Saturday, January 14, 2012

Brothers Serving In Afghanistan



Marine Brothers: Siblings Serving In Afghanistan -- CBS news

It's not unusual for Marines to call each other "brother," but in one battalion in Afghanistan, many of the troops are also blood brothers. In fact, there are five sets of brothers in the Lone Star Battalion. This posed a problem for their commanding officer, who didn't want to send brothers together into combat, fearing the impact on the family if both were killed in war. Yet for the young men, it's a comfort having their brother at their side. Lara Logan reports from Afghanistan.

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My Comment: I once worked with my younger brother on a summer job .... sighhhh ... never again. I could only imagine if we were on the same platoon in a war zone. Shhheessshhhh ....

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