and God.
Wendell sent this poem to his Mother, originally published in The Leatherneck Magazine, June, 1941
When everything is peaceful
And all is quite serene,
Did you ever give a thought
To the United States Marine?
You'll find him in the tropics
Beneath the blazing sun.
He's always ready for a fingt;
You cannot make him run.
You'll find him in the Orient
Two thousand miles from home.
His two years foreign duty
will keep him on the roam.
You'll find him in the islands
Alone and sad and blue;
Away from home and mother -
He does it all for you.
He sails the mighty oceans,
He crosses every sea,
To make the world a better place -
Safe for "Democracy ."
So when you meet a Leatherneck
Give him a friendly nod,
'Cause he's the one thats for the flag,
United States, and God.
Wendell sent this poem to his Mother, originally published in The Leatherneck Magazine, June, 1941
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February 10, 2018
February 10, 2018
Semper Fi, Wendell.
February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017
We miss you Brother.
May 26, 2014
May 26, 2014
THE MARINE:
When everything is peaceful
And all is quite serene,
Did you ever give a thought
To the United States Marine?
You'll find him in the tropics
Beneath the blazing sun.
He's always ready for a fingt;
You cannot make him run.
You'll find him in the Orient
Two thousand miles from home.
His two years foreign duty
will keep him on the roam.
You'll find him in the islands
Alone and sad and blue;
Away from home and mother -
He does it all for you.
He sails the mighty oceans,
He crosses every sea,
To make the world a better place -
Safe for "Democracy ."
So when you meet a Leatherneck
Give him a friendly nod,
'Cause he's the one thats for the flag,
United States, and God.
Wendell sent this poem to his Mother, originally published in The Leatherneck Magazine, June, 1941
When everything is peaceful
And all is quite serene,
Did you ever give a thought
To the United States Marine?
You'll find him in the tropics
Beneath the blazing sun.
He's always ready for a fingt;
You cannot make him run.
You'll find him in the Orient
Two thousand miles from home.
His two years foreign duty
will keep him on the roam.
You'll find him in the islands
Alone and sad and blue;
Away from home and mother -
He does it all for you.
He sails the mighty oceans,
He crosses every sea,
To make the world a better place -
Safe for "Democracy ."
So when you meet a Leatherneck
Give him a friendly nod,
'Cause he's the one thats for the flag,
United States, and God.
Wendell sent this poem to his Mother, originally published in The Leatherneck Magazine, June, 1941
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