[blondee123]

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?!"

[oceanperch]

Bravo!

[AFPhys]

[The soldiers said, "we would like to call the parents of a buddy of ours... We would like to see how his folks are doing and let them know their son died bravely." ... All [the reporter] could get out before signing off was, "Where do they get young men like this?!"

(sobbing myself) ... Sir, you have just met the MEN of our US military. I hope the folks at home start to understand why they are free.

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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?!"

thank you for posting this

TTT

[The Wizard]

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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?!"

[B4Ranch]

Ping This is a must read. Our troops in combat are special!