Just Because

The US had Marines in China to protect American legations on and off until the coming to power of the Communist dynasty.  The scene above is from the movie 55 days at Peking (1963) depicting the defense of the foreign legations in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900.

 

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Picture of Donald R. McClarey

Donald R. McClarey

Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.

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