I've been going through the boxes I brought back from AZ that were Grandma Johns's. I found this story my father wrote. I don't know if it was printed in the newspaper. What is significant about this (besides showing what a good writer he was - my children have inherited that!) is that Grandpa Johns was not only on Iwo Jima, I just learned in his autobiographical sketch, he was a witness to the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi - that famous photo/sculpture. So as he writes about this battle, it's from personal experience.
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Date written Feb 19, 1965
Oh, and the paper looks that color because the copy paper they typed on is a buff color.
Wow! That is amazing! I like the mile to yard comparison and LOVE the way he finishes. That's special momma!
That was really cool! I look forward to meeting Grandpa someday!
Wow, that is very powerful.
Thanks for posting this Mom.
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