John Basilone ek aise naam hain jo American military history mein hamesha amar rahega. Unka naam World War II ke ek mahan yoddha ke roop mein jaana jata hai, jo United States Marine Corps ke ek bahadur sipahi the. Apni bahaduri aur tyag ke liye, unhe Medal of Honor se sammanit kiya gaya, jo ki America ka sabse bada military award hai. Unka jeevan aur veerta ki kahani aaj bhi logon ke dilon mein zinda hai, lekin ek sawaal jo aksar uthta hai woh yeh hai—John Basilone ki antim aaramgah kahan hai?
John Basilone ka janm 4 November 1916 ko Buffalo, New York mein hua tha, lekin unka bachpan Raritan, New Jersey mein beeta. Unhone apni military seva ke dauraan kai mahaan karm kiye jo unhe ek mahan yoddha banaate hain. Battle of Guadalcanal ke dauraan, unhone apni leadership aur strategic planning ke madhyam se apni battalion ko vijay dilane mein madad ki, aur isi wajah se unhe Medal of Honor se sammanit kiya gaya. Lekin unki kahani yahin samaapt nahi hoti. Basilone ne Iwo Jima ke yudh mein bhi hissa liya, jahan unhone dushman par bhayankar prahar kiya, lekin durbhagyavash 19 February 1945 ko ve shaheed ho gaye.
John Basilone ko Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia mein dafan kiya gaya hai. Yeh ek itihaasik aur sammanit jagah hai jahan America ke sabse mahan sainikon aur netaon ko antim vishram diya jata hai. Arlington Cemetery kaafi vishesh hai kyunki yeh sirf ek graveyard nahi, balki ek itihaasik virasat ka hissa hai jahan desh ke mahan yoddhaon ki yaadein basti hain. John Basilone ki antim aaramgah unke tyag aur veerta ka ek jinda pratik hai, jise log har saal yaad karne aate hain aur shraddhanjali dete hain.
Jab bhi Arlington National Cemetery ka zikr hota hai, tab John Basilone ka naam un mahan sainikon mein liya jata hai jo apne desh ke liye sab kuch nyochhawar kar gaye. Unka antim sanskar ek military ritual ke tahat kiya gaya tha, jo ek soldier ke samman ka pratik hota hai. Unke dafan hone ke baad bhi, unka naam aur unka kaam har ek fauji aur American deshbhakt ke dil mein ek misaal bankar zinda hai.
Aaj bhi har saal Memorial Day aur Veterans Day ke din log unke grave par phool chadhane aur unki yaad mein shraddhanjali dene jaate hain. Unka naam sirf ek itihaasik kitab tak seemit nahi, balki ek legendary hero ke roop mein hamesha amar rahega. Unke naam par America mein kai jagah memorials bane hain, jaise ki Basilone Memorial Bridge, Basilone Statue, aur Basilone Parade jo har saal New Jersey mein hota hai. Yeh sab unki veerta aur unke yogdan ka pratik hai jo ek samarpit soldier ne apne desh ke liye diya.
John Basilone ki kahani ek aise veer sipahi ki kahani hai jo apne desh ke liye jeeya aur apne desh ke liye hi veeragati ko prapt hua. Arlington National Cemetery mein unka hona, ek praman hai ki ek sachcha soldier kabhi marta nahi, balki apni kahaniyon ke madhyam se hamesha zinda rehta hai. Unka balidan aur unka jeevan America ke har citizen ke liye ek prerna ka strot hai. Aaj bhi, jo log unki kabar par jaate hain, woh unki veerta aur tyag ko yaad karte hain aur ek shabd bolte hain—“Semper Fi”, jo ki United States Marine Corps ka ek mahan adarsh hai aur iska arth hai “Always Faithful”.
John Basilone ke jaisa yoddha duniya mein kam hi milta hai. Unki kahani sirf ek sipahi ki kahani nahi, balki ek aise insaan ki kahani hai jo apne mulya aur adarshon ke liye jeeta aur mar gaya. Unka antim vishram Arlington National Cemetery mein ek aise sthal par hua hai jahan sirf veer sipahi jaate hain. Jo log unke balidan ko yaad rakhte hain, woh jaante hain ki ek soldier ka jeevan sirf bandook chalane ka nahi hota, balki ek itihaas rachne ka hota hai. Aur John Basilone ne apni veerta se ek aisa itihaas likh diya hai jo hamesha yaad rakha jayega.