Posted on 07/18/2015 2:22:31 PM PDT by libertarian27
SPRINGFIELD — He was a hero right to the end, according to those who served with Marine Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, one of four Marines killed in a deadly attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Thursday, in what some officials are calling an ISIS-inspired attack.
Sullivan, a Springfield native raised in East Forest Park, was running to save his wounded colleagues when he, too, was shot. He didn't survive.
Known as "Gunny" to his fellow Marines, Sullivan "died a hero yesterday," Marine Sgt. Amanda Vincent told Sullivan's family, who gathered Friday at the Hampden home of his parents, Gerry and Betty Sullivan, to celebrate the life of the 40-year-old, two-time Purple Heart recipient and Iraq veteran.
"The only thing on his mind was if his Marines were OK. He had a chance to jump the fence and run, but instead he ran back to make sure (I) and the others inside and the Marines that were shot were OK," Vincent said in a message to the Sullivan family.
(Excerpt) Read more at masslive.com ...
Hero to the end: Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Springfield Marine killed in Chattanooga attack, went to aid fellow Marines when he was fatally shot
(Springfield, Massachusetts)
RIP Gunny. May the Savior wrap you in his arms and comfort you.
I apologize Gunny ... for not including you as a hero, during my earlier rants regarding the difference between heroes and volunteers
No greater love.
R.I.P. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan. Condolences to family and friends of all who were murdered in this latest jihad on American soil.
Obama’s boy kills Marines.
A true hero.
Always faithful.
God help us, our elected rulers seem determined to destroy our country with political correctness no matter what.
When will the families of he and the others killed get the same millions of $ lavished on the families of those killed in Charleston?
http://www.newsweek.com/us-fast-track-29-million-help-charleston-shooting-victims-families-345246
The military are much more of target than those unfortunate to have been in attendance at that Sunday service?
I consider it blatantly illegal to give any taxpayer money to families like that, but I would support military families whose family members were killed doing their duty.
Very good question
Perhaps I have missed it. Did the troops have a heads up that a shooter was coming at them?
RIP, true hero, Gunnery Sgt. Sullivan.
I went through BCT in ‘69 with a guy named Sullivan who was from Springfield.He would be just the right age to be the father of the Marine killed the other day.Has anyone seen any reports of his father’s first name?
Ooops...sorry.Missed it being mentioned in the story.Not him.
A previous story:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/07/his_name_was_thomas_sullivan_h.html
Thanks.Turns out it wasn't his father in my Company.Could have been an uncle I suppose.
I watched on Fox News when our Marines and police officers were shot. I was screaming curses at the obscenities flashing before my eyes. Vowing vengeance and justice for my Country’s Marines and my brother Cops to our God in heaven. Sound good to you? Well it does to me. Yes, I want war. I demand it. I demand that violence be visited upon the enemies of my Nation. I just wish that I be one of the fortunate ones who get the chance to face the foes of America, and hurl them screaming into Allah’s miserable arms. But their ends, for all my labors, would be too quick. I want death for the enemy to be a lingering, burning, screaming, pleading death, just like the 3,000 who were murdered years ago. Now, With this latest attack on American soil, I reveled in vengeance from the skies, thundering clouds of flames like the anger and wrath of God. I want war! I want vengeance! I want flaming holy justice to descend upon the enemies of freedom, be they Muslim or Marxist. I want blood in their streets. I want ash in their skies. And I want the cry to ring throughout the land, from the book of Revelations: “Lord, Your anger is upon the wicked is righteous and just!” If that disturbs, offends, or troubles anyone, tough. Police Officers, Marines and Soldiers have 1st Amendment rights, just like YOU do. Your rights are guaranteed by people like me, here and abroad. You are free tonight, because we are ready to keep you safe to do so. Remind a Cop an all our American troops today, how you feel. No, I won’t forget or forgive, either. Join me today, and every day, in the loss and the anger. The job’s not done. This anger won’t stop, until it is finished..I want to hunt these bastards down where ever they hide and exterminate them. No negotiations, No reasoning, No prisoners. Just dead!!. Years from now, I want their children’s children’s, children to cower and cringe in fear whenever they hear the sounds of jet engines overhead because their legends tell of fire from the sky. I want them to hide in dark caves and holes in the earth, shivering with terror whenever they hear the roar of diesel engines because the tales of their ancestors talk about metal monsters crawling over the earth, spitting death and destruction. I want their mothers to be able to admonish them with “If you don’t behave, the Pale Destroyers from America, will come for you”. and that will be enough to reduce them to quivering obedience. I want the annihilation to be so complete that their mythology will tell them of the day of judgment when the stern an Only God from across the sea and the powerful Americans .. destroyed their forefathers’ wickedness.”NEVER FORGET... NEVER FORGIVE!!!!!!!
This how the greatest generation handled rat bastards!
Heroes all.
My heart is pounding and a tear just fell out of my eye. Deus Vult!!!
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