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Two Marines In The Path Of A Truck Bomb

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02.28.2014 at 12:35pm

Everybody Should Read General John Kelly's Speech About Two Marines In The Path Of A Truck Bomb by Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business Insider

Five years ago, two Marines from two different walks of life who had literally just met were told to stand guard in front of their outpost's entry control point.

Minutes later, they were staring down a big blue truck packed with explosives. With this particular shred of hell bearing down on them, they stood their ground.

Heck, they even leaned in.

I had heard the story many times, personally. But until today I had never heard Marine Lt. Gen. John Kelly's telling of it to a packed house in 2010. Just four days following the death of his own son in combat, Kelly eulogized two other sons in an unforgettable manner…

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