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Lance Cpl. Jason Willis, a 23-year-old heavy equipment operator from Lakeland, Fla., attached to Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment holds shrapnel shards in his room aboard Camp Mercury, Iraq, April 3. The pieces were removed from his arm, face and hand after an improvised explosive device penetrated the door of his seven-ton truck while driving on a convoy near Fallujah in late February. Photo by: Cpl. Mark Sixbey
1 posted on 04/04/2006 5:49:29 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..

One Lucky Marine!


2 posted on 04/04/2006 5:49:52 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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Adding Arizona to topics & keyword for the bravery shown by the corpsman, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Richie James Secody.


3 posted on 04/04/2006 7:44:16 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("If I were a Cuban, I'd certainly be on a raft," Isane Aparicio Busto)
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Lance Cpl. Jason Willis has a new look on life after recovering from injuries he incurred just over a month ago.

While driving a seven-ton truck on a late-night re-supply mission in late February, the heavy equipment operator attached to Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, was struck by an improvised explosive device.

4 posted on 04/04/2006 7:46:10 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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