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The Marines fought almost solely on esprit de corps, I was certain. It was inconceivable to most Marines that they should let another Marine down, or that they could be responsible for dimming the bright reputation of their Corps. The Marines simply assumed that they were the world's best fighting men.
Robert Sherrod
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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Robert Sherrod
Born:
February 8, 1909
Died:
February 13, 1994
(aged 85)
Bio:
Robert Lee Sherrod was an American journalist, editor and author. He was a war correspondent for Time and Life magazines, covering combat from World War II to the Vietnam War.
Known for:
Tarawa (1944)
On to Westward (1990)
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