MURRAY HARLAN - OUR DEAR MEMBER MURRAY HARLAN PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 20TH, SERVICES TO BE HELD ON OKINAWA WHERE MURRAY RESIDED. HE WAS A RESIDENT OF OKINAWA FOR MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE. HE WAS A GREAT FRIEND OF THE SIXTH MARINE DIVISION, AND AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF ALL ACTIVITIES WE HELD ON OKINAWA. THOSE OF US WHO HAVE RETURNED TO OKINAWA FOR A VISIT KNOW OF MURRAYS INFLUENCE AND HOSPITALITY, AND FRIENDSHIP SHOWN BY THIS FINE MAN AND MARINE. MURRAY SERVED, DURING WWII, AS PART OF THE U.S. MARINE DETACHMENT ABOARD THE U.S. CRUISER, NEW YORK. WE TRUST HE IS NOW GUARDING HEAVENS GATES IN AN HONORED POSTITION.
OUR DIVISION PLACED A VERY LARGE FLOWER PIECE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH WHERE SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED
SEMPER FI MURRAY!!!!