"And when he gets to Heaven..."

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Alexander the Pretty Good 02:15 10-28-2004

"And when he gets to heaven,
To St. Peter he will tell,
Another soldier reporting, sir -
I've served my time in hell."

You may or may not have seen this on the opening mission of Medal of Honor: Frontline, the mission of the D-Day landings. Or you may have seen it on my sig.

I really like it (the quote that is). Sadly, I don't know where it is from (I doubt it is from Medal of Honor). It may be from Winston Churchill, but I looked it up (various quote services) and they had nothing about Churchill saying that.

I want to find out who said/wrote that. I challenge anyone who knows (and can pretty much prove it) to tell me. Please? There won't really be an award, 'cept maybe I'll cite you in my sig or something.

Cheers, guys.

PanzerJaeger 05:34 10-28-2004

No clue, but great quote.

Thoros of Myr 07:40 10-28-2004

- Marine Grave inscription on Guadalcanal, 1942

written by a anonymous marine?

Found it on this page http://www.military-quotes.com/military-poems.htm,

maybe you already knew this and wanted a specific person...

TinCow 14:35 10-28-2004

I have studied Churchill extensively and that quote does not seem like his style at all. I would say the anonymous grave marker is a pretty good bet.

Mount Suribachi 14:35 10-28-2004

Another USMC quote, this one about Iwo Jima - "I ain't afraid of dying, I've already been to Hell".

Alexander the Pretty Good 01:28 10-29-2004

Well, it seems that though Churchill is sometimes credited with it, it is most likely anonymous.

Thanks go to (in no order):
TinCow
Thoros of Myr
Tuetonic Knight (he private-messaged me)

I shall update my sig to reflect this.

Kaiser of Arabia 02:47 11-29-2004

I thought the saying was
"And when he gets to Heaven
To Saint Peter he will tell
One more Marine reporting Sir
I've served my time in hell"

And it was inscribed on the Marine Graves at either Guadacanal or Iwo Jima.
Sorry to dig up an old topic.
-Capo

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