Just Can’t Stay Away
Spree at WakeupAmerica has this email interview with a badly wounded soldier who re-enlisted for six more years:
Spree: What made you decide to join the military in the first place?
Sgt. Will: …Giving the short history. My Grandfather’s middle name was Pershing. My father’s was Mac Arthur. I am a Jr, and my son’s middle name is Franks. For the people who don’t know these names look them up in a history book.
… On my 18th birthday I went to the recruiters office and started my search. I never Joined for College Money or to further my Civilian life. I wanted to serve. At the time “Be All You Can BE” was all I needed to hear.
… My injury was a crushing to my left leg. I was in danger of losing it for weeks. But thanks to great Field Medics (Marines), a fast Black Hawk ride, and wonderful Doctors, I still have it, and almost full use of it. As for how it happened, Well lets just say at the wrong place at the wrong time. That can happen easily when you allow yourself to have a false sense of security.
Spree: I understand from your wife that you chose to reenlist for another 6 years despite your injury….can you explain why?
Sgt. Will: Like I said in the beginning, I just want to serve. For those of you who know about the big reenlistment bonus, I didn’t get it. It was started after I reup’ed. With the injury it doesn’t affect my duties. I can still do my job, and I won’t let others do it for me.
Reminds me of a Marine I interviewed at Walter Reed, missing a leg, with a messed up arm from Fallujah. When I asked him what his future plans were, he said he wanted to get up on his new leg and get his arm fixed so he could go back. Matt said what I think is Marine for what Sgt. Will said:
“I loved it,” Matt said. “We enjoyed it.”
PJM Photo of the Year So Far, via SWAC Girl: “America is not at war. The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall.”
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:11 pm on Wednesday, February 21, 2007
7 Responses to “Just Can’t Stay Away”
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February 21st, 2007 at 10:43 pm
And morons like to regurgitate that euro puke about Americans being soft.
Just to clear up the record, the USMC (Marines) does not have field medics. The USN (Navy) provides us with outstanding Corpsmen for that purpose.
February 21st, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Bless you men and woman of the military. You keep us safe to type on these here things and send messages on the thing al gore invented. You even protect those among us, called Murthas.
February 21st, 2007 at 11:00 pm
God Bless, SGT Will, and make sure to shoot first.
February 21st, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Bless you for mentioning the corpsmen, Grimmy. They’re my kind of folks! And they’re about the only swabs the Marines deign to acknowledge–for obvious reasons. (And if I could figure out how to put a smily face here–like the esteemed Grimmy, I’d do so.)
I’ve known so many like this Sgt. Outstanding men and women, who make mentioning the likes of those of our own pet toad and Rep. Toad seem like an utter waste of human flesh.
February 21st, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Ummmm, do I know you guys? To quote Jimmy Buffett…”your voice sounds wonderful, but your face don’t look to clear”…”So barmaid bring a pitcher, another round of brew so Honey why don’t we get drunk and”, Ahem.
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:09 am
Cid, if you hadn’t been so inmeadiated during our many discussions in our favorite Ozzie pub, your perceptions might be clearer. ;^) Honey.
February 22nd, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Salty
Moi? Me? This little kid?…:).