Fallen comrade ~

[Sparrowhawk]

Fallen comrade

A pair of boots, a rifle and a helmet form a silent tribute to Marine Lance Cpl. Antonio J. Sledd, as his fellow Marines read responses to the litany led by a chaplain at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Oct. 11.

Sledd was killed by two gunmen during a training exercise on Faylaka Island, east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Sledd, posthumously promoted to corporal, was the first Marine from Camp Pendleton to die in the year-old U.S.-led campaign against global terrorism.








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[thedrifter]

THE MEASURE OF A MAN
Author Unknown

Not -- “How did he die?” But --“How did he live?”
Not – “What did he gain?” But – “What did he give?”
These are the units to measure the worth
Of a man as a man, regardless of birth.
Not --“What was his station?” But – “Had he a heart?”
And – “How did he play his God-given part?
Was he ever ready with a word of good cheer,
To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?”
Not – “What was his church?” Nor – “What was his creed?”
But – “Had he befriended those really in need?”
Not – “What did the sketch in the newspaper say?”
But – “How many were sorry when he passed away?”


Hand Salute................


Sempers,

Roger