Double amputee still serves Corps as martial arts instructor

USMC Press Release ^ | Aug. 22, 2005 | Cpl. Jonathan Agg

[IonImplantGuru]

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va(Aug. 22, 2005) -- Throughout the annals of Marine Corps history, inspired quotations have framed the heroics of great Marines, transforming passing moments into epic legends to be forever retold and celebrated by the generations of warriors who follow.

Never to be forgotten is the rallying cry of Gunnery Sgt. Dan Daly at the Battle of Belleau Wood, France, on June 4, 1918: “Come on you son’s of bitches! Do you want to live forever?”

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So too will a contemporary Marine be remembered, not only for his extraordinary act of courage and composure under fire, but for a few plainly spoken words that captured the hearts of citizens and generals alike: “Sir, I couldn’t pass out. I was in charge.”

Spoken by then Cpl. James Wright, these simple words epitomized the fighting spirit of the Marine NCO.

Wright, now a sergeant, was retelling the harrowing experience of how he lost both hands and suffered wounds to a leg in an insurgent ambush in Iraq from his hospital bed at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Sitting at his bedside was Major Gen. Thomas S. Jones, Training and Education Command commanding general, who was visiting wounded veterans at the hospital that day.

Jones listened to the young reconnaissance Marine explain how he continued to lead his Marines in returning fire and eventually out of the kill zone. Amazed, the general asked how he managed to keep from going into shock and passing out. Wright replied, “Sir, I couldn’t pass out. I was in charge.”

[IonImplantGuru]

Semper Fi, Leatherneck!

[LongElegantLegs]

Marines don't die without permission.

[RichInOC]

“Sir, I couldn’t pass out. I was in charge.”

There's a guy who clanks when he walks.

[dighton]

“Sir, I couldn’t pass out. I was in charge.”

[clintonh8r]

One of my instructors at The Basic School (1968) was a double amputee (legs). I'll never forget him.

[Mo1]

PING

[capydick]

“Sir, I couldn’t pass out. I was in charge.”

Compare this character with the man who said

It depends on what the definition of is is. And:

"A lot of wonderful people love their country and hate the military.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Ping, Tonkin...thanks for the ping, Mo...and God BLESS this man!!!

[Americanwolf]

OOOH RRAAH!

[MikefromOhio]

[ghostrider]

Ouch! What a good epitaph for the rapist.

[ASOC]

Solid brass, no doubt about it.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Some guys just aren't into that post-traumatic stess stuff. This guy is a real Marine. That maggot Swofford is just a braindead "Jarhead." Guess which one the Leftwing kooks in Hollyweird make a movie about.

[rightwinggoth]

http://www.5minutestolive.com/quicktime/mrnolegs.html

[LasVegasMac]

Solid brass, no doubt about it.

No way. Brass is too soft.

Stainless steel.

Warrior - defined.

LVM

[Pilsner]

Enhglish pilot Douglas Bader lost both legs in an airplane crash in the 1930s. It ended his RAF career, until WWII broke out, when he was allowed to come back as an instructor. Shortly thereafter he got a slot as a combat pilot and became one of the RAF's leading aces. He was shot down over France and set out the last half of the war in a German POW camp.

[LongElegantLegs]

Oooh, that was quick! ;-)

[MikefromOhio]

yep hehe

[Pilsner]

Just read the whole story. I know the Corps is trying to resist award inflation, but all this guy gets is a Bronze Star?