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  1. 02-24-2012 #8
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    Default I nominate Presley O'Bannon

    His bravery is reflected in a line in the Marine Hymn and the reason for the Marines' choice of officer sword.

    The Wikipedia bio link has more details and some other links for info follow:

    http://www.centerhouse.org/v-bannon.html
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...e=gr&GRid=2339
    http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/obannonp.html
    Last edited by wm; 02-24-2012 at 03:41 PM. Reason: typo fix
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