[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10878]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               MARINE CORPS LEGEND SERGEANT CHUCK TALIANO

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, a Marine Corps legend and 
Beaufort, South Carolina, resident, passed away on Friday, leaving 
behind many touched lives, an iconic image, and a legacy of service to 
our great country.
  This is a copy of the iconic Marine Corps recruit photo of Sergeant 
Chuck Taliano. The story of how Sergeant Chuck Taliano ended up on this 
famous poster is best reported by Patrick Donahue in the Beaufort 
Gazette. The article explains that:
  ``Sergeant Chuck Taliano was awaiting an honorable discharge at 
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in 1968 when a reservist 
writing a book about boot camp snapped a photo of him giving a recruit 
an `attitude readjustment.'
  ``That cemented Taliano's place in Corps legend.
  ``The photo captured his snarling mug inches from a fresh-faced 
recruit with the caption, `We don't promise you a rose garden.' It was 
on thousands of Marine Corps recruiting posters printed during the 
1970s and 1980s.''
  I want to thank Sergeant Taliano and his family for his commitment to 
America and the Marine Corps. My thoughts and prayers are with his 
family and friends.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11th in the global war on terrorism. God bless the U.S. 
Marine Corps.

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