Be sure to watch a very moving video at the end of this posting.  I hope it hits you as deeply as it did me.

Marine 2nd Lt. Andrew Kinard of Spartanburg received a hero’s welcome Sunday at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Wounded Marine to meet fellow warriors
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
from April of 2007

“Welcome home, Lieutenant.”

There was something victorious about the way Marine 2nd Lt. Andrew Kinard exited the beige minivan that brought him here from Ellis Airport Sunday.

It wasn’t arrogance. Andrew often said he felt “honored” by the support he’d received. He regularly took the attention off himself, turning instead to his fellow Marines who kept fighting in Iraqwhen he was unable to.

“I just represent one person, out of all these Marines that really were willing to give their all,” Andrew said. “I want to make sure to emphasize those who couldn’t make it, the Marines who paid the ultimate price.”

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