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- [USS Hershel "Woody"
Williams] We had to depend

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on the Navy to get us from place to place,

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naturally, on ships.

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(inspirational music)

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I joined the Marine Corps in May of 1943,

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from Fairmont, West Virginia.

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The first job of every
Marine is to be a rifleman.

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And as a rifleman,

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we began infantry
training at the bootcamp.

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I was the Charlie Company, or C Company,

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1st Battalion, 21st Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.

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I was in charge of six Marines,

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we called it a special weapons unit,

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a flamethrower demolition.

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One individual, a Marine,

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he saw a ship with a Medal
of Honor person's name on it.

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And he thought,

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"Well, why don't we get
something named for Woody?"

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(inspirational music)

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Of course, naturally,

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I'm going to congratulate them

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for being selected to serve on the ship.

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And that we wish them peace.

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And even though it is a war ship,

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it is our prayer that we'll
never be involved in war.

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(inspirational music)

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Peace we seek.

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Peace we keep.