February 26, 2005
"WHO HE IS":
Despite severe combat injuries, sergeant fulfills pledge made to troops (Steve Liewer, February 27, 2005, Stars and Stripes)
One month after a rocket-propelled grenade blew off his leg, mangled his arm and tore a gash in his head while his convoy patrolled in Iraq, 1st Sgt. Brent Jurgersen fulfilled a pledge he made to troops of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment when they left for the Middle East a year ago. He vowed he would personally lead them home.Posted by Orrin Judd at February 26, 2005 9:04 PMSo he and his wife, Karin, flew home to Schweinfurt last week from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, where he awoke from a drug-induced coma less than three weeks ago. On Wednesday night, Jurgersen — the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of 1-4 Cavalry’s headquarters troop — greeted 80 of his soldiers behind a curtain in the gym at Conn Barracks.
Then he led them out.
“He made a promise to his men. He kept it,” Karin Jurgersen said. “That’s who he is.”
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Lump in the throat, tnx for linking to this. Have sent on, with credit, to the milbloggers I like best.
mike
BTW, removed public email address as it was doing no good anyhow. You already know me anyway.
Keep stories like this in mind when some yahoo, either domestic or foreign, claims that Americans don't have the bravery or the character or the courage of our foes whether it was the Nazis in WWII or the Vietcong or the Islamofascists.
Posted by: Bart at February 27, 2005 6:33 AMThe man in this article is my father. He is such a brave man and a definition of a true soldier. He has EARNED every ounce of the respect his soldiers give him. He is my hero after going through all of this. He was injured once before in iraq and went back only to bring these very soldiers home. Soldiers that I know just as well as he. Thank you all for taking time to read about my father, Honorably,
Chase Jurgersen