Zachary Bell
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Husband, Father, @USMC Veteran, Storyteller & Veteran With A Sign. Member of @RegimentGG
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Jimmy Grimes is a United States Marine Corps combat veteran who served this country honorably. He survived war, deployments, and sacrifice… but nothing prepared him for watching his daughter fight stage 4 cancer. I normally never share GoFundMe campaigns, but this partnership is being done directly with GoFundMe, and this family truly needs support right now. If you can help at all — donate, repost, pray, or help spread the word. Let’s show this Marine and his family they’re not fighting this battle alone. ❤️
Zachary Bell72,255 Aufrufe • vor 15 Tagen
Fourteen years ago today I was standing in a staging area with my fellow 1/6 Marines of Alpha Company as we prepared to invade the town of Marjah, Afghanistan. I’m further from that place now than I have ever been but in a lot of ways it still feels like yesterday. My second daughter had just been born days before & I feared I may never make it home to meet her. All I wanted was to make it home to my wife and two girls. We were all nervous and anxious as waited to enter the Taliban stronghold. None of us could have known then the impact this deployment would have on our lives and the world. All we knew for sure is that we could count on each other and Gunnery Sergeant Bryan Wallgren. His legacy and lore was a storied one. He came to Alpha Company during training at AP Hill and established a beachhead in the souls of every single Alpha Company Marine. His war fighting abilities were only surpassed by his ability to communicate & this was his finest hour. Whenever we needed it most he always answered the call. Even as I rewatch the video now as I do every year I’m taken back to the moment. I can feel the love and bonds that we shared for each other. A bond that was literally forged in the fires of combat and extends beyond the battlefield in to eternity. I was lucky enough to serve with the finest marines I have ever met. My brothers, my family now. We did it for each other. We lost so many amazing people that deployment. I know we all wonder why it was them not us. But they are the ones we kept pushing for, and they are the ones I now try to live my life in honor of now. Operation Moshtarak was one I will never forget as long as I live. Thank you to every one of you I was lucky enough to serve with. My brothers for life.
Zachary Bell548,215 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren
The The Fat Electrician said it first this past December on the After Action Podcast.
Zachary Bell84,002 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Seeing the Taliban parade our vehicles in Afghanistan has me at a loss for words.
Zachary Bell68,710 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
