Fw: SSgt Wuterich's GCM

["Don Greenlaw" <dgreenlaw@cox.net>]

Forwarded.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ed McCourt
To: Don Greenlaw ; farajh@gmail.com ; puckwood@comcast.net
Cc: DmBrahms@aol.com ; vokeycc@yahoo.com ; rmcooke@me.com ; Babu Kaza ; 
abw_diver@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:08 PM
Subject: RE: SSgt Wuterich's GCM


Gents:


Please pass along my regards also. My prayers are always with our young 
Warriors, who become victims of Politically Correct NON-Combatants
who will do anything to get themselves in the History of JAG, by making the 
wrong kind of History for the US Marine Corps and the US Military in 
General.


Maj. Kaza and others who are in this address who are present / former JAG 
officers. I'm NOT referring to you folks! Having retired as a 5803, I'm NOT 
saying every Marine is squeaky clean. However, I just find it despicable 
that   either the leaders who forward this kind of  BS up the Chain 
recommending prosecution, have either NEVER operated at the Rifle  Platoon , 
Squad level in any  hands on in your face Combat, or they are afraid to 
remember what it's really like face sudden death every day.


Perhaps we have too many TICKET PUNCHERS running this WAR. And / or perhaps 
there are too many Managers and NO more leaders , who sincerely understand 
the REAL meaning of  Semper Fi  which goes down the Chain as well as UP! I'm 
sure all of you  know from hands on experience.
"We either Fight to WIN or we DON'T WIN". Sometime I get the feeling present 
day leaders find more self serving comfort in telling a family their Son / 
Daughter , Mother / Father ,Sister / Brother was KIA then , stand up against 
our enemies leaders. If I live to be 100+++ I'll never understand how some 
Army General officer could in good conscience EXPEL our first SOCOM Marines 
from Afghanistan, for as he said OVER KILLING while fighting their way out 
of an Ambush, then accusing them of NOT being more selective of their 
Targets while in a fierce fire fight shooting from moving vehicles!
An AK 7.62x39 travels about 240o+ FPS, RPG's travel at 950 FPS. being hit by 
either round,  is a bit more permanent then PAINT BALL SIR!


That leader said, they should have been more selective, of who they were 
AIMING at when the Terrorist were hidden between the civilians. Any one who 
thinks like that should be the ones charged with Dereliction of duty! ( 
Enough) I apologies folks I just get sick to my stomach when I realize the 
lack of support our Marines and Soldiers get. (My opinion).


Very Respectfully Submitted,
God Bless all of you for your dedication to our Marines. God Bless the 
Marine Corps, and all our Marines.
Semper Fi
Ed "machete Eddie" McCourt (Mustang)
Capt. of US Marine Corps Infantry (ret)
1952 -1972 0311 / 0369 / 0302 /  8654 / 5803


PS: There is NO WAY as hard and intense as our training is that we can teach 
every Marine to control his / her emotions, anyone who ever operated at the 
rifle Platoon level will attest to that FACT!


> From: dgreenlaw@cox.net
> To: farajh@gmail.com; puckwood@comcast.net
> CC: dmbrahms@aol.com; vokeycc@yahoo.com; rmcooke@me.com; 
> babu_kaza@hotmail.com; abw_diver@yahoo.com
> Subject: SSgt Wuterich's GCM
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:21:39 -0800
>
> LtCol Puckett and Major Faraj:
>
> Today, I was reading an article by Greta
> C. Kovach. One statement contained
> therein says it all: "Others saw it as the
> tragic result of legitimate combat actions".
> A truer statement was never written. Please
> give my regard to SSgt Wuterich. All of our
> prayers are with him.
>
> V/R and Semper fi,
> Don Greenlaw
> Captain, USMC(Ret'd)
> Marine Mustang