Posted on May 21, 2015
Marine General reacts to the fall of Ramadi. Is your heart with his?
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A Marine four-star general who commanded troops during the Iraq War said seeing Ramadi fall to Islamic State militants left him heartbroken and mindful of how hard U.S. service members worked to bring stability to the region.
"It breaks my heart," Kelly said. "I've got over two years of my life in Ramadi and Anbar province. As a senior commander once and as a second senior commander once, I got hundreds of young Americans either killed or wounded under my command."
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/05/20/marine-general-john-kelly-ramadis-fall-heartbreaking-iraq/27642143/
"It breaks my heart," Kelly said. "I've got over two years of my life in Ramadi and Anbar province. As a senior commander once and as a second senior commander once, I got hundreds of young Americans either killed or wounded under my command."
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/05/20/marine-general-john-kelly-ramadis-fall-heartbreaking-iraq/27642143/
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Yes I can definitely sympathize. We paid for that real estate with US sweat and blood. To see it fall back into the hands of the bad guys because the Iraqi government and military are so inept is as disgraceful as it is painful.
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I agree, it is always heartbreaking to see the mission for which we lost brothers and sisters ultimately fail.
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