Robert Crisp and Tommy MacPherson

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” - George Orwell [maybe]

[In reaction to last week’s recognition of both Veterans’ Day [or the preferable term, Armistice Day] and the 248th birthday of the Marine Corps, I had occasion to muse on two unlikely heroes, both of whom displayed what can sometimes be pulled from the human spirit when needed.]

I can't remember where I read it, as it was in the middle of an Internet su…