Fallen Marines to be awarded Navy Cross

[mekender]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... full.story

Some Iraqis told him they were incredulous that the two Marines had not fled.

When Marine technicians restored a damaged security camera, the images were undeniable.

While Iraqi police fled, Haerter and Yale had never flinched and never stopped firing as the Mercedes truck -- the same model used in the Beirut bombing -- sped directly toward them.

Without their steadfastness, the truck would probably have penetrated the compound before it exploded, and 50 or more Marines and Iraqis would have been killed. The incident happened in just six seconds.

"No time to talk it over; no time to call the lieutenant; no time to think about their own lives or even the American and Iraqi lives they were protecting," Kelly said. "More than enough time, however, to do their duty. They never hesitated or tried to escape."

[308Mike]

The awards is good news, but it's damn unfortunate they have to be posthumously awarded. Two brave marines who's unwavering actions saved the lives of MANY others.

I posted this story on the other site when it first came out several months ago. A couple of REAL American heroes!!! I sure wish they'd man those checkpoints with Ma-Deuces, and NOT SAWs. A LAAW would have stopped that truck. They (the brass) knows these suicidal assholes are just dying to get a chance to take a bunch of Americans with them, and it's our job to help ensure they meet allah alone or with another of his "little friends" who might also be there to claim their 72 raisins.