Bridge at Dong Ha Marine Leader dies

[Snuffy]

Unforseen and at 69 ....

Marine Colonel John Ripley.

Read it here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,446140,00.html

Thank you Sir!

:salute:

[Craig Taylor]

Very sad news. I met Col. Ripley when I was at the Naval Academy. If I remember correctly he was the head of the Department of History and English, and was the senior Marine on board campus. What an inpirational man.

:medals::medals::medals:

[MudMarine]

I also got to meet Col. Ripley......outstanding Marine! Very sad.......

[Panther_99FS]

:medals:...

[viking3]

This paragraph says a lot to me about the man's character and toughness;
"He earned the "Quad Body" distinction for making it through four of the toughest military training programs in the world: the Army Rangers, Marine reconnaissance, Army Airborne and Britain's Royal Marines, Miller said. He was also the only Marine to be inducted in the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame."

Regards, Rob:ernae:

[Crusader]

Semper Fi Col. Ripley :medals: RIP