Wow. "Where do they get young men like this?"

[Ben E Lou]

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 shook 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 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 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?”.

[Fritz]

A: right next door.

[ice4277]

God bless them.

[CamEdwards]

I saw this last night. How awesome... in the true sense of the word.

[Tarkus]

Originally posted by CamEdwards
I saw this last night. How awesome... in the true sense of the word.
Which makes what that Columbia professor said even more disgusting.

Tarkus

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally posted by Tarkus
Which makes what that Columbia professor said even more disgusting.

Tarkus

What did the Columbia professor say?

[Tarkus]

Check this link for the sordid story.

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7079&highlight=Genova

Tarkus

[CamEdwards]

Columbia Professor Calls for a Million Mogadishus Thread (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7079)

Rather than get into it and threadjack... here's the link to the discussion.

[Easy Mac]

Originally posted by Tarkus
Which makes what that Columbia professor said even more disgusting.

Tarkus

How does that even fit in with what is being said. Stop trolling and post something useful.

And good for the troops. I hope they get to see their parents when they come home.

[vex]

It fits in very well I think.

[MylesKnight]

Was this broadcasted on CNN or just included in a story/article?

I'd love to see the Video of this taking place.. Defenitely one of those things that would make many a grown man tear up a bit.

Thanks SkyDog!

[KWhit]

Great stuff. Very impressive indeed.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally posted by CamEdwards
Columbia Professor Calls for a Million Mogadishus Thread (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7079)

Rather than get into it and threadjack... here's the link to the discussion.

Oy yoy yoy... Sorry I asked! Fella steps out for a few days and all hell breaks loose.

[CamEdwards]

see what you miss when you go away. :)

And Easy, I think it IS appropriate to reflect on what Professor de Genova said. After all, these are the men he'd like to see dead.

[tucker342]

Those are great men. That would be pretty interesting to see the video.....

[CAsterling]

The sad thing is, the armed forces of most armies are full of men and women who are like this, but they rarely get the recognison they deserve.
To them Honour, Duty, Compassion and Patriotism are not just words to put in a speech, but concepts they live by.

I wish them all well, and hope their sacrifices are worthwhile and remembered by the rest of us for as long as we live.
Thanks for reminding me of this Skydog.

[samifan24]

Originally posted by CAsterling
The sad thing is, the armed forces of most armies are full of men and women who are like this, but they rarely get the recognison they deserve.
To them Honour, Duty, Compassion and Patriotism are not just words to put in a speech, but concepts they live by.

I wish them all well, and hope their sacrifices are worthwhile and remembered by the rest of us for as long as we live.
Thanks for reminding me of this Skydog.

Ditto. Great post.

[digamma]

Unfortunately, Snopes has found that this report wasn't filed. The deceased soldier's name and hometown are accurate, and CNN admits that its reporters do sometimes allow soldiers to use their phones, however the result itself was not filed.

If the story is "made up," it is unfortunate, as I am sure there are a number of similar stories that are true and would bring forth similar emotions.

http://www.snopes.com/glurge/savidge.php

[Fritz]

Originally posted by CAsterling
the armed forces of most armies are full of men and women who are like this.

The armed forces of most countries are filled by conscripts.