Major Marine Corps - Barber, Harold L | Georgia in WWII

Harold L. Barber was born in Florida in October of 1926. He enlisted in the Marines when he was 15-years-old with the help of his mother, who lied about his age. He served in the Pacific theatre where he sampled unusual local delicacies such as snails and dandelions. Mr. Barber remembers suffering from malaria forty times in thirty-one months, recalls how he got a purple heart for fighting in Peleliu, one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific, and explains why he decided to stick it out in the service, even after getting the chance to go back home.
Original Air Date: 2007
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[@dennismoore2209]

My dad was on Pelilue during the war as a radio man with some Colonel. His name is Keryen Moore. People called him Bud. He was Sargent then at the age of 26. He was from St Louis Mo. He passed away in1981

[@guntech59]

My former FiL. He was a great man.

[@kilcar]

I love this guy. Never forget him. " Honesty , Integrity, Drive" as he says

[@Psa-ms]

He was awesome, my family knew him way back when and they told me so many stories about me. Extremely hilarious dude!

[@colinhuff8591]

American hero

[@tombats6428]

Major sir camp lejeune is in Jacksonville North Carolina I served in Fayetteville North Carolina fort Bragg with the 82nd airborne division

[@mitchellbroaddus9120]

AATW

[@dabprod]

Good man.

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1st

[@john-nx4xn]

Can you imagine some of these "wokes" being put into his situation. We'd be speaking German and or Japanese 😢