Young men like this

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[robjna]

Martin Savidge of CNN, embedded with the 1st Marine battalion, was talking with 4 young marines near his foxhole this morning live on CNN.

He had been telling the story of how well the marines had been looking out for and taking care of him since the war started. He went on to tell about the many hardships the marines had endured since the war began and how they all look after one another. He turned to the four and said he had cleared it with their commanders and they could use his video phone to call home.

The 19 year old marine next to him asked Martin if he would allow his platoon sergeant to use his call to call his pregnant wife back home whom he had not been able to talk to in three months. A stunned Savidge who was visibly moved by the request nodded his head and the young marine ran off to get the sergeant. Savidge recovered after a few seconds and turned back to the three young marines still sitting with him and asked which one of them would like to call home first,

the marine closest to him responded with out a moments hesitation " Sir, if it's all the same to you we would like to call the parents of a buddy of ours, Lance Cpl Brian Buesing of Cedar Key, Florida who was killed on 3-23-03 near Nasiriya to see how they are doing".

At that Martin Savidge totally broke down and was unable to speak. All he could get out before signing off was, "Where do they get young men like this?"

[robjna]

Cetainly wouldn't get any from CNN. Their coverage last night was treasonous with Martha Brant from Newsweek praising Al-Jazeera

[secret garden]

This is an excerpt from James Taranto's column in the Opinion Journal Online(WSJ) today.

[Delbert]

MARINES ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HamiltonJay]

Where do they get young men like this?"

From these United States of America.

[xJones]

BUMP!

[wideawake]

"Where do they get young men like this?"

From America.

[Frank_Discussion]

This has been a hard post to read. I don't get caught off guard emotionally very much, congrats to you, I'm all frazzled now.

I'm bookmarking this thread.

Band of Brothers BUMP!

[Argus]

Embedding the reporters was a brilliant move, not so much because the American people get a more realistic ground-level view of the war, but more so because these elite liberal reporters finally get a more realistic view of the American people.

[lsee]

Awesome...

[JoeSixPack1]

Goose bumps have I. This is America's finest.

Semper Fi, Marines from this old jarhead!

[Camachee]

At that Martin Savidge totally broke down and was unable to speak. All he could get out before signing off was, "Where do they get young men like this?"

They're grown in America planted in the soil of freedom and nurtured with the love of God and family.

[PigRigger]

"Where do they get young men like these?"

Simple. For the most part, our nation's youth are still raised with moral's and ethics based on Judeo-Christian values.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Short but powerful.

This is a video that was produced to highlight the Navy/Marine Corps Team and will be shown as a trailer in movie theaters nationwide.

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http://www.usmc.mil/videos/ef.asf

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http://www.usmc.mil/videos/ef_lo.asf

[ClearCase_guy]

You know, a journalist can really make a reputation during time of war. They can rise up the totem pole and become forces to be reckeoned with in their field. I think we may be seeing a generation of journalists come back from Iraq and get "embedded" in their old newsroom and start to take editors to the wall: "No sir, you DON'T understand! Patriotism means something! I was with the marines in Iraq, and I saw how America really is! I will NOT slant my news story in favor of your slimy politician-friend!"

One can hope.

[Sloth]

"Where do they get young men like this?"

Flyover country.

[January24th]

Thanks for the ping. God HAS blessed America...these young men are proof.

[kmiller1k]

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[p_n_m]

What this reporter doesn't get is that our country is full of men and women like this. He just hasn't been paying attention!!

[zingzang]

Cetainly wouldn't get any from CNN. Their coverage last night was treasonous with Martha Brant from Newsweek praising Al-Jazeera

Agreed! I had the distinct displeasure of watching about 30 minutes of CNN while at the gym the other day. After about 10 minutes, I was ready to rip the TV off the wall and toss it out the window. Their decidedly anti-military stance is a close second to Al Jazeera.

They gloss over the pro military rallies occuring all over the country, then take about 3 minutes of airtime to interview some coward anti-war protestor in NYC. For balance, they then spend about the same amount of time interviewing a 9 year old girl at Camp Pendleton, CA asking questions like, "How do you feel when you see Marines being killed?" and "Do you worry about your father??" while this girl is crying and obviously distraught.

Maria Jinojosa's comments drip with anti-military angst when she's "forced" to cover anything positive about them. Wolf Blitzer is about as good as a cigar store Indian when it comes to his reporting, and this is from a guy who used to write for a pro-Israeli journal. And as for the morons they have in the "control room" who sit around and theorize drastic "what if" scenarios all day long with retired generals and colonels, I'd rather listen to fingernails on chalkboards than that crap.

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An earlier thread.....

Where do they get young men like this?