Yeah, I hope Gene reads his e-mail soon--I'm sure he'd want to know about this.
No, I didn't ask Mac about Korea--Elizabeth had cautioned me that he was tired and couldn't talk long--so I briefed her on my part in attempting to contact him the last 2-3 years for you and Gene--and also that I had briefly known Mac at CPNC. I know she would fill him in on whatever I didn't tell him.
He did seem very tired and his voice was...maybe a little weak--but alert and seemed to genuinely remember those things that he said he did.
I feel better now myself after having talked to him. I'm sure there are many more Marines out there who never knew McKeon and/or the Marines of Plt #71, but what happened affected every Marine in the Corps at that time, and, to maybe a lesser extent, those who followed later. Glad to see you talking about it--I have found that talking always helps when I'm ready to talk about things.
Semper Fidelis,
Dick
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