Marine battle William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-19-18

Iwo Jima was the only Marine battle in World War II in which total U.S. casualties — wounded and killed combined — exceeded that of the Japanese. The Japanese, however, had almost three times the number killed.

Marine battle William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-19-18

Marine battle William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-19-18

 

John Quincy Adams Pet Alligator William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-19-18

John Quincy Adams Pet Alligator — Happy Presidents’ Day. John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator. He kept it in the White House bathtub and used it to prank his visitors. Our sixth president certainly had a sense of humor.

The reptile was given him by the Marquis de Lafayette.

John Quincy Adams Pet Alligator William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-19-18

John Quincy Adams Pet Alligator William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-19-18