You can break your body, but you can never break your spirit
Aug 2nd 2007RavenMarine Corps & Pro America & Raven
Reason 19,857 why I love the Marines:
Bad ass indeed.
From the 1st Marine Division:
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marine Corps activated a battalion Wednesday assigned to assist wounded and ill Marines and sailors and their families on the West Coast.
The Wounded Warriors Battalion-West will be part of the Wounded Warrior Regiment, which is headquartered in Quantico, Va., and was established to help service members transition from care by the Defense Department to the Veterans Administration.
Members of the battalion will remain in contact with wounded veterans to make sure they’re getting the care they need.
A ceremony marking the activation featured the 1st Marine Division band and comments from Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal, who was shot seven times and suffered 40 shrapnel wounds while trying to save a wounded Marine in a house in Fallujah, Iraq. Kasal received the Navy Cross, the Marine Corps’ second-highest award for valor.
“You can break your body, but you can never break your spirit,” Kasal told the assembled Marines.
Sgt. Kasal knows all about being wounded, and his story is one of heroism at it’s best. A bad ass he is, too.
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2 Responses to “You can break your body, but you can never break your spirit”
Matt Smyth on 03 Aug 2007 at Fri 03 August 2007 22:15:06 #
Awesome….just way cool. Sgt Kasel is clearly one amazing individual. Thanks for posting video.
Rebekah on 25 Aug 2007 at Sat 25 August 2007 08:06:00 #
Your video is a wonderful tribute to our way of life and our freedoms! Standing in honor of you and all those who protect us and continue to make our freedom possible!God Bless America! God Bless the Marines!