I received an email this morning that Brig. General Ronald R. Van Stockum, US Marine Corps died last night. He was 105 years old, and lived an extraordinary life. His father was British, and died on 1 July 1916, fighting on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. 1/ pic.twitter.com/LR50zkPg8O

— Ed Caesar (@edcaesar) April 25, 2022