April 30, 2004

Baptism Under Fire

For the most arresting photoessay of the week, spend time with The Beacon :: Marines Find Faith Amid the Fire

Two dozen Marines stood quietly. Radetski, honoring the four Marines' request, said the baptism was also being performed to show respect for the fallen and wounded Marines.

The elementary school shows the ravages of three weeks of fighting. Its windows are broken, debris is strewn about, furniture is broken and books thrown to the dusty floor. Bullet holes cover all surfaces. Windows are boarded or sandbagged to hinder snipers.

Insurgents are holed up in houses a few hundred yards away, their weapons aimed at the school, hoping to kill Marines with a well-timed shot. Still, the four Marines thought that the courtyard was the ideal spot to make a public profession of their religious belief. "What better place to do this than here, in the middle of hell," Fuller said.

Posted by Vanderleun at April 30, 2004 11:26 AM
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what is the flag on the far left sticking out of? Looks like a large bullet fragment.

Posted by: deadmaus at May 1, 2004 5:38 AM

Nope. It is the bottom of a plastic water bottle filld with sand or dirt.

Posted by: Gerard Van der Leun at May 1, 2004 6:09 AM

when does an infinite spirit of god master the earth's fury for the stability of entire family? time has come where a world now connected may see truth. what miracle unites all worlds children called america. what guidance of such a people save jews from oven horror of ww2- what nation completes ugly war where 2 atom bombs vaporize humanity in which a spirit never dies. when ?

now is revelation. now are the days for mankind to unite . repent. submit to god in jesus name. now are the days.

to end terrorism is to end atheism. be united in faith and let there be ONE complete generation to exists on earth in FAITH to earn the right to end the days of faith for the universe to open up for the living generations. have faith you will see it from the unseen world.

god bless the marine corps. gods army to tame the human dogs

Posted by: solomon azar at December 23, 2010 3:49 PM