geoff rath
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News tonight in Australia is that your heroes are aboard their Angel Flight home; a safe return to their loved ones; R I P.
Agree.After serving in the Corps for 31 years and retired for 21 years, it still hurts every time I read of a service member lost. I grieve for every lost brother and sister but even more for their loved ones left behind. Semper Fidelis.
After serving in the Corps for 31 years and retired for 21 years, it still hurts every time I read of a service member lost. I grieve for every lost brother and sister but even more for their loved ones left behind. Semper Fidelis.
PS: Navy medical Corpsmen who die with Marines cause me the most pain.
Thank you. It is still tough thinking about at times. My sister is in Hawaii with her Granddaughters and my niece, just helping work through all the stuff a widow has to deal with. Toby has an exceptional wife as well.I a so glad that you informed our group about this. It wasn't my place. As you so very correctly noted, the actions of that flight crew are what allowed so many fellow marines to see their loved ones again. I so regret his loss and so honor is courage and sacrifice.
We heard and read about the response in Darwin. A huge debt of gratitude is owed for how fast and well the Australian First Responders dealt with the aftermath. Especially when the distance and terrain are factored in. The Australian news reports were our best source of information in the first days after the crash.Thanks for sharing that @Woodcarver
I was in Darwin at the time - and there was a genuine and widespread deep sense of shock and loss felt by the community in general.
The farewell photo with his girls in the news article you linked is heart wrenching.
It looks like from the photo you posted he had the opportunity to take a Sambar at some stage. While he was down here?
Correction, it googles up under: Poem, "A soldier died today" or "Just a Common Soldier"Perhaps respectfully google "A Soldier Died Today" by Paul Harvey. Condolences