Marines Taking Care of Their Own

I am so proud of the man and Marine Sniper is. He called me again this afternoon (his evening). He was with one of his Marine's and they had been talking and watching a movie the last couple of hours in his hooch. Sniper and R were talking about life and relationships and the story of us had come up. He wanted R to talk to me. So here I am at work, talking to one of Sniper's Marines in Iraq. R and I talked for awhile and I had the two of them laughing. It was great to hear. R and I got off the phone and Sniper came back on. After a few minutes R left and Sniper and I continued are conversation. Sniper then told me that a few days ago he noticed R was acting different, something was bothering him. R's wife was 5 mths pregnant and she lost the baby. Sniper took him in tonight and offered that brotherly comfort. He was looking out for his own. My heart and prayers are with R, his wife and family. We talked for awhile and joked around. I told him that when he gets home I am not waiting another couple of years to marry him. He said neither is he, he has waited long enough. It was nice to actually carry a conversation on, laugh, joke and forget about everything going on around him. Just as if he was in Camp Pendleton. We hung up soon after and he said he would call me back. Some other stuff is going on and he had some phone calls to make. This was at 2:30am his time. A couple hours pass and he calls me back. Everything is taken care of. Now he sounds real tired. He only had 3 hours to sleep before he had to be back at it. After I hung up, it dawned on me who R was. I was still thinking about this kid and his family. Well, I have talked to his mom a few times and we have emailed back and forth a few times. She is on one of the Marine Boards I belong to (there are a few parents' from his unit I have connected up with). I came home and emailed his mom. I ended up talking to her on the phone tonight. She was glad there was someone there R could talk to. She said she will sleep peacefully tonight knowing R talked to his wife and that someone is looking out for him in the Litterbox. I reflect back on today and the conversations I had with Sniper. I am very proud of him and everything he is and stands for. He is a damn fine Marine. One anyone would be proud of. Marines truly take care of their own. Sniper: I love you with all my heart. The sense of pride I have for you goes beyond anything I could put into words. Standing Proudly Beside My Marine Dyzgoneby