This is very sad news! Can you put out an Email to the troops and I
will need to call Jardine as he served on the Canal with him!
SF
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: MajGen Mike Myatt [mailto:JMMyatt@...]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 9:45 AM
Subject: FW: Col Mitchell Paige MOH
Importance: High




MajGen USMC (Ret.)
President and CEO
Marines' Memorial Association
(415) 673-6681
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-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Ray [mailto:phray@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 4:59 PM
Subject: Col Mitchell Paige MOH
Importance: High


Marines,

Please forgive me if this is less information than some of you
already
have.

Yesterday, I called San Diego because Colonel Paige has been very
recently hospitalized. He is at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla. The
message that his wife left on the answering machine was that he had
been hospitalized because of kidney failure. Today's call resulted
in a new message indicating that his kidney AND his heart are both
failing.

Obviously, I have not talked with Mrs. Paige, but her message
indicates
(at least suggests) both faith and (possible) fatalism. In short,
that
great warrior who is amongst the giants of our Corps appears to be in
very dire straits indeed.

It may be of interest to some who are not aware, that very recently
the
Marine Corps Mustang Association honored (with his delighted
permission!) Colonel Paige with personalizing an award we present to
the
"stand out" member of WO and TBS classes as the "Colonel Mitchell
Paige Mustang Spirit Award." He recently told Colonel Jim Mutter
that he and his lady would honor us with his presence at the MCMA
annual Muster to be held in San Francisco during October, "God
willing."

Please act, communicate, pray, or "all of the above" as each of you
deems appropriate. Personally, I pray that God is willing. If He
deems
otherwise, I am confident that Colonel Paige will leave us knowing
that
subsequent generations of Marines (and especially Marine mustangs)
will honor his service and his character for as long as the battle
for
Guadalcanal is remembered at Parris Island, San Diego, and Quantico.

Colonel and Mrs Paige can be mailed at PO Box 2358, Palm Desert, CA
92261-2358.

VR and SF,
Phil Ray
Chairman, MCMA Executive Committee