So now I’m just stoked and really want to learn more and perhaps write a book about her. I guess being a diabetic with a full ankle replacement i would just be more of a problem for the military rather than a help. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. sabrinammessenger…..WELL SAID!! “Doc” The service teachs you to do things bigger than yourself. I would have giving anything to have met MRS Lena Basilone. Thank You Robin, Hi Robin and Barbara:I was recently out to my old home at Anaheim. Especially when traveling overseas, there are multiple steps that service members should take while planning a safe move for themselves and their families. I love my Vietnam compadres and family. I am a child of the Vietnam era and I was shaped by those soldiers who fought in Vietnam and adapted to them. I also remember my fallen comrades from high school, through Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm Iraq and Afghanistan. My dad served in the Pacific with the US Army who was in the Marshall Island, Marianas,and Peleliu. To me as I have said before was a legend of her own in the Marine Corps. I am proud to call John and Lena. This work, Great Love Happens Once: The Enduring Story of John and Lena Basilone, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. But only small details….for instance, at that time all lady marines that worked in the kitchen wore the men’s fatigues, but not the ones popular today. After defending a narrow pass and annihilating an entire enemy regiment on the island of Guadalcanal in 1942, John was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Division shares the story of the celebrated Gunnery... Great Love Happens Once: The Enduring Story of John and Lena Basilone, Strategic Regards”Doc” P.S. Memorial day is coming upon us fast and its time to remember those we lost, and those who gave back much to veterans as did Lena. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Lena was ahead of her time as were many women Marines. 22 daily Regards, “Doc” That’s why I talk about so others are not misinformed by the media, or teachers, Paul. Her name was Lena Mae Riggi, a sergeant at the time serving as a field cook in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. It was so sad that they never got to spend their lives together. My dad and I were medics, My dad fought alongside the Marines as an Army medic.He saw battle in the Marshall,Marianas islands and Peleliu.We looked like the infantry,because we carried rifles,and other weapons as we needed to protect our selves as well as patients. One of her few, if not only, public appearances after John’s death was about nine months after he died. It may seem an unusual choice for many women, but based on what I’m learning about Lena’s life so far…it was a perfectly natural choice for her! Sergeant Lena Mae Riggi Basilone (formerly Lena Mae Riggi) was the love interest, and eventual wife of John Basilone Lena turned down the offer, reportedly saying that “she didn’t want to cause trouble for everyone.”Instead, she is interred at Riverside National Cemetery, Plot 50 0 5557 in Riverside, California.Obituary:  Services Wednesday for longtime Lakewood resident. Jesse:Do not ever feel disappointed that you could not serve.We volunteered as did the Basilones. They were married at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church in Oceanside, California , on July 10, with a reception at the Carlsbad Hotel. Representing The Fewer & Prouder…Generations of Service, SSG Richard"Rick"Doc" Borenstein,Medic Retired, ssg rick "doc " borenstein ret. I have had 7 combat campaigns to boot too Lena was not not much for publicity and kept a low profile. I caught heck from Mom for not writing. Often described as a decorated American hero and a Marine Corps legend, John Basilone was, in his heart, an ordinary family man. I suspect she feared if she was buried next to John, that might have dredged up old wounds with the family. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. May they unit in heaven & continue their love story forever, Its the women our lives that makes coming home worth it. WEnow are beginning to treat veterans with this problem. I guess she told her friend Barbara that she didn’t want to bother anyone which is silly. “The (newer generation of) Marines don’t know who he was,” said Frank Turiace, former U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant and decorated Korean War veteran, wanted to change that,” With the help of state Sen. Bill Murrow, Turiace set out on a mission to make sure that John is never forgotten.” He (Murrow) was very instrumental in putting this through … he has the connections,” said Turiace. The war was shortend by what they did. My biggest campaigns was Korea in the 70s, Desert Storm,(2 tours) Bosnia, and Iraq. Learn how your comment data is processed. I think you went through a tougher ringer than I did with exception for Iraq. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It doesnt go into as much depth as you have but it does give her closure in the series. Semper FI, SSG.Rick”Doc”: I completed 33 yrs of service to the US Army.My uncles and cousins have been Marines. Change ). She always did things that were bigger than herself. Lena earned the right to be buried next to John. The bridge at Remagen , as known as the Luddendorf bridge named after the WW I general, Eric Ludenddorf, it was a railroad bridge. Ex-Marine Lena Basilone dies. After leaving Oregon, she attended business school. 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