Leroy Sandoval Jr....was one of those Marines...At Fallujah:

"All Gave Some...Some Gave ALL !" (As the Military saying goes...)

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At Fallujah we came,

Now nothing will be the same.

We rode into town to relief the Army,

“No Better Friend-No Worse Enemy.”

Per “The Professionals’”; That is our Mantra,

We have come to OIF II to alleviate a cancer.

Putting ourselves now in harm’s way,

Unload your gear, Boys…We are here to stay!

At F.O.B. Volturno A.K.A. 82^nd Airborne’s “Camp Dreamland”,

We will give all the insurgents the boot, and all the locals a hand.

We patrol it starting tomorrow,

The streets are wide-the alleys narrow.

We will sweep the South East heavy,

With members of Weapons on top each HumVee.

We won’t shoot, but we will lock and load,

If no one makes a false move, not even a desert toad.

Yet woe to him or her or even a mouse,

That points a gun at as from inside a house.

We will be on you like you’ve never seen,

Courtesy of this U.S. Marine!

And look around…some will be wounded or worst,

Yet, not if I can stop the bullet first!

For call of duty or just born this way,

You can bet this Marine will help save the day!

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So, now we go to get it started,

The daylights burning; All units departed.

At point and in Command,

We roll out across the sand.

My M240G is oiled and ready,

My eye is sharp, my nerves are steady.

Moving on in now, to the suburb of al-Askari, in the city,

Whoever would try something foolish…I would surely pity.

Then…line them up right in my crosshairs,

Slowing down now…around known I.E.D. locations, planted as snares.

WE are in…and covering ground,

No hostiles have yet to be found.

A radio call goes out from a few streets back,

A patrol squad from Fox Co. has come under attack.

We veer left…to give more firepower on their right flank.

But then…the barricaded shooter was taken out by a tank.

Now turning north, and going even deeper in,

The Marines are here…and Mightier than we’ve ever been.

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Looks like we just entered the Iraqi War,

The Fighting 2/1, of Gaudalcanal fame before.

As Marines in the past and those to come,

We showed up to “Get Us Some”!

Nothing matters now but our own “True Grit”,

An F.Y.I. for you: “Machine Gun bullets hurt when they hit”.

We will keep on coming, a warning has gone out, “You can’t escape and you can’t hide”,

Marines will keep on restoring order; Searching house-to-house for insurgents, city-wide.

Fallujah…Your “guerrilla-style” fighting days are finished…It’s time for them to cease,

A new sheriff has ridden into town; The Marine Corp’s here to enforce some peace.

So, pack up now before another bullet is fired,

Don’t bother running-you’ll only die tired!

But, if you insist on staying…and fighting awhile,

Then…this one’s for you, “Look into the muzzle and smile!”

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If only the reporters around us, that are embedded, would really tell all of the news...

I’m tired of them “freaking-out”, and telling only one side, with hateful U.S. views.

If I could make one statement to just one of them...as a U.S.M.C. rep...

I would clear up some misconceptions to show how much our media is out of step.

Then…I would say that, “I fight for God and Country and the Corp...

You can leave all your politics and cameras…There…at the door.

This country has been in major turmoil…for many years...

So, don’t give me any of your B.S. about U.S. World “Take-Over” fears.

The Battles waged-There’s people dying,

We have a job to do-My Mother is already crying.

And you want to sit here…and ask question’s like…Why I came?

Hey…I didn’t start this one…Go ask Saddam Hussein!

Be it known this day, Mr. T.V. Media Star: At Fallujah we came with all our might,

I have signed on to be a Marine, Sir…and Marines have…on the right occasion…

…Been Known to FIGHT!"

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Dedicated to the Marine’s that showed up to go into Fallujah, Iraq in March 2004.

(Pre-Operation Vigilant Resolve) OOHRAH! Thank you Marine Corp, for always

going right into the fire every time, on the behalf of the United States of America!

And...

Honoring the Memory of Pfc. Leroy Sandoval, Jr. and his brave actions on March 26, 2004.

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(*) The First Battle of Fallujah: As part of the occupation of Iraq, the First Battle of Fallujah, codenamed Operation Vigilant Resolve, was an attempt by the United States Military to capture the city of Fallujah in April 2004. In early March 2004, the city began to fall under the increasing influence of guerrilla factions. The rising violence against the American presence resulted in the complete withdrawal of troops from the city, with only occasional incursions trying to gain and reinforce a "foothold in the city" being attempted.This was coupled with one or two patrols around the outer limits of FOB Volturno, [Camp Dreamland-Once a Baathist resort in Iraq,] the former site of Qusay and Uday Hussein's palace. (Information gathered from paragraphs on Wikipedia.org)

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