The Marines of Lima Company

[HM2(FMF)LM]

Everyone should check out, Combat Diaries: The Marines of Lima Company. It's a great documentary of the hardest hit grunt unit in the iraq war.

[Doc_D]

I know a couple of DOcs that were with Lima during this deployment.. Wonder if they have seen this yet.. I know form my own experiences that it is theraputic on some levels to help say good bye to the fallen through stuff like this.

[HM2(FMF)LM]

Yeah this was the deployment we lost one of our own HM3 Travis Youngblood.

[8404]

Where is Combat Diaries: The Marines of Lima Company being shown?

[HM2(FMF)LM]

Its only on DVD, but im sure you can rent it or at blockbuster or you can buy it on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Combat-Diary-Marines-Lima-Company/dp/B000GJ0LG8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1220630690&sr=8-1

HM3 Leemauk

[DOC_Newt]

I have a copy of this documentary and it is good, I had the pleasure of serving with HM3(FMF) Youngblood with 3rd BN 3rd Marines in Kaneohe Bay, HI and after seeing this documentary I knew he was with a good unit and he was the same old Youngblood through it all.

[tmoreland]

Check this link for Lima Company
http://www.limacompanymemorial.org/index-old.html

I live down the street from Sergeant Justin Hoffman's father. My daily run takes me past his house twice. To put it lightly I'll call it motivating.

[Da-Chief]

Everyone knows the story of HM3 Youngblood, I know it all to personally..

You see.. And this is why I am the way I am for those of you with Boots in the Sand..

I was the one at Naval Hospital Great Lakes that put his name on the list for that deployment. I was the one who selected him, I was the one who sent him off to do battle ...

And he did not come home..

CrazyCajun, He knows how much this hurt and it took a long time to get over it.

As leaders we have to send folks out to do battle, hoping beyond all hope that they come back. I worked with LT Stanley who was the POMI at our hositpal, and he and I sat and picked and picked and picked.. it was hard as we were sending folks out who had already gone etc.. but that was the mission.

HM3 went in with a BALLS TO THE WALLS attitude, he never once "BITCHED" about it.. it was a AYE AYE Chief and off he went..

As I have heard from those who served with him over there. He was the same way there..

He is my "1" HERO I will always remember, he is the 1 voice I will carry with me for the rest of my life..

D/C

[tmoreland]

He is my "1" HERO I will always remember, he is the 1 voice I will carry with me for the rest of my life..

D/C


I can only agree Chief, and try to properly serve his memory.

With my best effort!!!

[indolence]

HMC Jenkins still teaches at NHCS