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Marine who is being investigated (From Major JJ
Miller)) (sent by a reader)
FYI----Bill Citelli is the Commandant of a Marine Corps League Detachment in
Tennessee. He is also the past State of Tennessee Marine Corps League
Commandant.
To
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:07 PM
Subject: Marine
Good Morning Everybody.
The following is an email from my son regarding the NBC report (with
embedded reporter Kevin Sites), concerning the Marine who is being
investigated for "murdering" the insurgent in Fallaja. I will be sending
his
mail to every news program's email I can find. I find it sickening that this
Kevin Sites is even allowed to be embedded with our Marines, as this isn't
the first report I've heard from him that took on a decidely unfriendly
tone. My son also gave me permission to release it to anyone that wants to
pass it on, as long as it remains unedited.
-- Darlene PMM LCPL Gus TS DET
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:27:55 -0800 (PST) From: old tymer <email address
edited> Subject: The stories you don't hear... To:
lenasorry@aol.com
This is one story of many that people normally don't hear, and one that
everyone does.
This is just one most don't hear: A young Marine and
his cover man
cautiously enter a room just recently filled with insurgents armed with
Ak-47's and RPG's. There are three dead, another wailing in pain. The
insurgent can be heard saying, "Mister, mister! Diktoor, diktoor(doctor)!"
He is badly wounded, lying in a pool of his own blood. The Marine and his
cover man slowly walk toward the injured man, scanning to make sure no
enemies come from behind. In a split second, the pressure in the room
greatly exceeds that of the outside, and the concussion seems to be felt
before the blast is heard. Marines outside rush to the room, and look in
horror as the dust gradually settles. The result is a room filled with the
barely recognizable remains of the deceased, caused by an insurgent setting
off several pounds of explosives. The Marines' remains are gathered by teary
eyed comrades, brothers in arms, and shipped home in a box. The families can
only mourn over a casket and a picture of their loved one, a life cut short
by someone who hid behind a white flag. But no one hears these stories,
except those who have lived to carry remains of a friend, and the families
who loved the dead. No one hears this, so no one cares.
This is the story everyone hears:
A young Marine and his fire team cautiously enter a room just recently
filled with insurgents armed with AK-47's and RPG's. There are three dead,
another wailing in pain. The insurgent can be heard saying, "Mister,mister!
Diktoor, diktoor(doctor)!" He is badly wounded.Suddenly, he pulls from under
his bloody clothes a grenade, without the pin. The explosion rocks the room,
killing one Marine, wounding the others. The young Marine catches shrapnel
in the face. The next day, same Marine, same type of situation, a different
story. The young Marine and his cover man enter a room with two wounded
insurgents. One lies on the floor in puddle of blood, another against the
wall. A reporter and his camera survey the wreckage inside, and in the
background can be heard the voice of a Marine, "He's moving, he's moving!"
The pop of a rifle is heard, and the insurgent against the wall is now dead.
Minutes, hours later, the scene is aired on national
television, and the
Marine is being held for committing a war crime. Unlawful killing.
And now, another Marine has the possibility of being burned at the stake for
protecting the life of his brethren. His family now wrings their hands in
grief, tears streaming down their face. Brother, should I have been in your
boots, i too would have done the same.
For those of you who don't know, we Marines, Band of
Brothers, Jarheads,
Leathernecks, etc., do not fight because we think it is right, or think it
is wrong. We are here for the man to our left, and the man to our right. We
choose to give our lives so that the man or woman next to us can go home and
see their husbands, wives, children, friends and families.
For those of you who sit on your couches in front of your
television, and
choose to condemn this man's actions, I have but one thing to say to you.
Get out of you recliner, lace up my boots, pick up a rifle, leave your
family behind and join me. See what I've seen, walk where I have walked.
To those of you who support us, my sincerest gratitude. You
keep us alive.
I am a Marine currently doing his second tour in Iraq. These are my opinions
and mine alone. They do not represent those of the Marine Corps or of the US
military, or any other.
Sincerely,
LCPL Schmidt USMC
Please pray on this day, and every day, for our Armed Forces standing in
harm's way around the world in defense of our liberty, and for the families
awaiting their safe return.
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