Posted on 10/22/2018 1:22:40 PM PDT by lowbridge
Full title: When a fire erupted in a senior citizens' building behind their barracks, here's how the Marines responded
Capt. Trey Gregory was one of the first 10 Marines to race toward a burning senior-living facility in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday -- and the teamwork he saw there is enough to get him choked up.
From junior enlisted Marines to the base commanding officer, the response was a display of level-headed professionalism and duty for the neighbors of Marine Barracks Washington, he told Military.com.
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The three-alarm fire erupted in the Arthur Capper Senior Apartments at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, just behind the Barracks where Gregory's team is based. Within minutes, the security force Marines were equipped with radios as they headed into the building to alert their neighbors, many of whom are elderly and can't walk on their own.
"We knew we had people in there who needed help," Gregory said. "The bottom floors weren't too bad when we got in there, but that top floor got dicey."
The Marines paired off and stayed in communication on the radios, he said, especially on the top floor, where the smoke was much thicker. They steered clear of any doorways that were hot to the touch as they went room-to-room, clearing every unit they checked and helping those who needed it to safety.
"Some of the residents are bedridden or paralyzed, so we picked them up and threw them over our shoulders," he said. "I remember carrying a paralyzed guy down the stairs with the colonel, a lieutenant and a gunnery sergeant. Everybody was just there to help."
Gregory estimates the Marines made 30 or 40 trips in and out of the building. There were no deaths or life-threatening injuries reported in the 162-unit complex.
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She actually said that.
This action just demonstrates once again the truth about the Marines: No greater friend, no worse enemy.
She saved my late father’s family from starving to death during the Depression so I have a hard time hating on her.
Tears in my eyes.
The beloved Corps leave their safety at the door and go in while others fled. There’s a special place in heaven for the Ubited States Marines.
Semper Fidelis.
Job well done!
Before or after she said that they were so degraded by the conditions they fought under that they were not to be trusted with anyone’s daughters?
Very well done guys!
Laissez le bon Trump rouler!
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Back then people understood the concept of a joke and didn’t think of everything in politically correct terms. Now, even so-called conservatives take umbrage at humor.
Sometimes I just read the quotes about the Marines for moto. And I love the duffel blog. Makes me LOL just thinking about it.
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