Corps beefs up fitness standards to help portly Marines slim down

San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 8/27/08 | Craig Gustafson

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I respect the skills of those who can sing, and those who can fight, especially since I am not likely to become very good at either one at my age.

Doing anything extraordinarily well makes you a valuable member of society.

Semper Fi, fellow Freeper.

[AhOmEsChOoLeDmInD]

I am fixing to do that same thing, my friend. I am headed in after High school. And this is just insane. [laugh] No matter, I’ll keep up. :D

[DuncanWaring]

For those not familiar with that picture, Sgt. Major Kasal had "in" him at the time a half-dozen bullets and a dozen or two pieces of shrapnel, grenade fragments, etc.

What he didn't have "in" him at the time was about half his blood.

Here's a picture of him (later) being awarded the Navy Cross: