Patriots, who is a patriot?
John Basilone, Raritan, N.J., U. S. Marine, awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Guadalcanal in 1942; offered a safe berth the rest of the war; married July 1944; declined that safe harbor, turned down a commission, returned to the war a sargeant; died in heroic action beyond the call of duty on the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945 — died for democracy; died for you and for me and for all those to come; posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the only service member awarded both the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor in WWII.
His widow, Lena Riggi Basilone, kept him forever, never remarried. She died 44 years later in 1999.
Emily Murphy, GSA Administrator, middle-aged, pasty-complected, grossly obese, indifferent white woman of limited intellect, who has only to sign a piece of paper to preserve democracy in the United States, – but won’t.
Choose your patriot Trump America, choose your patriot.
Peeling the Onion 
This is a very powerful commentary.
I’ve heard of Basilone, and always wanted to take a Sunday drive to visit his memorial.
As for Ms. Murphy, I am totally puzzled what makes her act as she does. I hope I can lean more about her psychologically….what might motivate her to choose actions that will lead to the deaths of her fellow Americans ?
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Thank you. His story is one of those told in the HBO series “The Pacific”, about the war in the Pacific, a counterpoint to “Band of Brothers”.
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His story is told in the HBO series “The Pacific”. This woman is a perfect example of what authoritarian fear does.
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