Your Excuse is Invalid

Quit complaining. You've got it good.

By Ed Friedman (RSS)
February 15, 2012

That is all one can say after reading this story. See?

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA - Sgt. Jason Pacheco, 23, scout sniper instructor, Division Schools, 1st Marine Division, from Las Vegas, N.M., uses his prosthetic leg as support for an M40 Sniper Rifle on a firing range at Camp Pendleton Aug. 30, 2011. Pacheco suffered a severed leg after an improvised explosive device detonated beneath him during a patrol in Afghanistan August 2010. His leg had to be amputated below his knee. Pacheco uses his prosthetic leg to support the weight of his rifle to show an example of how students can use anything to steady a rifle. He has been an instructor for the Pre-Scout Sniper School since March and recently completed a physical fitness test with his prosthetic leg. He has re-enlisted and said he hopes to continue training in preparation to return to full duty. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by L/Cpl. Timothy Lenzo)

 

Hat Tip: J.R. Absher.

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One Response to Your Excuse is Invalid

  1. rdsii64 says:

    If that Marine can carry on the fight with a leg missing, the rest of us can STFU and make the best of life brings our way.

    Semper Fi

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