Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal, USMC, Ret.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 05/22/2018 at 18:42 • Filed to: None

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Hell House, Fallujah, 2004. Seven bullets and 43 pieces of grenade shrapnel. Threw himself bodily atop another marine to shield him from a grenade. 60% blood loss. Navy Cross recipient. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Where do you go from there?

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2018 at 18:56

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after all that shit... i’d imagine where he goes from there is a nice comfy deck chair with a cold beer and nothing thats likely to explode near by

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 05/22/2018 at 18:58

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A cold fish tank of beer... Maybe some other warriors to talk about old times. I hope he can enjoy a fulfilling rest of his life.

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2018 at 19:10

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I love that first shot because he still has his Beretta ready to go.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2018 at 19:29

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The kind of guy you want fighting on your side.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2018 at 19:49

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hopefully a cabin in the woods so he can now relax, and remember his colleagues that never came home.

Tristan > Ash78, voting early and often 05/22/2018 at 20:53

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Dat trigger discipline, doe.

wafflesnfalafel > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2018 at 20:55

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I hope he finds something he finds interesting and rewarding. I’m thinking his transition might be tough, (bad a$$es don’t always do so well sitting behind a desk pushing paper...)

BigBlock440 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2018 at 20:58

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Fallujah, my friend’s brother was in that battle. He even made it onto the history channel special on it. He’d sometimes share stories after a few drinks in a small group and the conversation warranted it. It’s always interesting learning about the capabilities of humans in unimaginable situations.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Ash78, voting early and often 05/22/2018 at 21:10

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And his Ka-Bar knife.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > wafflesnfalafel 05/22/2018 at 21:17

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I was in the Army from 84-90 when there was zero going on and the first year after I got out was REALLY difficult.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BigBlock440 05/22/2018 at 21:19

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Yes, and after you rise to that, you have to find something else to aspire to. That would be tough. I have a lot of respect for that guy. If you read the account, how he was in there looking out for the younger guys, urging them on.

imadick > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2018 at 22:07

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Missed that, good eye

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > imadick 05/22/2018 at 23:00

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Wish I could take credit. It’s in the story...