Posted on 05/13/2016 6:05:32 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
What he didn’t know until then, he said, and what he learned that very instant, was that Marines are not normal. Choking past the emotion he said, “Sir, in the name of God no sane man would have stood there and done what they did.”...
“No sane man.”
“They saved us all.”...
By all reports and by the recording, they never stepped back. They never even started to step aside. They never even shifted their weight. With their feet spread shoulder width apart, they leaned into the danger, firing as fast as they could work their weapons. They had only one second left to live.
(Excerpt) Read more at wideopencountry.com ...
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Two Marines,
Thank You.
“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.” [Ronald Reagan, U.S. President; 1985]
God Bless - always - The United States Marines
from a grateful citizen
>>>But they were Marines, combat Marines, forged in the same crucible of Marine training, and because of this bond they were brothers as close, or closer, than if they were born of the same woman.<<<
from the article - so powerful...
..........one was a young father................boy what a legacy the Marine left this kid! Awesome story! Thanks for posting! Forwarded it to my whole list.
Saving for later read!
we dont forget.......
COMMUNION OF SAINTS
LIFE EVERLASTING
And so it is with EVERY Marine. I’m 75 and when I greet a fellow Marine, of whatever age, with a hearty Semper fi, it always comes back Semper fi, brother.
My bride of 51 years NOW understands the bond between all Marines. It took a chance meeting in the Ferrari store in Venice five years ago. The Semper fi’s were exchanged, when the man’s wife exclaimed: “My goodness, halfway around the world, total strangers and with two words, you are brothers”. We both smiled, talked and went our separate ways.
sweet story...... you made me smile..
proud daughter and sister of Army veterans, and honored to know quite a few Marines, i used to manage an American Legion and could always spot the Marines..... no matter the age.
God Bless you sir and thank you for your service.
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