“Leave no man behind.”

Posted on August 2, 2013 by KG

032907-8418794e-faf8-11e2-a1a9-c626cb4df529‘It’s one of the US Marine Corps’ more famous mottos, and 19-year-old Lance Corporal Myles Kerr lived up to it on Saturday. Not on the battlefield, but in a 5km race.
LCpl Kerr was competing in the Jeff Drench Memorial 5K in Charlevoix, Michigan with several other marines when he spotted a nine-year-old boy, Boden Fuchs, struggling to finish the race after falling behind the rest of his group, The Huffington Post reports.
“Sir, will you please run with me?” Boden asked LCpl Kerr.
So the marine dropped back from his buddies to run alongside the boy, motivating and encouraging him….’

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11 Responses to “Leave no man behind.”

  1. KG says:
    August 2, 2013 at 11:52

    Buy that man a beer!

  2. Darin says:
    August 2, 2013 at 12:38

    Indeed and kudos to the kid for sticking in there and finishing the race!http://falfn.com/CrusaderRabbit/wp-content/plugins/wp-monalisa/icons/wpml_good.gif

  3. Oswald Bastable says:
    August 2, 2013 at 14:38

    http://falfn.com/CrusaderRabbit/wp-content/plugins/wp-monalisa/icons/wpml_good.gif

  4. john says:
    August 2, 2013 at 14:47

    Good on them both.

  5. Michael in Nelson says:
    August 2, 2013 at 15:06

    What I find heartening is the kid knew who to ask to run with him. http://falfn.com/CrusaderRabbit/wp-content/plugins/wp-monalisa/icons/wpml_good.gif

  7. KG says:
    August 3, 2013 at 08:52

    Too right, Seneca. I have unbounded admiration for those guys.

  8. Carol-Christian Soldier says:
    August 3, 2013 at 12:11

    ‘swiped’ this –this morning- thanks-
    Carol-CS

  9. Darin says:
    August 3, 2013 at 14:47

    Not the first time Marines have helped finish races either :smile:

    http://youtu.be/gpKB3zWCZdw