| Submit your comments on this article |
| Afghanistan |
| The Unbreakable Marine |
| 2010-07-14 |
| Cpl. Matt Garst should be dead. Few people survive stepping on an improvised explosive device. Even fewer walk away the same day after directly absorbing the force of the blast, but Garst did just that. Since Garst's improbable run-in with the IED, his tale has spread through the rest of the battalion, and as often happens in combat units, the story mutates, the tale becoming more and more extraordinary about what happened next: He held onto his rifle the whole time Â… He actually landed on his feet Â… He remained unmoved, absorbing the impact like he was muffling a fart in a crowded elevator. What really happened even eludes Garst. All went black after the earth uppercut him. When he came to, he was standing on his feet holding his weapon, turning to see the remnants of the blast and wondering why his squad had a look on their faces as if theyÂ’d seen a ghost. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #12 |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-07-14 23:10 |
| #11 I always thought Gunny R. Lee Ermey (USMC Ret) was an ageless, invincible warrior. Sadly, heÂ’s barely recognizable in this GEICO commercial. That said, heÂ’s STILL an f-n outstanding piece of work. |
| Posted by: Asymmetrical Triangulation 2010-07-14 23:03 |
| #10 OT: anyone else seen the Geico ads with R. Lee Ermey as a psychiatrist? Lov it! "ya jackwagon!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-07-14 19:44 |
| #9 "buy lottery tickets" Posted by chris Nope, I'd suggest he never even consider doing that. He's already used up a lifetime's luck |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-14 18:48 |
| #8 buy lottery tickets |
| Posted by: chris 2010-07-14 17:07 |
| #7 "What the ___ are you looking at?" Answer: ONE LUCKY S.O.B. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-07-14 15:34 |
| #6 "What the ___ are you looking at?" priceless. |
| Posted by: Hupusose Guelph6251 2010-07-14 14:56 |
| #5 Living the Dream, sir. This guy dipped DEEP into the luck barrel. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-07-14 11:18 |
| #4 Well, as the expression goes, "Likin' leads to lovin', and lovin'..." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-07-14 09:01 |
| #3 FULL METAL JACKET's R. LEE ERMEY > "GOD HAS A HARD-ON FOR MARINES". Nah Joe. God loves his Marines. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-07-14 08:48 |
| #2 like he was muffling a fart in a crowded elevator Ah, military journalism. |
| Posted by: Spot 2010-07-14 08:00 |
| #1 FULL METAL JACKET's R. LEE ERMEY > "GOD HAS A HARD-ON FOR MARINES". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-14 01:02 |