kentmitchell
10-20-03, 07:07 AM
We need to cut her some slack because she's lashing out right now, trying to put blame somewhere for what happened to her son at PI.
The family also needs help.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/1003/20josh.html
Sparrowhawk
10-20-03, 07:52 AM
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/06/30/19/image_219306.jpg <br>
Malia Isaac shows the Marine Corps insignia presented to son Josh (background, seated) in his room at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite with sister Jill.
Parris Island trains some 20,000 Marine recruits a year
Marine Corps officials say serious injuries during training are rare. In the most recent year for which statistics are available --
October 2001 to October 2002 -- 3.5 percent of about 16,000 male recruits left Parris Island because of injury or illness, and about half of them later returned.
Since 1990, 14 recruits have died at Parris Island. Those figures include non-training-related deaths like suicides and car crashes.
On a recent Sunday morning, one of Josh's Marine Corps supervisors visited his room at Scottish Rite.
Standing at Josh's bedside, USMC Series Gunnery Sgt. Stephen Dube read the proclamation the young recruit should have heard on Aug. 22, the day the rest of Platoon 2064 graduated.
"You have passed the test and earned the title -- Marine," Dube said, his raspy voice made deeper with emotion. "From this day forward, you will live the life of a United States Marine. It is you who are now entrusted with upholding the Corps' proud heritage. May God keep you in the palm of his hand. Semper Fidelis."
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In the old corps they would have never made him a Marine.
From the story it seems that it was "a tragic accident."
IN today's Marine Corps it seems, if something was done that was wrong, somebody's head would be rolling....
kentmitchell
10-20-03, 08:32 AM
You never know about the Old Corps.
Smedley Butler wasn't much bigger.