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Soldier burned in Iraq cheers his comrades
CNN ^
| 11/13/03
Posted on 11/13/2003 8:46:56 AM PST by finnman69
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (AP) --Jose Martinez was known as an open and friendly guy before he joined the Army a year ago.
Months after he was trapped for 20 minutes in a fiery ammunition truck in Iraq and suffered disfiguring burns on his face, head, arms and legs, the 20-year-old from Dalton, Georgia, is using those qualities to comfort fellow burn victims.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: army; burnvictim; iraq; soldier
Brave brave guy.
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posted on
11/13/2003 8:46:57 AM PST
by
finnman69
To: finnman69
Martinez's courageous attitude urged nurses to ask him to volunteer in the burn ward.
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posted on
11/13/2003 8:47:22 AM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: finnman69
God bless him.
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posted on
11/13/2003 8:48:42 AM PST
by
zencat
good man
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posted on
11/13/2003 8:50:51 AM PST
by
JohnnyZ
(Red Sox in 2004)
To: finnman69
Bravo, soldier. BTTT
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posted on
11/13/2003 8:59:57 AM PST
by
4mycountry
(I don't approve of political jokes.... too many of them get elected.)
To: finnman69
God bless our wounded and disfigured one and all for having given so much for their country. May we always live up to our commitment as a nation and people to give them the full care and support they have earned and deserve for the remainder of their lives.
Jose Martinez reminds me there is one thing that cannot be disputed when it comes to the diversity of ethnic groups. The Hispanics are first and foremost when it comes to duty, honor and country in America. They are the most decorated ethnic group for bravery in the military and have been for generations. I have a most tremendous heartfelt respect for them.
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posted on
11/13/2003 9:36:55 AM PST
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: finnman69
An example of why the enemy will never, NEVER, win. Our greatest weopon, men and women of honor. Courage. Loyalty. Patriotism.
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posted on
11/13/2003 9:50:40 AM PST
by
Made In The USA
(Where is the outrage?!)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
>The Hispanics are first and foremost when it comes to >duty, honor and country in America. They are the most >decorated ethnic group for bravery in the military and >have been for generations.
Not to take anything away from Hispanics and this brave young man, but that's wrong and incorrect.
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posted on
12/13/2003 10:47:39 AM PST
by
Norse
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
My brother, who is a LT with the 101st Airborne said this a year ago-that the hispanic soldiers make the best soldiers as far as he is concerned-and my brother is an American of Irish decent so no bias there.
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