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THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ: PROFILED COMMANDER SLAIN
Los Angeles Times ^
| 5/12/07
| Tony Perry
Posted on 05/12/2007 1:56:29 PM PDT by jamese777
Maj. Douglas Zembiec, a Marine Corps officer profiled in the Los Angeles Times magazine in 2004, was killed while leading a raid on insurgents in Baghdad, officials reported Friday.
Details of his death on Thursday were sketchy.
In an age when many prefer military personnel to be diffident and reluctant to engage in violence, Zembiec was proudly a throwback.
"One of the most noble things you can do is kill the enemy," he once said.
Zembiec, 34, received a Bronze Star with a V for valor for leading an infantry company in repeated assaults against insurgents in the Sunni Triangle city of Fallouja in 2004.
Bloodied by shrapnel, Zembiec led his troops in combat so close that the two sides were hurling grenades from 20 feet apart. He later was part of low-profile missions in Afghanistan to thwart the resurging Taliban.
Zembiec seemed to revel in the experience of combat. In the magazine article, he was quoted as calling a firefight in Fallouja "the greatest day of my life."
"I never felt so alive, so exhilarated, so purposeful," he said the day after a battle in which two of his troops were killed and 18 wounded. "There is nothing equal to combat and there is no greater honor than to lead men into combat."
Zembiec was widely admired among Marines.
"We can dispute the politics of any war — Iraq, Afghanistan or any others," said Bing West, author of two books about combat Marines in Iraq, "but we cannot dispute our need for warriors. Doug was our guardian."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fallen; iraq; semperfi
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posted on
05/12/2007 1:56:30 PM PDT
by
jamese777
To: jamese777
Semper Fi’ and god bless Major.
Jarhead
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posted on
05/12/2007 1:58:50 PM PDT
by
Buffettfan
(VIVA LA MIGRA! - LONG LIVE THE MINUTEMEN!)
To: jamese777
Prayers for Pam and Fallyn. May Fallyn come to learn and appreciate how great a man her natural father was.
HF
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:01:02 PM PDT
by
holden
To: jamese777
"We can dispute the politics of any war — Iraq, Afghanistan or any others," said Bing West SInce war should not be political, this is not strictly true.
To: jamese777
May this Gentleman rest in peace, and I pray his family will find solace knowing he died a hero. God bless them all.
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:04:08 PM PDT
by
geezerwheezer
(get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
To: jamese777; freema; Just A Nobody
Maj. Douglas Zembiec, true warrior and one of America’s finest.
May God Bless him and his family.
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:04:09 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
To: jamese777
"In the magazine article, he was quoted as calling a firefight in Fallouja "the greatest day of my life." "I never felt so alive, so exhilarated, so purposeful," he said the day after a battle in which two of his troops were killed and 18 wounded. "There is nothing equal to combat and there is no greater honor than to lead men into combat."
He sounds like someone who knows exactly what he's doing.
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:09:09 PM PDT
by
elfman2
(An army of amateurs doing the media's job.)
To: jamese777
Someone who really made a difference. You will be missed.
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:09:11 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Regev, Goldwasser & Shalit, we are praying for you.)
To: jamese777
May God rest his soul and give comfort and strength to his loved ones.
And thank you, Major Zembiec for your noble service and sacrifice to our country. Godspeed.
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:19:16 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Hey! Quiet Down Out There!)
To: jamese777
God Bless him and may he rest in peace.
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:20:35 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Al Qaeda knows Iraq's strategic value, yet the Democrats work day and night for our defeat there.)
To: jamese777
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posted on
05/12/2007 2:24:29 PM PDT
by
WestTexasWend
(NO OIL FOR APPEASERS)
To: RaceBannon; rmlew; Clemenza; Yehuda; firebrand; nutmeg
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posted on
05/12/2007 3:27:50 PM PDT
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: jamese777
A good man, a good Marine lost. Very sad.
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posted on
05/12/2007 5:05:41 PM PDT
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul. WWPD (what would Patton do))
To: jamese777
Condolences to Major Douglas Zembiec’s family and friends. America’s finest.
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posted on
05/12/2007 7:35:19 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: elfman2
reminded me of the Winston Churchill quote, “There is nothing so exhilarating as being shot at and missed!”
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posted on
05/12/2007 7:41:31 PM PDT
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
To: jamese777; StarCMC
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posted on
05/12/2007 7:44:28 PM PDT
by
Radix
( "You can take the wisdom of this world, and give it to the ones who think it all ends here.")
To: jamese777
"One of the most noble things you can do is kill the enemy," he once said. America has lost a true patriot!
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posted on
05/12/2007 7:45:18 PM PDT
by
airborne
(Duncan Hunter is the only real choice for honest to goodness conservatives!)
To: Radix
Prayers for his family ~ a true hero. May he rest in peace.
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Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord No more bleeding, no more fight
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posted on
05/12/2007 9:25:00 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Honor military recruiters in all 50 states ~ May 19, 2007 ~ http://gatheringofeagles.org/?p=257)
To: StarCMC
HeroBracelets.org is looking to locate someone within Major Zembiec’s unit. A patron has offered to send HeroBracelets to his unit in Major Zembiec’s name. Anyone who can help us contact those in his unit, please email us at info@herobracelets.org
Thank you
Chris Greta
Director HeroBracelets.org
To: HeroBracelets.org; RaceBannon
Ping to see if you can help.
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posted on
05/16/2007 4:01:44 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Just say no to Brady bunch Republicans.)
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