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01/30/2005 Entry: "Marine survives 9 bombs"

YEAH, THEY COME TO STOP THE ROOSTER: I don't know if the American military pays out danger pay but it's safe to say that Lance Cpl. Tony Stevens has earned every dime of it. The Marine has survived not one, or two or even three bombs, but rather nine bombs in Iraq. Stevens offered this bit of wisdom to a reporter:

"When you hear the explosion, that's actually good," Stevens said, pointing out that because sound travels relatively slowly, hearing the blast means you have survived it. "It means you're still in the game."

You have to love the plain-spokeness of Marines.

Read on.

Replies: 2 comments

Hey Steve. I am Tony's aunt and the bomb count is now up to 10. Last night Tony and his comrades were struck again. This time 3 Marines were killed and 2 more injured. A terrible night, a terrible loss. Of course, Tony and other Marines in the platoon attended to the dead and wounded. We pray continuously that Tony and his guys will return safely, as planned, in mid-Feb, to Camp Lejeaune. They are all heroes!
You take care!

Posted by Tricia @ 02/01/2005 07:10 PM EST

I'm so sorry about the casualities but I am happy to hear that Tony is alright. There's a lot of love from the ESR family for the American military.

Posted by Steve Martinovich @ 02/02/2005 12:51 AM EST