Rose Garden Poster

I was blessed to meet Sgt Taliano way back in 2002, at Parris Island. He became very close to our Young Marine Unit, Westover Young Marines, from Chicopee, MA.
I remember this poster when I joined way back in the 1970's, and never dreamed I would meet the man himself. His posters became a badge of honor or a special gift for a Guest of Honor to anyone from our unit.
He gave me mine in December 2004 as a Christmas Gift. Sadly, the new Marine we honored that night was KIA last year, and Sgt Taliano knew him well. It was even more sad when we got the word 3 weeks later that our beloved " Sgt T' was gone.
The poster means a lot to so many Marines around the Globe. I know there is an autographed one in Aalborg Denmark for one of my former cadets, now a Captain in the Royal Danish Army! This is a treasure of the Corps!

(Posted on 2/14/11)