With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

by Eugene B. Sledge

“If the country is good enough to live in, it’s good enough to fight for.” With privilege goes responsibility.

Despite his personal idiosyncracies, Haney inspired us youngsters in Company K. He provided us with a direct link to the “Old Corps.” To us he was the old breed. We admired him—and we loved him.