Comments on: Garrett Jones, Amputee Marine, Returns to War Zone

By: Scott Jones

Scott Jones — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:16:42 +0000

Hello. I am Cpl Jones' father. I found this site by googling my son's name. Thank you all for the kind words. He is one of many young people his age who are loyal to our country and brave enough to fight for her. I am very proud of him and of all of them.

My son is still technically an infantryman, but due to his physical limitations, he is working at his Headquarters Company in the Intelligence Section. He is very happy to be working with his "band of brothers".

I would like to reassure "Anderson" that he is definitely not gay.

Thanks again for all the kind comments.

Scott Jones

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:20:49 +0000

I wonder if a story like this would be enough to make Michelle feel good about this country for the second time in her adult life.

I wonder if it would make you embarrassed about using this brave guy to try and score a cheap political point. Apparently not.

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:21:06 +0000

That's one tough dude...

By: Beldar

Beldar — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:01:05 +0000

Genuinely inspirational.

By: sam

sam — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:44:10 +0000

@yetanotherjakes

I wonder if a story like this would be enough to make Michelle feel good about this country for the second time in her adult life.

Just couldn't pass up the opportunity, right?

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:59:28 +0000

So long as he's not gay.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:34:36 +0000

What gets me is that this is being done for a corporal. We have long made exceptions for senior officers (e.g. Gen. Franks) where there is a good argument that the use of their brains outweighs any limitations of a missing leg or whatever. But a corporal has limited management, maximum hand on doing roles.

Further, as a nation, we can both develop the capabilities and afford to distribute them to some one as far down the food chain as a corporal. And as PTM notes above, the fact that he has a heart for this is just as amazing.

I wonder if a story like this would be enough to make Michelle feel good about this country for the second time in her adult life.

By: Patrick T. McGuire

Patrick T. McGuire — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:01:35 +0000

It's stories like this that gives me new hope for this country. It's easy to be cynical until you hear of people like this who represent the future of out country.

Here is someone who initially volunteered for hazardous duty, who could have taken a medical discharge to get out of harms way, but chose instead to fight his way back into danger.

When the day comes that the old farts in power today have given way to the next generation of leaders, this country will be greater than ever.