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The Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, VA.
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The museum officially opened in November of 2006
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This is the walkway to Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, lined with engraved bricks memorializing all of our beloved service men. The rally points will be places to reflect upon the sacrifices past and present Marines make to protect our Nation. Please see the web site for more information: http://www.usmcmuseum.com/Involved_Bricks.asp
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For Christmas last year we
purchased an inscribed brick from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to line the walk way of the USMC Museum so it would be a lasting tribute to honor my family;
Capt John N Codrea (my father),
Col George Codrea (my uncle), and Col John E Codrea (my brother).
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Semper Fidelis Memorial Park.
Brick No. 8906
The brick is located within the Lower Chapel Trail, between the dividers labeled 'Guadalcanal' and 'Tarawa'.
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If you notice the architecture, there is a mast extending 210 ft (64 m) into the air and a conical atrium that is meant to evoke the Iwo Jima flag-raising memorial.
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standing guard outside of the entrance to the Semper Fidelis Park
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Mom and Dad, David (nephew) and John (brother)
Capt. John N. Codrea
Col. John E. Codrea
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Mom and Dad, me and John
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mom, dad, John, David and Judy
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"The Marines Have Landed And The Situation Is Well In Hand"- Richard Harding Davis
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The second floor has balconys all the way around with notable portraits and quotations
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cousin George Codrea and his wife Stephanie with my dad
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"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world"- General Douglas Macarthur, US Army
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recruitment posters, vintage through modern
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On display, a variety of new recruitment experiences from the first buzz cut to boot camp.
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these booths are lableled "Male" and "Female". You stand inside and it simulates boot camp, complete with a recording of a drill sergeant yelling at you!!
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A bus simulates the experience of a young recruit as they leave family and loved ones behind, and are transported to boot camp. "But I know this is the right thing for me"...
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USMC Officers Sword, and Non-Commissioned Officers Sword
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Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, Campaign Hat, Landing Operations Manual, Guidebook for Marines, Expeditionary Medal, Aviator Wings, Small Wars Manual
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Military Issued Bulova Wrist Watch
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Angels of Mercy
"Marines of WW2 will never forget the Corpsman, the man with the awful needle and the wonderful plasma"- Leatherneck Magazine, 1947.
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German Aggression
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recreation of the typical American family listening to the radio broadcast- "A Day Which Will Live in Infamy"
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Inside of the "eagles nest"...
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Old "Blood and Guts"!...
notice the requisite pin up girl!
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Weapons of War
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Every mannequin has been modeled after an actual human being, and the detail is amazing right down to the dirt, bruises, blood, scars, cuts, and perspiration!
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Dad, Stephanie, George, and Aunt Martha (my late Uncle Col. George Codrea's widow)
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My aunt Martha and cousin George
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the infamous Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (left), also in my uncle Georges battalion. On the right, Sgt. "Manila" John Basilone
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Latest Films and Newsreels from the Pacific War.
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captured Japanese "meatball" flag with all of the signatures of the division.
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My mom modeling with a Howitzer!
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this is hard to see because it is so dark, but it is a HUGE cage that goes floor to ceiling and is LOADED with rifles!
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Weapons of War
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Flight jacket and headgear, check out the "Sylvester the Cat" patch!
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dad and John
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"Come On You Sons Of Bitches, Do You Want To Live Forever?"- First Sergeant Dan Daly
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Early Fighter Bi-Plane
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Judy and I relaxing!
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Stephanie and George
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David and Judy
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Harrier Jet!
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German Shepards were used in Viet Nam
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hope his name wasn't Lucky!
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When this thing on the floor lights up, you can tell what it is: A human booby trap with sharpened sticks angled to kill you and let you die very slowly and painfully!
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Sucks to be you!
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on the look out for snipers...
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The simulator shakes and vibrates very loudly just like an actual chopper landing.
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The Vietnam section actually is so realistically simulated that the weather conditions, warm, humid, sultry, have been recreated.
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This is a receation of a typical TV store, all the tv's have on actual programming that would have been airing during the Vietnam War...
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Tanks Alot!
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USMC Casualties of War- Viet Nam
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It's been a long day!
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Rest in piece daddy. May your memory be eternal...
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My Aunt Martha and I. Sure wish that my Uncle George would have lived just a little longer to have been able to see this amazing place!
"I also always wished Dad had lived l..."
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Rest In Peace, our dear Aunt Martha. George and Martha Codrea, together now forever.
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