Someone asks the former Marine sniper, pictured at left, how old he is.
"How old am I?" he replies.
"I am 2 combat deployments, 47 dead friends, a handful of confirmed kills, one year of college and 24 years old." "You'll have to add all of that stuff up," he continues.
Then he adds as a postscript, "Unfortunately now I'm 52 dead friends and 26 years old."
-- Sgt. Richard V. Gilbert, USMC Retired, Scout/Sniper
(Quote and photo used with permission.)
Editor's note: Happy Marine Corps Birthday. 235th today.
