Prayers for my unit and families.

#26
#26
I am working on a range clearance now and when we heard about your loss we said a prayer. I am a fellow EOD tech. Retired after 28 years in Army EOD.
 
#28
#28
o3marine52 said:
They were doing a range sweep, which is when we go out to range that is used for all different types of explosive ordnance, and clear it of those explosive hazards so other units can train there. Normally this is a uneventful op as we train for dealing with explosives everyday.

Explosives are inherently dangerous, and something went wrong. Cant/Wont speculate till the investigation is done.
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Crazy senseless loss. Feel for you brother.
 
#32
#32
I'm sorry for the loss of your fellow soldiers and their families especially children involved. Hopefully knowledge will be gained with their loss and a safer way will be pursued in the future.
 
#33
#33
utfantilidie said:
I'm sorry for the loss of your fellow soldiers and their families especially children involved. Hopefully knowledge will be gained with their loss and a safer way will be pursued in the future.
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There will be knowledge gained from this. The EOD community, if we do anything, tirelessly searches for "safer" ways to do what is inherently a vary dangerous job.
 
#34
#34
Sad day for all. Training/routine ops accidents are the hardest to deal with for sure. I gotta ask though.. is it normal protocol for 4 guys to be in close proximity to each other during a range sweep?
 
#37
#37
You all are in my thoughts and prayers - we have an EOD school near me at Eglin and I have come to know some of these fine, brave young folks..so very sad to learn of your loss.
 
#38
#38
May GOD bless them and all of our other BRAVE men & women. My thoughts and prayers go out for their family's.
 
#39
#39
Prayers going out to the families of these HEROES and for God to give them , you and your unit peace through these hard times. God Bless these brave men.
 
#40
#40
This one is for you Marine. God Bless you and every other service member past, present, and future!



You can have your army Kakhis,
And your navy blues,
Here's a different sort of fighting man,
I'll introduce to you.

His uniform is unlike
Any you've ever seen;
And the Germans called him Devil Dog,
But his real name is Marine!

He was born on Parris Island (San Diego or the Hills of Quantico)
The land that God forgot.
The sand was 14 inches deep,
the sun was blazing hot.

He'd get up every morning,
Way before the sun,
And he'd run a hundred miles or more,
Before the day was done.

He fought in the cold of Korea,
In the heat of Viet Nam.
When ever our country goes to war,
The Marines are first to land.

We'll fight them on the ground,
We'll fight them in the sky,
When the Army and Navy are heading home,
The Marines are standing by.

And when he gets to heaven,
To St. Peter he will tell,
"Another Marine reporting, Sir,
I've served my time in Hell!"
 
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#43
#43
The price for serving your country can be the highest and I believe, not a greater calling, in this land we call America.
As a retired Air Force member I've been blessed to call members of each branch of service brothers and thank God for people like you and those who gave it all. May God be with you all.
 
#44
#44
o3marine52 said:
As some of you may have heard this past Wednesday four EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Marines were killed during a range sweep on Camp Pendelton, California.

The two Californians killed were 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh of Long Beach, who had been a Marine since 2003, and 27-year-old Sgt. Miguel Ortiz of Vista, a Marine since 2006.

Also killed were 31-year-old Gunnery Sgt. J. Mullins of Bayou L'Ourse, La., an 11-year Marine Corps veteran, and 32-year-old Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers of Poplar Bluff, Mo., who has been in the Marine Corps for 13 years."

I normally would not come to a sports forum to post this type of stuff but these were my guys, my friends and they deserve to have everyone know the level of their bravery. I figured the Volnation would not mind this request.

Please if you would keep their families, myself and all other EOD techs in your prayers, it is an enormously difficult time for us and we need all the prayers we can get right now.

God Bless, and Go Big Orange

The Memorial is on Thursday so that day remember us all. Thank you again.
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Been praying for them and their families since I saw the news. As a former member of the Army's 20th Support Command (CBRNE), I saw the extreme danger and gained new respect for our EOD techs across all services. These men and women literally put themselves between the world's most dangerous things and everyone else. They are true heroes and anytime we lose any of them it is a significant loss for us all.
 
#47
#47
My thoughts and Prayer to your unit and the families of loved ones who lost their lives. God bless you and your fellow soldiers for keeping us all safe and free.
 
#48
#48
Sometimes we forget the sacrifice these men & their families give for our freedom & we never appreciate it enough. Thank you for reminding us.
 
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