Dr. Roberts at GruntDoc posts a letter home from some Marines in Iraq. Excerpt:
We are here to win.The news looks grim from back in the States. We did take losses that, in our hearts, we will always live with. The men we lost were taken within the very opening minutes of the violence. They could not have foreseen the treachery of the enemy and they did not suffer. We can never replace these Marines and Sailors but they will fight on with us in spirit. We are not feeling sorry for ourselves nor do we fear what tomorrow will bring. The battalion has lived up to its reputation as Magnificent Bastards.
Yesterday made everyone here stronger and wiser; it will be a cold day in Hell before we are taken for granted again.
As John McCain says, "courage" is the willingness to sacrifice for a cause greater than yourself. We will be forever indebted to them.
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