Corpsmen, Marines save lives

Petty Officer 3rd Class Philip Oppliger, corpsman and 22-yaer-old from Bend, Oregon, treated the wounds of a Marine who was injured in an improvised explosive device blast, Jan. 18, 2007. Oppliger and the corpsmen of the Hawaii-based 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment are credited with saving the lives of dozens of Marines and Sailors since they arrived in Haditha four months ago.

I always have a huge respect to Marines, Cops, Navy and the likes. Their bravery and patriotism to serve their countrymen are just awesome. I wish more people will appreciate the their hard works to protect law abiding citizen from any harm. Many of these corpsmen saves lives and in most instances them saving lives risks their own lives. They are people like us you know, they have families and love ones and they can always choose to have another job, but they choose to serve the country. Much respect for all of you heroes :)