Sergeant Maj. Bradley A. Kasal (right) was awarded the Navy Cross, promoted to his present rank and reenlisted here Monday. Lieutenant Col. David L. Reeves, Assault Amphibian School Battalions Commanding Officer congratulates Sgt. Maj. Kasal who was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2004.
Photo by: Photo by Sgt. Luis R. Agostini
1 posted on
05/05/2006 4:01:22 PM PDT by
SandRat
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A Marine Grip and Grin of Marine Merit
2 posted on
05/05/2006 4:02:08 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
At the core, it's still the Corps!
Semper Fi
3 posted on
05/05/2006 4:03:46 PM PDT by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: SandRat
I would take the pain of surgeries any day over the pain of being away from my Marines.Uuuu rah!
4 posted on
05/05/2006 4:05:35 PM PDT by
llevrok
(sui generis)
To: SandRat
God bless you Sargent Major! God Bless the USA where such Heros are born!
6 posted on
05/05/2006 4:08:02 PM PDT by
Danae
(God bless ya Tony! Thank you!)
To: SandRat
What an unbelievably brave Marine. God bless him for protecting us.
7 posted on
05/05/2006 4:09:51 PM PDT by
microgood
To: SandRat
Damn! That is one tough marine!
9 posted on
05/05/2006 4:10:52 PM PDT by
TheDon
(The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
To: SandRat
...Kasal had lost approximately 60 percent of his blood from more than 40 shrapnel wounds and seven 7.62 mm AK-47 gunshots.One can only conclude that God had a plan for this amazing man, which did not include him dying that day. A real hero indeed. Thanks for posting this.
10 posted on
05/05/2006 4:11:28 PM PDT by
Hetty_Fauxvert
(Kelo must GO!! ..... http://sonoma-moderate.blogspot.com/)
To: SandRat
Everytime I read of Americans like Kasal and remember the men I served with, I wonder how our country can get it so wrong when it comes to politics.
To: SandRat
13 posted on
05/05/2006 4:15:47 PM PDT by
patton
(Once you steal a firetruck, there's really not much else you can do except go for a joyride.)
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15 posted on
05/05/2006 4:16:35 PM PDT by
SittinYonder
(Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa)
To: SandRat
Kasal feels he did what any good Marine wouldve done.
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Theyre Marines, and Im a Marine. We look out for each other. And they look out for us. God bless them all.
16 posted on
05/05/2006 4:17:03 PM PDT by
steveo
(Fathers Against Rude Television: You may already be a member)
To: SandRat
17 posted on
05/05/2006 4:17:07 PM PDT by
Mr. Jazzy
(VPD of LCpl Smoothguy242, USMC, somewhere in Afghanistan's Kunar Province.)
To: SandRat
MIDI: FAITHFULLY - http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Galaxy/4242/alphaF.html
From a town...small town in Iowa
Came a hero whom you ought to know
Brad Kasal would protect his men
To the end he was prepared to go
Fallujah had been a living hell as they fought for their lives
Then, oh my God, he saw that grenade
He used his own body to protect his wounded comrade
He wouldn't let him die
Sacred words for you, Brad...Semper Fi
We are blessed to have such fine young men
Men who sacrifice so willingly
They stand up proud...it's their duty, they say
Heroes for all our kids to see
He now lives in constant pain but says there's no regrets
He says that he would do it all again
This is the measure of a real Marine
He wouldn't let him die
Sacred words for you, Brad...Semper Fi
Sacred words for you, sacred words for you, sacred words for you
Sacred words...Semper Fi
Sacred words for you, sacred words for you, sacred words for you
Sacred words...Semper Fi
Sacred words for you, sacred words for you, sacred words for you
Sacred words...Semper Fi
(fade out)
18 posted on
05/05/2006 4:21:46 PM PDT by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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19 posted on
05/05/2006 4:24:49 PM PDT by
ryan71
To: SandRat
Upon entry of the house, Kasal found himself face-to-face with an insurgent who he neutralized at extreme close range. This article is full of happy endings!
25 posted on
05/05/2006 4:32:29 PM PDT by
TravisBickle
(Are you talkin' to me?)
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To: Brad's Gramma
To: SandRat
This is Medal of Honor worthy.
36 posted on
05/05/2006 4:52:18 PM PDT by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: SandRat
Perhaps a Marine here can fill me in. In the Army, you don't re-enlist after an enlistment that carries you past 10 years of service. Is it the same in the Marines? If so, this is a young SGM.
43 posted on
05/05/2006 5:21:26 PM PDT by
Axhandle
To: SandRat
I wish there were something I could do to support the Marines. I'm just a fat slow guy so I can't join and I'm a poor college student so I can't donate any money to any "Marine" causes. :-(
44 posted on
05/05/2006 5:22:57 PM PDT by
Ainast
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