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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Picture of the Day - 2













Cpl. Daniel M. Greenwald, an assaultman from Rockland County, N.Y., attached to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, holds up his Kevlar helmet. The Kevlar stopped an insurgent sniper bullet from severely wounding or killing Greenwald. He only suffered a minor gash on his forehead. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Erik Villagran

(Copy Editor chimes in with the official story.)

posted by mikevotes at 9:14 AM

5 Comments:

  • Lucky sob.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:08 PM  

  • I don't know why. it just struck me this morning.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 3:22 PM  

  • It just struck him a few days ago.

    There was (probably still is) a story on Marines.com about his checkpoint fiasco. The anecdote demonstrates a lot of what is right in our armed forces. His squad-mates reacted promptly. He scurried to a secure area. The Doc treated him quickly. He was evacked in, I think, 20 minutes.

    By Blogger Bravo 2-1, at 4:13 PM  

  • Found it for you.

    By Blogger Bravo 2-1, at 4:19 PM  

  • Oh, that's great, thanks. I found it undated on another site and just assumed it was old.

    I'll put the link up and credit you.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 5:16 PM  

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