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To: blondee123

899 should open every following thread:

Posted by: blondee123 wrote:

Found this on another site, worth sharing:

posted Wed, 02 April 03 17:43
Subject: Martin Savidge Interview - Phone Calls To Home (CNN live interview with Martin Savidge on Sunday, 30 March 2003)

Martin Savidge of CNN, embedded with the 1st Marine battalion, 1st Marine Division, 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. None of these Marines had been able to talk with their families for many weeks. 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 over a month. A stunned Savidge, who was visibly moved by the request, nodded his head - yes. 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. He asked which one of them would like to call home first?

The Marine closest to him responded with out a moments hesitation, "Sir, if is 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 the 23rd of March near Nasiriya. We would like to see how his folks are doing and let them know their son died bravely."

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?!"

1,885 posted on 04/03/2003 8:41:11 AM PST by The Wizard (Saddamocrats are enemies of America)
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To: The Wizard
The marines get young men and turn them into men like that. I have been incredibly impressed over the years with young marines,,they are the best. Rather like young baseball players, college ones, they are the same wholesome decent American kids. I think the services do alot for young people.
1,896 posted on 04/03/2003 8:44:02 AM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: The Wizard
Darn, that post made me cry. Thanks for posting it.
1,897 posted on 04/03/2003 8:44:30 AM PST by Quilla
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To: The Wizard
899 should open every following thread:

This is a piece from yesterday's WSJ Opinion Journal that comes out every afternoon. It gave me the chills all day yesterday. WOW!
1,908 posted on 04/03/2003 8:49:39 AM PST by gop212
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To: The Wizard
OMG!
1,930 posted on 04/03/2003 8:56:16 AM PST by Howlin
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