A funeral was recently held in Yuma, Arizona for a Marine, Lt. Col. Chris "Otis" Raible. He was the commanding officer of the maintenance wing of VMA-211, a Marine air wing flying AV-8 Harriers. When Afghan insurgents penetrated their base and began blowing up aircraft and trying to get to the barracks where Marines were sleeping, Raible led his men with a pistol and counterattacked stopping the enemy before they could get there. The bravery of Raible and his men saved untold numbers of fellow Marines but cost him his life in the sharp firefight.
Lt. Col. Raible - well done Marine. This is what the real America looks like. If we are to survive as a free nation it is men and women like this who will get the job done.
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