Martin Savidge of CNN embedded with the 1st Marine battalion was talking with 4 young Marines near his foxhole this morning live on CNN. He had been
telling the story of how well the Marines had been looking out for and taking care of him since the war started. He went on to tell about the many
hardships the marines had endured since the war 
began and how they all look after one another.

He turned to the four and said he had cleared it with their commanders and they could use his video phone 
to call home. The 19 year old Marine next to him asked Martin if he would allow his platoon sergeant to use his call to call his pregnant wife back home whom he had not been able to talk to in three months. A stunned Savidge who was visibly moved by the request shook
his head and the young Marine ran off to get the sergeant.  

Savidge recovered after a few seconds and turned 
back to the three young Marines still sitting with him and asked which one of them would like to call home
first, the Marine closest to him responded with out a moments hesitation 

"Sir, if is all the same to you we would like to call the parents of a buddy of ours, Lance Cpl Brian Buesing of Cedar Key, Florida who was killed on 3-23-03 near Nasiriya to see how they are doing".   

At that Martin Savidge totally broke down and was unable to speak. All he could get out before signing 
off was "where do they get young men like this"

~ God bless, Lynn~
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