6 responses to “Symmetry in Cuba”

1. 

   Ron Beasley

   August 15, 2015 at 2:22 pm

   my first reaction was to to be mildly surprised that the three marines in question were still alive.

   Thanks Stephen, I don’t think they are much older than I am.
2. 

   JohnMcC

   August 15, 2015 at 4:35 pm

   I join Mr B above. That flag was lowered three years before Uncle Sam sent me his greetings. I’m still kicking — maybe not as high or as often but it’s just as much fun.
3. 

   Ron Beasley

   August 15, 2015 at 4:48 pm

   @JohnMcC: I attended college for 4 years before getting my notice in 1968 but I was 22 then.
4. 

   Steven L. Taylor

   August 15, 2015 at 5:25 pm

   @Ron Beasley: Well, I honestly had no idea how old they were when the flag came down, and the odds of a specific group of three to make it 54 years seemed on the lower side.

   It wasn’t an age crack 😉
5. 

   michael reynolds

   August 16, 2015 at 10:48 am

   @Ron Beasley:

   Wait, you’re still alive?
6. 

   Ron Beasley

   August 17, 2015 at 12:33 am

   @michael reynolds: Yes but I did have an ultrasound on my neck on Friday to check my Carotid arteries.