tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post2990938238290124311..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 1483Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-19288007667186312302014-02-09T21:18:12.344-06:002014-02-09T21:18:12.344-06:00My husband was shopping at Costco this weekend, an...My husband was shopping at Costco this weekend, and passed by another shopper who was wearing a ball cap with the words, "Iwo Jima" printed on them. Because Chris' dad also served at Iwo Jima, he just had to ask the guy about his hat. Yep, he was at Iwo Jima! He said he was in his early 90s now.<br /><br />All that to say...this guy may still be around, too. Wish someone had written his name on the photo. Can't handle the thought of someone like that going unremembered...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-17562466989322256692014-02-09T08:25:01.728-06:002014-02-09T08:25:01.728-06:00Handsome fellow.Handsome fellow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-83231153703170366522014-02-09T08:06:23.340-06:002014-02-09T08:06:23.340-06:00I think the Mt. Fuji patch came out in the early 1...I think the Mt. Fuji patch came out in the early 1950s (maybe late 40s). Possibly he served in the "occupation army" in Japan. The single chevron shows him to be a Private.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com