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03-01-2005, 06:37 PM
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 enemy 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.
http://www.jonathan.allain.com/pics/1stsgtkasai.jpg
Lil Freek
03-01-2005, 06:45 PM
d00d... big up to him.
jlanger
03-01-2005, 09:51 PM
dang good marine
Semper Fi
mp5smuggler
03-01-2005, 09:53 PM
hoo yaaaa semper fi and ty for fighting for me
DeanSweet
03-01-2005, 09:53 PM
appears his pistol may have been emptied...

Somebody else needs to buy him a beer! I wil buy the 1st.
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03-01-2005, 10:01 PM
I like that he's still upright after all that. You only wish you can be that good in a fight.
Mikey444
03-01-2005, 10:08 PM
God bless him
c0nfus3d
03-01-2005, 11:37 PM
god bless man.... ty for those fighting stay safe if you guys go back out
Mike R
03-01-2005, 11:42 PM
Damn brave and corageous man. Hope he makes a full recovery.
sidpro5
03-02-2005, 01:03 AM
Damn! God Bless and thank you.
gimpo2
03-02-2005, 01:07 AM
Semper Fi, its hell over there. i'm glad i'm not over there any more, but part of me wants to go back
glyph
03-02-2005, 01:08 AM
i head over there regularly. My wife is over there now, too. Actually got to hang out with her in January.
gimpo2
03-02-2005, 01:09 AM
what branch?
glyph
03-02-2005, 01:16 AM
Air Force (check my sig for the "hidden" occupation)
gimpo2
03-02-2005, 01:20 AM
nice, pilot i guess its not that hidden.. i'm not too observant, are you a reservist?

(jacked)
glyph
03-02-2005, 01:22 AM
hehe, no one catches it. nope, active. only reason I am home is my ears won't clear. Right now we are surging in ops tempo to make up for all the grounded C130s (found more stress in wings than is supposed to be there)
gimpo2
03-02-2005, 01:26 AM
what's your wife do?
glyph
03-02-2005, 01:33 AM
you aren't Al Qaeda are you? (laugh)

she's a Civil Engineer
gimpo2
03-02-2005, 03:23 AM
you aren't Al Qaeda are you? (laugh)

she's a Civil Engineer

hahaha no i'm just curious, i finished my 4 years in the marine corps a month ago
glyph
03-02-2005, 10:01 AM
congrats, enjoy some time around the home.
laracroft
03-02-2005, 11:21 AM
When the war in Iraq started, we had to restrain ourselves from going back into the Corps. Sure it's messy and most dont agree with it, but damnit, our boys and gals needed us. I've said it a million times, and some may remember, my brother is a Gulf war disabled vet. Some of you have met him. He cant walk long distances, ever run again, use his left arm or maybe even have kids... but he would'nt have changed a thing. He is very proud, as am I of him. Before he was disabled, I was in the Marines and he was in the Army. We hadn't seen each other in years and he was stationed in Korea while I was in Oki. I asked for leave to go see him but was denied. That had been my only chance in so many years that I could have seen him. Some time after that, I didnt see him again until he was in the hospital when I went on leave back home. He went from a fit 165 pounds to 135 in no time flat. It was hard seeing him that way. Other than almost losing him to a street race several years previous, this was another shock. Because unlike the other time, he was not partially paralyzed.

I think his only regret was that he didnt get the chance to continue to serve. After he was done in the Army, he wanted to re-enlist in the Air Force. He had been in the AF first, back in 1989 as a crew chief, but left to the Army after his enlistment was over because of his fiance who had enlinsted in the Army too. After his disability, she left him for someone else. All the doctor had to say was that he would need some taking care of for the rest of his life and she decided she couldn't do it and never talked to him again.

The military life and sacrifices they make are not for everyone. Another officer here is going through a divorce because his wife didnt want him going to Iraq. He loves her dearly and his kids, but she doesnt understand or want him going. I guess she never realized that being in the Reserves still means that you will eventually have to serve. I think thats just as hard. You're over there and you're girl just up and leaves you through no fault of your own. It's sad.
glyph
03-02-2005, 03:10 PM
yes, the life is not easy. My wife is in Iraq, I am here in SC, since my ears are jacked, and my 5 yr old daughter is in Los Angeles with grandparents because my flying schedule is so flexible.

another guy who though his marriage was in good shape came home from a trip to find his wife gone, and is now divorced. On the other hand, there are a lot of strong marriages with kids, who have rather stable households, except for daddy, or mommy being gone 200 days of the year average.
gimpo2
03-02-2005, 03:16 PM
yes, the life is not easy. My wife is in Iraq, I am here in SC, since my ears are jacked, and my 5 yr old daughter is in Los Angeles with grandparents because my flying schedule is so flexible.

another guy who though his marriage was in good shape came home from a trip to find his wife gone, and is now divorced. On the other hand, there are a lot of strong marriages with kids, who have rather stable households, except for daddy, or mommy being gone 200 days of the year average.

yeah i heard alot of stories, like when a guy would come back from a deployment and then his wife would give him and std that she got while he was gone, or the one where the dude is on a ship or deployment somewhere and his wife sends him some cookies and a video tape. then the guy eats the cookies and pops in the video tape and on the tape.... well if you heard it you know how it ends. but pretty much what i'm saying is people that cheat on their spouses are fucking scum bags, especially when they're deployed somewhere (usa)
laracroft
03-02-2005, 03:18 PM
Yeah, thats difficult. Especially on the kids. But just as rough for the guys or girls dating someone back home that's out messing around. Thankfully I had never been without my hub for too long during my deployments, cause I'd die after a year of no physical human contact. There's nothing worse than being alone on an op in the middle of B.F.E. and knowing that no one is at home waiting for you. Makes you that much more lonely. Thats why there's so many crazies, divorces and attempted suicides in the military sometimes. Of course, the Marines and Army have the highest rates. But that figures. Kudos to all the couples that have stuck it through the years. It's not easy and some people dont know just how hard that is. But if your marriage can survive long deployments, it will survive ANYTHING.