Bob Zangas, USMC(R), RIP

[alexpgp]

Bob Zangas was a Marine Reservist working in Iraq, blogging about his experiences in that beleaguered country. I followed his posts from time to time, and found them interesting. I felt a connection to the man, although the only thing we actually had in common was our service in The Corps. Zangas was killed last week in an ambush south of Baghdad. One of the first things that stumbled across my mind upon hearing of his death was this, from Theodore Roosevelt:

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."

Semper fi, and rest in peace.

Cheers...

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Comments

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

He was one of those that was making a difference. It makes me wonder about those that seem to kill just for the sake of killing, no matter who it harms in the long run.