[DuncanWaring]

You bring on one of your Marine Force Recon to where I live and I’ll have his butt spray painted before he knew what happened.

The guy in the center of the photo below is a Marine, (not even "Force Recon" to the best of my knowledge) Sgt. Bradley Kasal.

If you're not familiar with him, you should be.

At the time the photo was taken, what he had "in him" was 50 bullets and shrapnel fragments.

What he didn't have "in him" was over half his blood and four inches of leg bone, which is why he had to be assisted out of the building.

Note he's not leaving on a stretcher, but rather still partially moving under his own power, holding his pistol, still ready to defend himself and his fellow Marines.

Now, tell us again what part of him you're going to spray-paint.

[eartrumpet]

From wiki:

On May 1, 2006, in a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Kasal was awarded the Navy Cross, followed by his promotion to Sergeant Major and reenlistment in the Marine Corps.

Actions in Iraq

In a fire fight in a house in Fallujah, although wounded by seven 7.62x39mm AK-47 rounds and hit by more than 43 pieces of hot fragmentation from a grenade while using his body to shield an injured fellow Marine, Kasal refused to quit fighting and is credited with saving the lives of several Marines during the U.S. assault on insurgent strongholds in Fallujah in November 2004.

By the time he was carried out of the house by LCpl Chris Marquez and LCpl Dane Shaffer, Kasal had lost approximately 60 percent of his blood.[1] The photograph of Kasal, taken by photographer Lucian Read — blood-soaked and still holding his M9 pistol and KA-Bar fighting knife — being helped from the building by fellow Marines, has become one of the iconic pictures of the war.[2]

Recovery

Due to the injuries, Kasal lost four inches of bone in his right leg. Kasal has undergone 21 surgeries to date in order to repair his injuries and save his leg.[3] Kasal continues his recovery from his wounds and still walks with a limp.

But I wonder if he could sneak up on a peacetime barracks to snap pictures of the opposite sex?

[SkyDancer]

Talk to the parents of some of the Marine women killed in Iraq. Secondly, nice movie still. Gun in his hand hanging around the neck another guy holding him up?? Shiny at that???I’ve had enjoyable convo’s with several guys here. It’s been informative. The thread is ended as far as I’m concerned. Chat amongst yourselves. Thanks again for your picture and all. Regards, Janey

[Chgogal]

A Silver Star.....Wow!

Go Airborne! Imagine, the 82nd Airborne, the All American Airborne allows little female Pattons to represent them. Go figure!

http://www.emtcity.com/topic/11487-19-year-old-female-medic-receives-silver-star-in-afghanistan/

http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6281963544/m/5770076371001