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Posted on 05/08/2007 9:36:53 PM PDT by bnelson44
ALMA, Mich. — A U.S. Marine drowned after saving two children who were swimming off Atlantic Beach in North Carolina, the military said.
Master Sgt. Michael Wert, an intelligence chief for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point in Havelock, N.C., was vacationing this past weekend with his family at the beach when he saw two boys struggling in the surf, the Marines said in a statement.
His wife, Debbie, said her husband rushed into the water to help while she went to call 911. Their daughter, Katrina, grabbed a boogie board and followed Wert, a Michigan native, into the water.
"She managed to help the boys onto the board, but didn't see her dad with them," Debbie Wert said in the statement. "The one little boy told her (Michael Wert) had to let them go and had died."
Rescue personnel found Wert but could not revive him.
Wert joined the Marines in 1989 after graduating from Alma High School, where he was a cross-country runner, The Saginaw News reported. He served in Operation Desert Storm and supported Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Master Sgt. Wert’s family.
Master Sgt. Michael Wert is a true hero.
“Truth, Honor, Commitment”
Semper Fi
Navy Marine Corps Family
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God bless Master Sgt. Michael Wert and his family.
America needs an equivalent to the George Cross to honor men like this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross
There are heroes among us.
Will Master Sgt. Wert’s sacrifice be trumpeted by the MSM, or will they continue to spew story upon story about Paris Hilton, David Hasselhoff, Anna Nicole Smith’s baby, the latest sports scandals, etc.?
I think we all know the answer.
I’ve posted this article on my office’s bulletin board. People should know about this man.
God be with his family.
Damn, I love our armed forces and the Marines especially and I’m an Air Force brat.
The guy sacrificed his own life to save the kids. RIP Master Sgt. Michael Wert!
The same age as me...way too young to die.
Hero bump.
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