Monday, February 14, 2005
the promotion
Dr. James S. Robbins, a national security analyst and contributing editor for NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE, shares an anecdote from a weekend visit to wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Robbins' words posted at NRO's THE CORNER:
"... One of the wounded Marines was in ICU, and was still feeling the effects of the anesthesia, having just come from surgery. A Lieutenant General stopped by to see how he was.
'How are you doing, Lance Corporal?' he said.
'Lance Corporal my a**,' the semi-conscious Marine said. 'I have enough time in to be a Corporal by now.' The 3-star nodded, went off and made a phone call. Within the hour the young Marine had his corporal's stripes."
Semper Fi,
WTSjr
Robbins' words posted at NRO's THE CORNER:
"... One of the wounded Marines was in ICU, and was still feeling the effects of the anesthesia, having just come from surgery. A Lieutenant General stopped by to see how he was.
'How are you doing, Lance Corporal?' he said.
'Lance Corporal my a**,' the semi-conscious Marine said. 'I have enough time in to be a Corporal by now.' The 3-star nodded, went off and made a phone call. Within the hour the young Marine had his corporal's stripes."
Semper Fi,
WTSjr
# posted by W. Thomas Smith, Jr. @ 3:32 PM 
