http://www.npr.org/2011/1...-commander

It's worth listening to the entire series of stories.

Don't think I can begin to express what I feel for all who've served these past 10 years (and to their families) . . . thanks isn't much, but Thank You.

We love our 3/5 Marines, as my husband served with them (as an HMM and SAR) guy in the first push of the war. I sport their gear, proudly.

Marine wives are as rare a breed as their men.