Zhooligan
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posted April 04, 2003 04:43 PM
Looking out for each other.
Listened to this on the radio a couple days ago and found it in print to share with you all.
"Where do they get young men like this?"
Martin Savidge of CNN, embedded with the 1st Marine battalion, was talking with 4 young Marines near his foxhole this morning live on CNN. He had been telling the story of how well the Marines had been looking out for and taking care of him since the war started. He went on to tell about the many hardships the Marines had endured since the war began and how they all look after one another.
He turned to the four and said he had cleared it with their commanders and they could use his video phone to call home.
The 19 year old Marine next to him asked Martin if he would allow his platoon sergeant to use his call to call his pregnant wife back home whom he had not been able to talk to in three months. A stunned Savidge who was visibly moved by the request shook his head and the young Marine ran off to get the sergeant.
Savidge recovered after a few seconds and turned back to the three young Marines still sitting with him and asked which one of them would like to call home first, the Marine closest to him responded with out a moments hesitation " Sir, if is all the same to you we would like to call the parents of a buddy of ours, Lance Cpl Brian Buesing of Cedar Key, Florida who was killed on 3-23-03 near Nasiriya to see how they are doing".
At that Martin Savidge totally broke down and was unable to speak. All he could get out before signing off was "Where do they get young men like this?".
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redelk
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posted April 04, 2003 05:33 PM
That brought tears to my eyes... just like these...
Johnny Cash - Ragged Old Flag (recorded in 1974)
http://www.attheoak.com/raggedflg.html
(click on link to listen to the song)
Red Skelton's Meaning of our Pledge of Allegiance
http://home.att.net/~poofcatt/july.html
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Zhooligan
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posted April 05, 2003 04:45 PM
Thanks for both of those Sherm.
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slug
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posted April 05, 2003 07:39 PM
those who have served with people like that, know. those who have never done so, will never know.
when your life depends on someone else, and theirs on you, it builds a unique trust that cannot be duplicated.
even if it seems insignificant at the time, when looking back on it you realize exactly what sacrifices were and are made on a daily basis.
time is irreplaceable. but many i have given up time for, and i would do so again in a heartbeat. there are many who have likewise given of their time and energy, and i feel honoured to have worked with people like that.
to the families of those who paid the ultimate price, may they find comfort in the voluntary service their loved ones gave, so that the rest of us can continue to live and be free
to those still out there, fighting and working, keep safe, and may this end quickly and soon.
  
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