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In 1986, James M. Schmidt, was a Lance Corporal stationed in Washington, D.C. when he wrote the poem Merry Christmas, My Friend. As James explains, "The true story is that while a Lance Corporal serving as Battalion Counter Sniper at the Marine Barracks 8th & I, Washington, D.C.,...

One of the perrenially most requested holiday offerings around K2 Radio is this piece called "A Soldiers Silent Night." This was inspired by a poem written by U.S. Marine Lance Corporal James Schmidt and was first published in Leatherneck magazine in 1991...