(Taken from Military.com)

"Never Stopped Fighting"

Here's an inspiring photograph and story we recently received:

Marine 1st Sergeant Brad Kasal (in the middle). This photo is from the most recent major offensive in Fallujah. 1stSgt. Kasal sacrificed his own safety to save a room full of fellow Marines. He ended up taking several AK rounds in the leg. Most of his lower leg was blown away but you can't tell it from this pic. He took rounds in the back which his armor saved him from. He took one round through his butt which passed through both cheeks leaving 4 holes in him. And he also took the brunt of a grenade blast. He jumped on top of a younger Marine to cover him from the fire. He killed the terrorist who did most of the damage to him and his men, and despite a massive loss of blood he never stopped fighting. Notice that he's still holding his pistol. He has been put in for the Medal of Honor for his actions on that day. He already has several Purple Hearts for previous battles throughout his career and he has turned some down so that he could stay with his unit. While in the hospital he has met President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and several other celebrities. He said that Bush came in by himself and had a very long, sincere, and friendly visit with him.




God Bless him!

Oh man...I saw a thread on this at another board I went to and that Marine is .....especially how he's still got his pistol in hand in the picture. I hope he does get up for the Medal of Honor.

So how do you know the guy he killed was a terrorist??????

Originally Posted by aussiejohn

So how do you know the guy he killed was a terrorist??????

most know my views on the iraq war. but even i don't think it matters if it was insurgent/freedom fighter/terrorst or whatever. he took heavy fire, was wounded, returned fire, and killed his attacker. and the while protecting his squadmates


impressive

Originally Posted by aussiejohn

So how do you know the guy he killed was a terrorist??????

What brain fart would cause you to ask that question in response to this type of article?

Btw, that's rhetorical, so don't answer.

terrorist, soldier, murderer, who really cares? they're all the same IMO

but if true, that man deserves a promotion and a MoH

cool picture indeed, there need to be more and better videographers from the AP there, but that's asking a lot, some of the insurgent footage is okay sometimes...

Originally Posted by Jim Goose

cool picture indeed, there need to be more and better videographers from the AP there, but that's asking a lot, some of the insurgent footage is okay sometimes...

Wouldn't be so cool if it was you.

true, i'd feel stupid about being shot all over my ass in a country i didn't belong.

Originally Posted by Jim Goose

true, i'd feel stupid about being shot all over my ass in a country i didn't belong.

Feeling stupid should come natural to you. How about you show a little respect and save your political rantings for the proper threads. This isn't a request.

That's one tough top sergeant. His actions carve in stone the expression "first shirt".