Official Today 150th "Meteor of the Storm"

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Todays John Brown Raid October 17th, 1859, 150 years ago.
"I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood".

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The weekend before last, we attended the Harper's Ferry living history in celebration of the 150th. Here are some pictures of the reenactment of the storming of the engine house and the John Brown character. The fellow with the mustache and cape is Robert E. Lee.

There were many interpreters present of all kinds, doing a wonderful job. We had some great conversations with the soldiers, marines, civilians, and shopkeepers. The music was great too!

http://zoomlense.shutterfly.com/ (see Harper's Ferry album)

John Brown--Holy warrior or homicidal maniac? Tough call.

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The marines are looking sharp and look like well done.

[PMB1861]

Thanks for posting the pictures. I haven't seen any of the official ones yet and I was too busy with the sledgehammer to take any myself that weekend.

The event was conducted by the United States Marine Corps Historical Company (http://www.usmchc.org/) and included several active duty and former Marines (like myself) in the event. I had a grand time participating and it was an honor to join such a fine group to commemorate that historic event.

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Thanks for posting the pictures.

My pleasure. When the official ones come out, please let us know. I was there with relatives from Canada and Norway--they would like to see them too, I'm sure. The whole event made a big impression. You Marines did a great job!

Also, I didn't know about the USMCHC--keep up the good work. We spoke with several of your members and learned a great deal.

YOS,

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[BobWerner]

The event was conducted by the United States Marine Corps Historical Company (http://www.usmchc.org/) and included several active duty and former Marines (like myself) in the event. I had a grand time participating and it was an honor to join such a fine group to commemorate that historic event.

To echo the captain's comments, this was truly an extraordinary event and one that was indeed an honor to participate in. I can't say enough about the USMCHC and all the effort that went into this program. It was a two weekend event that required a great deal of planning and coordination. The ceremonies of Sunday, October 18th, were particularly moving. It was quite an experience to be marching down Shenandoah Street with a USMC color guard leading us and the USMC Band from Quantico behind us. The commemorative program that followed was exceptional. I'm sure Luke Quinn was smiling down on it. This one was special.

One of the ladder men,