Some were hailed as heroes, others showed small acts of bravery and brotherhood known only to those with whom they fought and served. This is the story of their unknown valor. Im martha mccallum, growing up my mother, betty mccallum, told us the story of her cousin harry gray who shared with us his touching letters in the summer of 1944 at 18 he left arlington, massachusetts just after High School Graduation to join the marines and serve in the pacific. I was always intrigued and moved by these letters and i knew very little of the battle of iwo jima but i knew harrys death there left a deep grief in my mothers family. A few years ago i decided to tell his story. It struck me that in war movies there are the heroes and then there are hundreds of others. The guys who get hit on the beach or in the villages, just trying to carry out the mission. They are the extras in the movie but for some families somewhere they are there harry gray, their lost love, the line on the family tree that ju
Some were hailed as heroes. Other hado shown acts of bravery known only to those they served. This is their story of their unknown valor. Growing up my mother, betty mccallum, told us the story of her cousin harry gray who shared with us his touching letters in the summer of 1944 at 18 he left arlington, massachusetts just after High School Graduation to join the marines and serve in the pacific. I was always intrigued and moved by these letters and i knew very little of the battle of iwo jima but i knew harrys death there left a deep grief in my mothers family. A few years ago i decided to tell his story. It struck me that in war movies there are the heroes and then there are hundreds of others. The guys who get hit on the beach or in the villages, just trying to carry out the mission. They are the extras in the movie but for some families somewhere they are there harry gray, their lost love, the line on the family tree that just ends. A young man who never got to have a life, get mar
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