[UpstateNYRouser]

Damned good men - heroes - one and all, who serve.
God bless their families.
These stories bring tears to my eyes and heart.

[roninmarine]

wow, he didn't even have to be there.

there has got to be a safer way to breach a possibly dangerous room, i have never been in combat but if i were the battalion commander i would order marines who suspect a dangerous room to fire rounds through the door, into the roof to probe or something, this most honorable Marine was a victim of SOP there has got to be a better way. i may be irrational at the moment however, as my heartache is clouding my mind. this was hard to read