The christening of a Navy destroyer today highlighted the sacrifices of two generations — the ship’s namesake killed in World War II and another Marine who died more than 60 years later.
That included his insistence on returning to combat instead of staying safe for the remainder of the war. “He really wanted to go back,” Donald Basilone said in statement read by his niece.
“John Basilone was a young patriot who joined the military to do his job when his country needed him the most,” she said.
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