I'm sure you have your reasons, Rocky. Maybe humility, maybe you don't want to appear self-promoting, but IMHO, it'd be a shame to retire such a nice piece of work.
Maybe you'll reconsider and we'll have the pleasure of reading about the old man and the Garand next May.
FWIW, my wife's grandpa was a Marine who also fought on Tarawa, though on a 37mm cannon crew.
